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MY NEW CARBON FIBER TOY My new toy bike is on display with the Superstition Mountains in the background. A sunny Thanksgiving Day century ...

THANKSGIVING DAY TRADITION The call of the road is strong as the Thanksgiving Day business builds. It is like the first time we visited Ari...

MEDITATION I long for quiet still lakes with jumping fish. I long for "gully washing" rain storms with booming lightening while I...

AMAZED WITH THE THE ORDINARY The broken down pieces of history I find everywhere demand my questions. I have become a detective, and ...

NOTHING COMPARES TO THE ARIZONA DESERT Arizona is always a wondrous mystery to me because I grew up in rural Ohio. It is a harsh unforgivin...

EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE In my travels I have been in many bicycle shops, but this one was the most crowded. There were so many bikes in this...

EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE Some bike shops are friendly to touring cyclists, but most aren't impressed. I have found most bike shop employ...

THERE IS A TIRE PUMP IN THERE SOMEWHERE Once a week I find a bike shop to borrow a floor pump to properly juice up my tires. I don't ha...

CAMPING UNDER A COAST HIGHWAY BRIDGE That's my old Mountain Hardware two man tent. I liked the extra room and extra door but it weigh...

BEST TWO DOLLARS I HAVE EVER SPENT This is my two dollar campsite under the bridge in Lucia, California. The Bike and Hike rates in Califo...

This is me after about a week on the road. I look like I need spare change. The homeless look is the in look for loaded touring.  Taki...