I was a broken man by the time I crested Wolfcreek Pass Colorado, 10,857ft. Nine days and just about 1000 miles into my journey east. Both Achilles’s tendons were swollen as wide as my ankles while the attendant pain narrowed to a point and stabbed each pedal stroke with a seared flesh kind of misery. It […]
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The little chipmunk sat upon a rock and watched the man eat a handful of almonds. She loved nuts of all kinds and had luck in the past gnawing through the thin nylon of an unattended rucksack to get at some of these treats. Most that camp here these days are hardened outdoors people who leave no […]
Continue reading →Bleary-eyed and sore, day three saw me to Cedar City, Utah, 415 miles from where I began. The day before I sped down NV-375, the so-called Extraterrestrial Highway, with more vigor than I had originally planned. Little gray men with their invasive probes must have weighed on my psyche because I pushed the pedals with […]
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“What the heck are you doing?” “Drilling a hole to place a bolt.” “Why?” “I’m gonna climb this thing this weekend and need a way down.” “You’re gonna lower yourself off this ‘bolt’? With a rope?” “That’s the idea. Don’t worry, I’ll take it out on Monday and you’ll never know I was here.” “Huh. […]
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As an Environmental Health Specialist, part of my job is to investigate foodborne illness complaints. Nine times out of ten the complaint’s go unresolved, cause unknown, as the complainer only assumes the last thing they ate is the thing that made them sick. This is rarely the case. Some bugs, in fact, take several days […]
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“Hangout for a sec,” said Scott. “I’ve got to grab some snacks.” “Wait, I’ll come too.” “No, no, you stay. I parked funnily. Move it if you have to.” “Funnily? Is funnily even a word?” I smiled. “Whatever, just watch the truck, keys are in it.” “Fine. Get me a couple snickers then–and an iced […]
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