11/22/20 – The Flag and Thanksgiving I had several comments on the flags I attached to Sunride on election day. My good friend Angus commented that all those flags reminded him of the bubba trucks running around. Maybe, but I will say my
Election 2020
Election 2020 The evening of Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 was remarkable. I went to bed thinking Trump would win based on the states where he was leading. It looked like Biden would stall at 250 electoral votes. By morning things
10/30/20 – Pretending Hawaii
10/30/20 – Pretending Hawaii When I woke up this morning, I should have been in Hawaii. The close but failed attempt left me at home. What’s an optimist to do? What I’d planned to do in Hawaii was: Ride my
10/29/20 – Stymied in Seattle
10/29/20 – Stymied in Seattle Well, It turns out for me this day the fox ate the chicken. After executing my plan as perfectly as could be done, I was unable to board my flight from Seattle to Honolulu because
10/27/20 – Friends to the Rescue
10/27/20 – Friends to the Rescue The first piece of the fox/chicken was finding someone in Seattle to drop off me and Sunride at SeaTac Airport. The first person I asked was my friend Eric Hess, a solar architect I’d done
10/20/20 – Preparing for Hawaii, A Fox/Chicken Challenge
10/20/20 – Preparing for Hawaii, A Fox/Chicken Challenge It turns out getting myself and Sunride to Hawaii ahead of the November 3rdPresidential election is a bit of a challenge. First, up until October 15th, the state of Hawaii had a 14-day
10/2/20 – Footnote on Alaska
10/2/20 – Footnote on Alaska I made it to the airport on my bike with the battery status meter blinking, the same indication as “reserve” on your gas gauge. I rented a mini-van, took the bike back to the Sockeye
10/1/20 – Last Day in Alaska
10/1/20 – Last Day in Alaska Well, we did it: reached 100 miles as my battery gauge went to one bar. I left just enough, I think, to get to the airport, rent the mini-van, drive back to the hotel,
9/30/20 – Chased by a Moose
9/30/20 – Chased by a Moose Today started off easily and peacefully enough. After that crazy Presidential debate last night I slept in till 9 a.m., then went across the street to Kriner’s for my favorite breakfast. I’ve become a
9/28/20 – Day 4 in Alaska Up Ship Creek
9/28/20 – Day 4 in Alaska Up Ship Creek Today I rode Chester Creek Trail to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail past downtown Anchorage to Ship Creek Trail. I don’t know why it’s called Ship Creek, it’s hardly navigable, but