Just before the Memorial Day weekend Mia was back in New Hampshire visiting family for ten days. I had to pick her up at the airport on Saturday evening so for my final night of the solo life I decided on a quick overnight bikepacking trip up to Stub Stewart. Long time readers of this…
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It Has Been Hard
Mia and I have struggled with Codi’s passing. The first three weeks were especially hard. The next morning, as I walked into the master bathroom, I totally lost it. Codi liked to sleep on the tile floor between the vanity and bathtub. That empty space hit me like a sledgehammer. We did a lot of…
Closing Out 2025
Well, that went fast It feels like January 2025 wasn’t all that long ago. Here we sit though looking at the dawn of 2026 just a week away. It was a good year, not a great year. I had some goals set, and some were checked off, some will fall short. Life isn’t about perfection…
Clifford Turns Five
The past twelve months have seen only a few changes/modifications to Clifford the Big Red Van. The larger focus for me personally has been to get out at least once a month, even if it was only for a single night. You can link back to the previous four years of annual updates from my…
Eastern Oregon Trip
Ever since 2013 when Mia and I drove up over the Blue Mountains and dropped down into Pendleton, OR as we moved across the country, I knew it was an area we had to get back to. My solo trip back in 2023 brought me to the area south of Pendleton/La Grande. Coming into 2025…
Sub 24 Overnight
A sub 24 overnight is basically a bikepacking trip that lasts less than twenty four hours (duh!). I didn’t do a single bikepacking trip in 2024 and hadn’t been camping in a tent for quite some time. I get this itch to sleep outside that needs scratching. The whole #vanlife thing is fun and definitely…
ON & OFF RHODES 