26InchSlicks

I don't know exactly when I started planning this trip, but maybe a year and a half ago. In a nutshell, my brain hatched the idea to...

It ended earlier than planned, due to family matters. It wasn't exactly what I expected. And I had no hope of controlling it - it contro...

I haven't even gotten started on the right side yet, but the left is side is kind of done. I can't believe the escalation in plannin...

In earnest.  The three phases of packing, for me, are: 1. Throw everything you think you "might need" into a pile. 2. Narro...

With thanks to Anon, for the anonymous tip on this c/l ad. My sense of nostalgia isn't strong enough for me to part with this kind of c...

 Last bits of new gear . . .  Shaking down the new gear . . . Eric, who's joining me on the t...

My mom passed away over the Memorial Day weekend. It sucked and it ruled. I will miss her terribly, which sucks. But she suffered so long an...