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Year: 2015

Where The Streets Have No Name

Beads of sweat are running down my forehead, down my face, forming drops on my nose and chin and eventually…

Rollercoaster Ride

“Are there any signs of civilization between here and Dayville?” I asked Lindy, one of the waitresses at the Sidewalk…

I lost my…breath in Oregon

I can’t quite say that I lost my heart to the State of Oregon just yet, but I might have…

The Turning Point

As anticlimactic the border crossing was, what Oregon impressed me most with was its coastal beauty, which, in part, I…

Border Crossing Number One

I started this post on Sunday evening in my tent at the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, pretty much exactly…

The First 200 Miles

The first 200 miles (San Mateo, CA to Mendocino, CA) are behind me, however they took me longer than I…

Staying charged

Since I am bringing quite a few gadgets on this tour, I had to figure out a way of supplying…

Sticky Motivation

When times get tough, and they will eventually on a bike ride that stretches over several months, I thought it…

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. Oscar Wilde

Be Yourself

A very simple, yet powerful reminder by the Irish poet for those times when we see ourselves falling into the trap of trying to be someone we...

The People Who Got Me Here

You meet and interact with lots and lots of people throughout your life, and every one of those gives a…

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