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CAN YOU SEE? Most of my journey was on and off of the coast. I cycled inland a few miles then back to views like this one on the Oregon coas...

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AN UNEXPECTED ADVENTURE This is a private landing strip in a rural part of the Chesapeake Bay  Peninsula. I had hitched a ride with a ge...

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UNEXPECTED ADVENTURE I was asleep when the tent filled with bright light and the snarl of a rotary motor. I zipped open the tent in time to ...

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LOOK AT ME! I'm 55 and remember those days when I could stand on the high diving board and yell for everyone to watch me jump. As a ...

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ONLY IN AMERICA America is a unique place, unlike any place on the planet. This picture was taken on a Sunday afternoon in New England. I lo...

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WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP   Solo bicycle touring....Blue skies with soft wind swept clouds and an occasional silent heavy jet filled with fe...

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SELF-CONTAINED My loaded touring vehicle I’ve named Walter is self-contained.   I carry everything on two wheels, rain or shine, uphill or d...

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DRY RUN The old bike sits waiting for another adventure; I haven't had it out for some time. My new bike is for exercise, but even thoug...

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THERE WILL NEVER BE CARS LIKE THIS AGAIN Yeah, Americans we are cowboys and we have guns, but best of all we have made the coolest cars that...

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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 ...

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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...

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

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

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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...

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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...

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

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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...

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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...

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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...
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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...