August 3, 2011 Crack....Thump....Whoomp I'm flat on my back on the ground. "Are you OK?" "Yeah, I'm OK.......are you OK?" "Yeah" For all of the trees around here, most of them are massive cedars and they are too big to tie the hammock straps. Earlier, I had tied one end of each hammock to what Read More
On the 28th of July we drove to Bellevue, WA to attend a relative's wedding. On the 4th we are going to Sky King's family reunion on Snoqualmie Pass. In the intervening days we are bike touring. Originally I was going to post a journal on crazyguyonabike, but that site has been down today while I'm Read More
Every bicycle related, or outside related magazine or advertisement assures me I can improve on my personal best performance by closely following the training advice offered therein. Alright, I think, I want to do my best. Even if doing better than myself feels like a lot of pressure I decide I will have a go Read More
In March of 2011 I rode across East Texas and Louisiana. I wanted to ride through south Louisiana into New Orleans but it was difficult to find information about cycling routes and the possibilities of getting stuck and lost in the swamps was a little too daunting and so I stuck with the Adventure Cycling Read More
Since this blog is ostensibly about bike touring news, here is a newsy sort of a post. May 5, 2011 Due to the rising Mississippi River causing the closure of the New Roads/St. Francisville ferry, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has opened the John James Audubon Bridge. This emergency opening will accommodate Read More
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