First attempt at packing everything I think I’ll need for a short multi-day road tour; success! Though I still need to purchase–and pack–a pair of ultra light-weight rain pants and a pair of compact/light-weight camp shoes, I feel fairly satisfied …
A friend and I are currently planning a four-day/three-night bicycle tour down here in south-west Texas. While our tour will be on-road, it presents an ideal opportunity to begin figuring out my bike-packing equipment. I’m also thinking that a two-day/one-night …
A miracle of diluvian proportions, there was snow in the desert last night! Here in the Ghost Town about two inches of white love fell upon the desert floor. Bicycle rides have been cancelled, roads have been closed, and surely, …
“Whooa, dude, that ride was EPIC! Three miles of smooth flowing trails, gnarly!” Sound familiar? Like myself, I’m sure you’ve heard people using superlatives way out of context, diluting the significance of both the word and the object of description. …
January 1st, 2013, I spent the day with a friend hiking along the Old Ore Terminal Trail in the Big Bend National Park. In the early years of the 20th Century, cables stretched from the Puerto Rico Mine in Mexico, …
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