After finding out that we were so close to the house my mom grew up in, I had to go take a look. Using the bluetooth helmet set up, I was able to talk to my mom and have her give me directions to the right place as I called out what I saw. […]

Sitting in that parking lot, my plan was to call a couple of college friends, work on the bike, dry all my stuff out and find a place to sleep. Not only was all of that accomplished, but also when I called my friend Marc, he (with no notice) upgraded our dinner plans to […]

Following our rainy morning, we arrived in Buffalo, NY. I knew that Buffalo was an industrial city and one that was suffering from the de-industrialization of America. What I didn’t know was what that would look like. While there were some nice buildings to see and surrounding communities, the center of Buffalo […]

The day was Wednesday, July 9th and we fell asleep on the soft, comfortable grass that lay beneath a tall majestic tree. Two hours later, at 4am, the rain began. I know what you’re thinking here… They must have gotten really wet. Well you’re kind of right. The truth of […]

I have to say, I am relishing the current setup situation, which is that I can typically throw up and use or pull down a shelter quite a bit quicker than Scott can. That’s because his setup has a higher learning curve than mine does- once he masters the hammock, I’m going to be real […]

Thanks to the Prez, I stimulated the economy by buying a GPS system for my motorcycle. Enjoy, Taiwan! So, this is pretty ridiculous, but I hadn’t installed power hookup for it yet. I tried to get it done in DC but didn’t have enough time to schedule it. So for the past few weeks I’ve […]

In the words of a woman we just met in McDonalds. This is the time for a trip like this. 26 years old, some money in the bank, and no kids to take care of. Any sooner and we wouldn’t have the security. Any later and we’d be too tied down.
By the way, I see […]