Re-entry: Learning to Live Without Cycling
December 28, 2016
The first few weeks off the saddle were brutal. We’d eat breakfast and a few hours later be starving. … More Re-entry: Learning to Live Without Cycling
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Planning for Splashdown
September 10, 2016
We have decided to end our TransAm on 1 October 2016. We even know where and what time: Long Sands Beach in York, Maine, around 11a. … More Planning for Splashdown
Lives Cut Short – Roadside Memorials
August 11, 2016
Initially I planned to photograph each roadside memorial and then realized that I’d end up taking hundreds of photos. Most days we pass at least one, and some days, dozens. … More Lives Cut Short – Roadside Memorials
The Kindness of Strangers
August 6, 2016
One of the most surprising things on our cross country bicycle journey is how wonderful perfect strangers have been to us. Learning to accept that kindness wasn’t an automatic for us, though. … More The Kindness of Strangers
Wyoming – We Hardly Knew You
July 31, 2016
I’d always been mildly interested in visiting this part of Wyoming. The Wyoming plains were always beautiful with enough hills and periodic rock outcroppings to make them interesting. … More Wyoming – We Hardly Knew You
Dedication #5 – Discovering Hidden Naughtiness
July 15, 2016
You only knew Mom, (“Mamacita” to you) as a grandmother. She excelled at that. She was nurturing, gentle, and patient. I’m fairly sure you would never have guessed that as a child she was rebellious, mischievous, and almost always in trouble. … More Dedication #5 – Discovering Hidden Naughtiness
Mountains in the Rearview Mirror
July 11, 2016
It’s mid July now, and Tony and I can look in the rearview mirror to see the mountainous part of our bicycle ride across America. Of course there are mountains on the east coast too, but that’s over a thousand miles away. We found the mountains of Utah and Colorado to be hard, but not as hard as we expected. … More Mountains in the Rearview Mirror
A Dedication Ride Becomes an Adventure
July 2, 2016
Yesterday we literally took a road less traveled and our dedication ride to John Klemm turned into a real adventure. Fifteen minutes along the dirt road and we were congratulating ourselves on our decision. This would not last. … More A Dedication Ride Becomes an Adventure
Dedicating Our Rides #4 – Up the Biggest Mountain
June 30, 2016
On Friday, July 1, we’ll be dedicating our ride to our good friend, John Klemm. Friday is John’s birthday. It also is the day that we’ll be tackling our highest climb: Monarch Pass, at 11,312 feet. … More Dedicating Our Rides #4 – Up the Biggest Mountain
We May Be Crazy, But We’re Not Alone
June 28, 2016
Even though we are crossing paths more often with other touring cyclists, seeing someone else doing what we’re doing is so rare that when we see one, we always pull over to “smell noses”. … More We May Be Crazy, But We’re Not Alone
Itinerant Philosopher 