Bicycling from Vancouver to Seattle (Mostly)

Bicycling from Vancouver to Seattle (Mostly)

Overweight and undertrained, spring fever got the best of me as I took to the road for a three-day journey.
Bike Trailer by Haulin' Colin: Yes!

Bike Trailer by Haulin’ Colin: Yes!

With no car, but a busy urban homestead, we find a way to get more efficiency out of our bicycle.
Easy Skagit Valley Roll

Easy Skagit Valley Roll

With the day bright and a car to get there, Skagit Valley was a swell place to play hookie for the day and get in some miles on the bike.
Bicycling the Noto Peninsula

Bicycling the Noto Peninsula

Sure, there were a few stiff climbs, but I'd classify the five days to get around the Noto Peninsula as a leisurely ride with some of the best bicycling touring I've experienced.
The Road to Jerusalem

The Road to Jerusalem

My last ride in Israel proves to be the toughest: Jerusalem!
Hungarians Are Kinda Like Hawaiians

Hungarians Are Kinda Like Hawaiians

My bicycle journey across Europe comes to an end in Budapest. A week of swimming and baths and I am back to the States.
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First Weekend with a Westy

First Weekend with a Westy

The rainy and windy weekend was a perfect test environment for having a camper van for a year-round camping season.
Asters

Asters

They bloom late and take up a bunch of space, but what would our garden be without asters? Not nearly as beautiful.
An Unexpected Visitor

An Unexpected Visitor

The morning was stunning when I stepped out on the deck to take a soak.
Farewell Rabbits!

Farewell Rabbits!

In the first simplification of our urban homestead, we say goodbye to our rabbits.
Ohio: Not Terrible

Ohio: Not Terrible

We take a five day trip to the Midwest and enjoy it.
Cycles of Life

Cycles of Life

Grant Snider's cartoons are packed with sweetness and a sensibility I admire. And those colors!
Late Spring Color in the Skagit

Late Spring Color in the Skagit

While the Skagit Valley is best known for it's tuplip fields, late May had plenty of colorful patches of bulbs and plenty to see.
Time for New Cleats

Time for New Cleats

Always shocked when I need to new cleats, it's a small thing that makes me feel like an audacious hero!
Mother's Day Again...

Mother’s Day Again…

Ah Mother! "You are nice."