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This picture is dated, I now use the front two panniers for clothing and electronics. I store my rain gear and winter stuff, plus off the ...

My kitchen pannier. I carry enough food to eat if I can't find a grocery store for fresh food. I try to cook alot and stay out of resta...

My panniers are packed in two ways, one is by weight, the other is by function. This one holds my bedroom and house. I use different layer...

I use a Cane Creek Thud Buster seat post. This is an old idea which was state of the art equipment popular before full suspension bikes. I...

I found this Brooks seat in an older bike shop. It was so hard I could have used it to pound nails into an oak board. Brooks no longer make...

The first 1500 miles is a war between your seat and a hard leather seat.

SURLY WHAT A COOL NAME Surly is the brand of bike I ride. They are a small company selling unique frame sets, clothing, whole bicycles, bi...

MY TWO WHEELED TRUCK I guess I should start with the bike. I spent alot of time but not much money on my rig. There is that balance between...

EXPERIMENTING WITH MY ELECTRONICS Nice try but too cluttered. I received a few comments asking about future trips, so far San Francisco to t...

MEMORIES OVER FLOW October 12, 2006, I'm back home in one skinny, hairy, stiff and sore piece. I had no big problems, but I need to hol...

MY MOTHER THE WORRIER I just returned from the east coast and a week with my eighty one year old Mother. She wanted to see Washington DC an...

This picture has nothing to do with cycling, but those are my old boots. I wore them when I checked my traps before school. After I thought...

ONLY IN OHIO I visited my home town in the rust belt of Ohio. The industry has seen better days so the economy is bad. The houses are buil...

FRESH EYES I've lived in the southwest for almost twenty years and the vast open spaces still blow my mind. I travel back to the Ohio ...

HONEST TOUR GUIDE The Grand Canyon is a visual place. Visitors go there to see it. I thought that was the only experience.  I have questione...

BEAUTIFUL DISTRACTION The sunset at the Grand Canyon is one of the highlights of the American National park system. I took this beautiful ...

STRANGE PETS This is an ostrich owned by a family who had a beautiful home. The bike path I occasionally ride  runs  behind it along the can...

A PRIVATE LEARNING EXPERIENCE I saw an unusual sight while riding a bike path in Phoenix. I stopped to take a few pictures of the critters i...

ZION NATIONAL PARK I am not a super nomad. The distances I have traveled amaze me more then anyone. Early in my life I took a few years off...

SITTING STILL IS EXHAUSTING The Grand Canyon is a breath taking sight no matter how many times I see it. I ran the length of the south rim ...