Regular listeners may know that I’ve been hesitant to commit to more frequent episodes (or blog posts) as I’ve struggled to keep it up when working or traveling. One of the main reasons I’m not a location-independent “digital nomad” is that I p

55.10: Oregon Coast Bike Tour 2018

Feb 11th, 2019 16m 54s

#10, Eureka, Calif. In September 2018, I rode south along the Pacific Coast from Lincoln City, OR to Crescent City, CA plus a few bonus days in the Redwoods. I put together some audio and photos from along the way. Let me know what you thi

55.9: Oregon Coast Bike Tour 2018

Feb 9th, 2019 12m 24s

#9, Arcata, Calif. In September 2018, I rode south along the Pacific Coast from Lincoln City, OR to Crescent City, CA plus a few bonus days in the Redwoods. I put together some audio and photos from along the way. Let me know what you think o

55.8: Oregon Coast Bike Tour 2018

Feb 8th, 2019 24m 3s

#8, Redwoods National Park, Northern California. In September 2018, I rode south along the Pacific Coast from Lincoln City, OR to Crescent City, CA plus a few bonus days in the Redwoods. I put together some audio and photos from along the way

55.7: Oregon Coast Bike Tour 2018

Feb 7th, 2019 18m 11s

#7, Brookings, Oregon to Crescent City, California. In September 2018, I rode south along the Pacific Coast from Lincoln City, OR to Crescent City, CA plus a few bonus days in the Redwoods. I put together some audio and photos from along the

55.6: Oregon Coast Bike Tour 2018

Feb 6th, 2019 21m 37s

#6, Humbug Mountain State Park. In September 2018, I rode south along the Pacific Coast from Lincoln City, OR to Crescent City, CA plus a few bonus days in the Redwoods. I put together some audio and photos from along the way. Let me know what

55.5: Oregon Coast Bike Tour 2018

Feb 5th, 2019 32m 40s

#5, Seven Devils Road to Port Orford. In September 2018, I rode south along the Pacific Coast from Lincoln City, OR to Crescent City, CA plus a few bonus days in the Redwoods. I put together some audio and photos from along the way. Let me kno

55.4: Oregon Coast Bike Tour 2018

Feb 4th, 2019 27m 4s

#4, Reedsport to North Bend. In September 2018, I rode south along the Pacific Coast from Lincoln City, OR to Crescent City, CA plus a few bonus days in the Redwoods. I put together some audio and photos from along the way. Let me know what yo

55.3: Oregon Coast Bike Tour 2018

Feb 3rd, 2019 19m 28s

#3, Yachats to near Florence. In September 2018, I rode south along the Pacific Coast from Lincoln City, OR to Crescent City, CA plus a few bonus days in the Redwoods. I put together some audio and photos from along the way. Let me know what

55.2: Oregon Coast Bike Tour 2018

Feb 2nd, 2019 22m 1s

#2, Newport to Waldport. In September 2018, I rode south along the Pacific Coast from Lincoln City, OR to Crescent City, CA plus a few bonus days in the Redwoods. Here is some audio and photos from along the way. Let me know what you think or

55.1: Oregon Coast Bike Tour 2018

Feb 1st, 2019 22m 12s

#1, Lincoln City to Newport. In September 2018, I rode south along the Pacific Coast from Lincoln City, OR to Crescent City, CA plus a few bonus days in the Redwoods. I put together some audio and photos from along the way. Let me know what y

Podcast 53.14: Utah Bike Tour (overview)

Dec 17th, 2017 7m 50s

This final Utah bike tour journal was recorded after the tour ended. I went over the experience and consider some lessons learned. Let me know what you think. This spring I rode my bicycle across southern Utah to view the spectacular remote des

Podcast 53.13: Utah Bike Tour Recap with Ross, from Zion National Park

Dec 10th, 2017 14m 5s

Part 13: Ross and I recap our tour. We decide it was a success: we had a great time, learned a lot and experienced beautiful landscapes -- through the climbs, the heat and the cold, the isolation, the food deserts (and literal desert) and more.

Podcast 53.12: Zion National Park, part 2

Dec 8th, 2017 20m 54s

Part 12: I spent the day riding around Zion and later hiking via shuttle bus, then reconnected with Ross after we had split up at Bryce. (Ross finally joins me on air in the next episode.) In the adjacent town of Springdale, I picked up my summ

Podcast 53.11: Zion National Park, part 1

Dec 6th, 2017 28m 44s

Part 11: I made it to Zion! So excited to explore the canyon and walk around an actual town. I lucked out with a campsite cancellation (really wish they had hiker/biker sites!) and plunked down out my stuff to ride around unloaded.

Lunch from Orderville, last food stop before Zion

Dec 3rd, 2017 6m 1s

Part 10: Audio from a short lunch stop in Orderville, Utah, as I was eager to reach Zion the same day. I said goodbye to a Swiss couple I had been leapfrogging (see their bikes at the grocery store), before pushing on into Zion (next episode).

Back on the road. Destination: Zion.

Dec 1st, 2017 21m 21s

Part 9: I rode a 12-mile paved trail west from Bryce Canyon en route to Zion, in the heat but with all my gears now working (finally!). No food stops today and no nice photos. Not the easiest ride, and by this point I was ready to be done.

53.8 Hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park (updated)

Nov 29th, 2017 19m 25s

Part 8: Hiking some trails on my third and final day in Bryce Canyon National Park.** EDIT: I uploaded the wrong audio file by mistake; this is now the correct one. **

Bryce Canyon National Park

Nov 27th, 2017 7m 39s

Part 7: Climbing back up to 9,000 feet (2,500m) elevation. A low temperature of 24F/-5C and a temporary illness forced me to find indoor accommodation for two nights. I took full advantage of the park's hiking trails while awaiting replacement

Back to civilization & bike failures

Nov 27th, 2017 16m 52s

Part 6: Emerging from the historic Burr Trail into Boulder and Escalante, but not before a broken gear cable changes things up. I wasn't able to ride between the Kiva Coffeehouse (pictured, not a bad spot to break down on a cold morning) and Ca

Podcast 53.6: from the Burr Trail to bike problems

Nov 24th, 2017 16m 52s

Part 6: Emerging from the historic Burr Trail into Boulder and Escalante, but not before a broken gear cable changes things up.This spring I rode my bicycle across southern Utah to view the spectacular remote desert landscape and explore seven

Riding the epic Burr Trail, Utah

Nov 22nd, 2017 24m 26s

Part 5: the historic Burr Trail in all its glory and struggle (info), through Capitol Reef National Park & Grand-Staircase-Escalane National Monument.