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MAKING PEACE WITH THE VOICES I have had just about enough solitude. I'm again bonded enough to communicate with cattle. My MP3 player b...

MORNING FROST I like this picture now that I'm warm, it was a cold morning in Utah.

SHOP LOCAL 700 miles and no Walmart , now that's country. The only store for thirty miles was owned by a young couple who also farmed ne...

YOU CANNOT COMPREHEND HOW THIS TASTES Heavy fuel for Highway 50, the loneliest highway through Nevada. I have an all new concept of BIG. T...

NO ONE CAN SEE YOU PUSH IT The mountain passes were still white and cold. At 7000 ft and over you feel it. No matter how conditioned you ar...

HAVING THE RIGHT GEAR A cold night in a free off road Utah campsite near Bryce Canyon. The smell of Sage brush and sub freezing temperatures...

BACK TO CIVILIZATION The motel selection is slim to none, but $59 is beyond my price range. I'll camp tonight then make Omaha tomorrow ...

CRACKED WATER BOTTLE Utah near Bryce Canyon last night it was 17 degrees over night in the higher altitudes. I will be on the road early ...

FELLOW TRAVELERS I bumped into these guys back in Davis California. We had no idea we would meet again. We camped together twice in Nevada....

FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH HELPFUL STRANGERS I'm in California waiting for the snow in Mormon Pass to melt.   A wonderful couple stopped m...

WINTER COMES TO THE PUGET SOUND I stayed with these people on the way north. Winter came and they sent these photos. They were taken f...

This is where I sit and post, well I wish. This is a beautiful home in Washington, I was fortunate to be invited in.

The third floor game room. I can only imagine enjoying a winter day in this place. Watching a football game on the big screen, a warm fire...

A view from the ferry ride to the main land. The three story house in the center is where I stayed the night.

The water was very clear. If you look closely you can see Salmon.

This was taken from the Clinton Island shore. I watched this ferry make dozens of trips. Tomorrow I will be on board heading for Seattle. ...

The begining of the ferry ride.

My bike is in the bottom right of the picture. The  guy above was yelling something about being the king of the world.

SECURED FOR ROUGH SEAS My bike was secured for the ferry ride. I made sure my helmet was also secure because on the east coast I almost lo...

DIFFERENT THEN I EXPECTED The north west is so much different than I thought. Familiar but so different.