Journey of a thousand miles (or two): Phase 4a
March 20, 2023
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, but before that first step lie a bunch of preliminary tasks. … More Journey of a thousand miles (or two): Phase 4a
Tag: Touring
2023 – A Return to an Itinerant Travel Lifestyle
November 27, 2022
We don’t have all eleven months of travel details planned yet. In fact, we’ve got a few “…and then we’ll probably spend a few weeks somewhere in this region of the world” slots in our overall plan. … More 2023 – A Return to an Itinerant Travel Lifestyle
Climbing the Sierras – Part 2
May 14, 2016
As we climbed that day I dreaded seeing two specific roadsigns: Turn Out 1/4 mile and Passing Lane 1/4 mile. Now these signs just meant a section of road that was even steeper than what we were currently riding. … More Climbing the Sierras – Part 2
Hits and Misses
April 7, 2016
When we got up the next morning it was pouring rain and there was no visibility … and then it started snowing. … More Hits and Misses
Unexpected Adventures
March 27, 2016
Turns out our 5 minute break turned into a 90 minute excursion since we took the opportunity to stretch our legs by doing a short hike and then a short bike ride. … More Unexpected Adventures
These Bikes Were Made for Touring
March 3, 2016
When you look at one of our bikes it looks like it only has one gear. There’s no derailleur and the chain doesn’t wrap around different sized sprockets. Do we really only have one gear? Of course not! … More These Bikes Were Made for Touring
About our bikes
October 14, 2015
Until recently, my uneducated view of bicycles was that they fell into a small set of categories: road bikes (your typical 10-speed and 21-speed), mountain bikes, and then speciality bikes (cruisers, tricycles, etc.). I’d never even heard of a touring bike. Chances are you’ve never heard of one either. Yet swapping out our road bikes … More About our bikes
Draft map of transam route
October 13, 2015
This updated map illustrates our likely route across the US, designed to take us through a number of national parks. Our travels across the country are partially based on three official cycle routes created by Adventure Cycling Association, including the Western Express Route (the pink route) which hooks into the official TransAm route (orange), and the Northern Tier route … More Draft map of transam route
Itinerant Philosopher 