Second Chances for the Land of Queenie Here is what I used to know about Victoria: Tea Queen Parliament Big gardens I could care less about Buskers (god, I even hate that word) Boats and water ferries Bad trip with college boyfriend and his mom involving tea, previously mentioned dumb gardens and a Christmas Shoppe [...]
Continue ReadingHistorical Field Notes: Complications and F*cked Up Boys from the 90′s
Digging through notes of last summer’s tour in preparation for next week’s adventure down the Pacific Coast from Aptos to ?? (wherever I end up?) On August 21, 2010, I rode north through Victoria, BC toward Sidney, where I intended to nab a ferry. I took the Galloping Goose Trail, which brought me, at some [...]
Continue ReadingBlue Bucket Gratitude
I think of the blue bucket every time I step into the shower. I have a claw-foot tub. Romantic, but probably impractical. There’s no wall to hold onto and the sunlight slips through the sheer white shower curtains on the rare morning when Portland lets me remember what it is to be bathed in light. [...]
Continue ReadingIt All Starts With Some Pedaling: Oregon Solo CycloTouring
Halfway to Detroit Here’s how it happens. I wake up in the morning and put on a fairly almost-brand-new pair of Sidis. I lash a temporary home to the back of a heavy steel bike with a long wheel base. I pedal out of Portland. Along the way, I learn how to start the heavy [...]
Continue ReadingDear Diary: Great Aunt Mary and The Big Apple
I’m antsy. It’s true. As last year kicked my ass like you wouldn’t believe, it also gave me a crazy case of cabin fever. Pow! Biff! Bang! Crazymaking. I stormed into 2010 with one mission: get the hell out of Portland as often as humanly possible. It’s not that I don’t love it here, it’s [...]
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