Living Vicariously

At NAHBS in Austin we met Russ Roca and Laura Crawford, the couple behind The Path Less Pedaled and The Epicurean Cyclist They are in the middle of an "open ended journey" and they are doing it on bicycles. When we saw them they had their Brompton folding bikes with them preparing to ride the Read More

"One of the qualities that draws me to deserts is their sparseness. I go to be scoured by their winds, purged by their silence, humbled by their searing sunsets. The desert dirt, which accumulates in the chapped cracks of my fingers and the pores of my face, brings me solace. It somehow stills the subtle Read More

Those who know me know the bike hermit is a beer drinker with a cycling problem. But I think that is a common thread. It appears that many fellow riders appreciate a barley sandwich or two at the end of a riding day. Or any day. So I thought I would post these videos of Read More

Sarah is a friend of mine who flies Lear jets for a living. She also races bicycles on the road, but I won't hold that against her :-)  She borrowed my BOB Yak Plus Trailer (with Dry Sak) (yes, this link takes you to Amazon.com but if you follow it and buy a trailer I Read More