This story is from my cycling tour in Alaska in 1999, and about meeting the spirits of my three black cats, Onyx, PC, and Ebony while riding to Valdez in Prince William Sound. That day was perhaps the best day of my life. The story is part of an excerpt from a much longer story…
Category: Adventure Travel
Cycling through the Withlachoochee State Forest in Florida
This view of the Withlachoochee State Forest is from the perspective of a riding a bicycle. Yes there are some small hills in Florida. The Withlachoochee State Forest is about 60 miles north of Tampa. When most people think of Florida, the first thing that comes to their mind is beaches. There is another beautiful…
Start of Colorado Trip Planning
I am starting to prepare for my first trip as a travel adventure writer/photographer. I purchased a roof top container to attach to the top of my SUV. I also plan to get a bike rack that attaches to the trailer hitch to take my mountain bike, and will also take my road bike in…
Walk Around Moraine Lake
After hobbling down from the Moraine Lake Rockpile, I went back to the main lodge and ate lunch. They were just about done serving lunch, but I knew my server Kimberly pretty well now and they made lunch for me even though lunch time was actually over. I had some salmon and cream cheese….
A Cat Named Paso Robles
Fast forward 14 years. Blue Mesa passed away on March 30th 2011. A month after Mesa passed above the earth plane, I was on another bicycle tour. This tour was along the California Coast near Big Sur, from Carmel to Santa Barbara, along PCH1. Cloudy skies created a surrealistic atmosphere as we pedaled south along…