Campground full!
At about mile 30, my ass began to burn. I had decided to embark on this 140-mile ride to El Capitan State Beach in pants instead of cycling shorts in …
Travel
Beast of burden
Before I go off to Texas and back with my new backpack approach to bike touring, I thought it would be a good idea to do a mini-tour and see …
Testing is training, training is testing
This was one of Andy Coggan’s favorite lines, and it’s true. A big part of my preparation for the ride to Texas and back has been testing, both equipment and …
Hell and Texas
I’m from Texas, which is generally a better place to be from than to be at. But really, I’m not from Texas, which I learned when I was sixteen, selling …
Transformations
I had an interesting ride yesterday to downtown LA. A friend from years back, Kenny, had reached out after reading about my travels and offered to buy me lunch at …
Be Greta
A friend was over at my apartment one day about six months ago. By then I’d cleared out all furniture except for a kotatsu and a desk in one of …
The multiplicity of things
I’ve been back in Los Angeles for a couple of days. Everything looks the same in a completely different way. I feel like I’ve been loosed on a trajectory and …
… thank you.
So many people contributed to this life. Foremost? Subscribers. As I get older I’m going to be doing more of this bicycling and less of that lawyering, and every one …
Fire on the mountain
I went to bed last night scared. I had ridden from my secret hideout north of Prospect, where the S’Mores Gang holes up, to Butte Falls. From there I’d planned …
Don’t fall in love
… with your campsite. Unfortunately, I have. It is hidden from the world beneath tall firs and nestled against a gurgling, crystal creek with two small rapids. There is the …