Posted on August 30th, 2010We continue the story begun in part I here. Day 3 After getting dumped on for much of the night, we weren’t sure what day 3 would bring. My first peek out through the shelter zipper revealed some blue sky and the top of Tower 1 among the clouds, so I stuck the camera out to take a photo looking the other direction. I got a photo of a… Read the rest
Posted on August 30th, 2010Cali lies fetal in the front yard. Her parents are on their way to visit us in Missoula and I prepare myself for the well-deserved interrogation that awaits me. It was my idea to achieve our first century day today, and judging from her night spent puking out of the tent, I knew full well that maybe Cali wasn’t physically fit to ride a hundred miles… at least not today.… Read the rest
Posted on August 26th, 2010 I’ll be back in the States through September!!… I DO regret the carbon cost in jet fuel it took to get here. So in the meantime, I’ll try to offset it a bit by sharing with you a few of my favorite organizations that are working hard to make the world a better place for all of us… I thank those putting energy into causes they… Read the rest
I suppose the best place to start is the beginning, but neither one of us has that kind of time. Instead, I’ll forgo some of the more mundane details and skip to the past week or so. I’m down to the wire in terms of Everest preparations (and the usual… Read the rest
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Seeking zen–achieving our chi–is what Cali and I envisioned our climb up Big Hole Pass would be. One yoga pose every mile is the key to hill-climbing enlightenment, we were told the night before. The only thing we achieve is unnerving frustration and a skin that… Read the rest
Mt. Hood is special to me, not only because it provides flowing rivers to paddle during the spring melt, but also because it provides entertainment in the winter as I carve my way down the slopes. I have recently grown to know and love Mt. Hood for yet another reason…… Read the rest
Packing a Bier stein on a 4,000 mile bike tour is impractical, but it sure would have been nice to have at the Lander Brewfest. Instead I’m deduced to admiring the off-white porcelain mug with a intricate pewter top of a Lander local.
He asks where mine is, and… Read the rest
There would be no negotiation. Swell would have to be moved right away. I wanted to beg and plead with the man, but I didn’t. I simply sighed and put my mask and fins back on to dive down and untie the extra lines and free… Read the rest
Earth! Wind! Water! Fire! Hops! Face it, even Ma-Ti and his pet monkey Suchi didn’t want to be Heart, but leave it to New Belgium to find a compromise even Captain Planet would agree with. New Belgium Brewing Company is the biggest brewery I’ll be visiting on my trip,… Read the rest

Yes, it is as fun as it looks.
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