Archive for December, 2009
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009We are ringing in 2010 from Yuma, Arizona… thrilled to finally be in another state! We are indoors tonight, enjoying a bit of champagne and the New Year’s Eve countdown on TV. It has been a fantastic last five months (and 3000 miles!) on the road.
From the Imperial Valley in SE [...]
Some Snaps from the Salton Sea
Sunday, December 27th, 2009A few photos from the Salton Sea.
There is something that feels timeless and prehistoric about this place…something about how the mountains just seem to abruptly rise from the sea. At any minute you’d expect to see pterodactyls skimming across the water.
An early morning view from our campsite.
Jenny and Steve, the couple who we shared [...]
Learning a few things
Saturday, December 26th, 2009One of my favorite things about cycling has always been that almost meditative time on the saddle when your mind gets to wander and you slowly sort things out. When we were still living in Long Beach, I would commute to work by bike, and that half-hour to and from work every day was [...]
Calling all Southern Arizona readers…
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Hey everyone! We are still very much enjoying our time at the Salton Sea (our two-day stay turned into four days, thanks to meeting some wonderful folks who live right near here). Tomorrow, we push off for Slab City, before making our way to Arizona.
Our loose plan is to cross into [...]
Shelter from the (wind) storm…
Thursday, December 24th, 2009On the day we are to leave Borrego Springs, the news is abuzz with “wind warnings” and weather “alerts.” The Weather app on my iPhone has an ominous Sever Weather Alert. Winds. 60mph gusts. We linger in the warmth of the motel a while longer and debate about going out [...]
Gear Tip: ClikStand Stove Holder
Thursday, December 24th, 2009We’re having some downtime here in the Salton Sea so I decided to shoot a little video about our ClikStand Stove. It’s an amazing lightweight and super stable base for your Trangia or Esbit stoves. In the video, I’m lighting the stove with a firesteel and some may wonder why. It is [...]
LIVE (Recorded) Christmas Eve Broadcast
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009EDIT: Recording of our LIVE broadcast. Thanks for joining folks!
Go to this site:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pathlesspedaled
Descent into the Desert
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009A video of us riding down Montezuma Valley Road from Ranchita to Borrego Springs.
Of dogs and deserts…
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009After leaving San Elijo we turned East towards Escondido. Riding up Lake Wolhford, I snap a chain and we call in the calvary. We were to stay with Jeanne at her business Two Paws Up, a cageless dog day care. She sends out the doggy van to rescue us from the side of [...]
Whereupon we bid the ocean adieu…
Friday, December 18th, 2009It is about here that we turn left and head eastward, leaving our blue watery companion for the last four months.
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