April 27, 2023
I made up a word and I don’t care if there’s a better word for it. What is a Minneride? It’s not a bicycle tour. There’s only one stop. It’s more than a bike ride because you spend more time resting than riding. And it’s more than a camping trip, because how you get there […]
August 13, 2021
Travel Log.10 day bike tour from Brule River State Forest to Prescott, WI. Drive up and drive back. Tuesday, July 27 – Friday, August 6. Getting Started.I rode up by car with a friend who stayed the night. Spent the next 10 days meandering down the St. Croix valley by bike. Had one zero day […]
July 9, 2013
I’m a big fan of bicycle touring pack lists. In the morning I leave for just three days, to volunteer for a DNR project planting native plugs by Lake Volney in Le Center, MN. So on a whim, I threw together this pack list. Everything is listed as it’s unpacked. This winter I got my […]
January 26, 2013
I went on my first bike tour in august with a minimal amount of upgrades to my 1983 Trek 850. It was awkward, but I did pretty well with what I had. Now, I’m taking the winter as an opportunity to get ready, piece by piece, for the next trip. I chose the fun part […]
July 23, 2012
Rather than continuing to post my incessant ramblings about how I can’t get my shit together, I’ve been trying to get my shit together. A few moments of inspiration around recording, philosophy or self-education have fed this blog, but other than that I’ve had a heap of things on the backburner. Every once in a […]
