It started as almost a whim back in 1998. My then-14-year-old youngest son, Drew, said the two seaters on a rally in Arizona: “That looks like fun, Dad,” he said. So when I returned home, I found my first adult tandem in the basement of my LBS. The 1994 Trek T-50 hybrid, steel-framed beast was […]
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Recently I added an E-Bike to my inventory of bicycles. Now up to 6 (remember, N+1 really does work). So I got to thinking about the “E” in E-Bike: Electric. Easy. Energizing. Entertaining. Emasculating. Wait…what? That last one probably came from my cycling friends that think that e-bikes are either motorbikes in disguise or not
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At one time riding my bike consumed my days. Relationships were built around riding. I rode hundreds of miles a week and thousands every year. My social life revolved around my collection of bikes. Then things started unraveling. COVID ended. The relationship ended. The bike group shunned me. I fell during a rally and broke
I Fell Off My Bike…and into the Kitchen Read More »
Imagine if you will a self-contained world of a rolling adventurous graphic communicator… Wait, I was all set to cue the Twilight Zone music, but even this story is a bit beyond that realm. At the center of my PNW cycling adventure is Jody. My bike packing expert and the chief resident of the Pink
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Time away can work wonders on the mind, body and spirit. This past month has allowed me to detox and recover. And recenter. And look forward. I had the chance to get away with and meet some great people. Along the way I racked up these stats: 4900 miles of driving 100 biking miles 14
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Pueblo to Dallas. Up and going early. Mostly a day of driving and getting home. The playlist for this on-the-road day included: Big head Todd and the Monsters Stephen Kellogg The Smithereens Jupiter Coyote Counting Crows Warren Zevon Blues Traveler The Replacements Shawn Mullins Alexa can come up with some interesting music mixes. Got me
The PNW Adventure, Day 14: Headed home Read More »
Rolled up the air mattress and left early. A few hugs and goodbyes and I was on the road. Watched as Utah ski hills turned into Wyoming grasslands and then Colorado traffic. I’ve lost count of how many passes I’ve crossed. The changes in topography is really impressive. Along the way, found a toy for
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A nice diversion going home: family is in Park City. A nice side trip that actually shortens things. Really? Well, sort of. After a morning of driving from Boise (beautiful sunrise, by the way), I made it to Park City where my son and his family were vacationing with a friend and her kids. Got
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Stage 3 of this adventure began early with a cup of fresh coffee with Jody. And me breaking camp. I had no idea I had so much…stuff…with me. The guy at Meat Machines is onto something. After packing and saying goodbye to these fantastic ladies and their doggies, I hit the trail. Changed my destination
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After that hard mile to the Lopez ferry, we took the good ship Sealth to Friday Harbor. Our mission is to retrieve Jody’s gear at Meat Machines and then catch the next ferry to Anacortes. In between times met and talked with Zev, a Canadian living in Scotland here to do a documentary video on
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