The woods are calling, and rushing waters whisper my name.

1:50 pm  •  30 March 2013  •  3 notes

This was in New Orleans, LA back in Feb of 2011. I spent a few nights in a pricy hotel, and was en route to Austin TX for the Handmade Bicycle Show. I can’t believe how far I made it with this bike and that set-up.

10:58 pm  •  19 February 2013  •  3 notes

“I have completely changed my environment several times. I’ve changed the people I interact with and even the continent I live on twice. And I couldn’t think of anything else that’s more worth doing.”

— Leo, Co-Founder of Buffer.

12:09 am  •  15 February 2013  •  2 notes

This video was posted to Vimeo on Wednesday, August 11, 2010. I had left NYC on my bike 10 days previous. The part of the video that gets me is that… it’s not sponsored. No energy drink or life-style adventure logos anywhere. It’s a few folks with cameras and laptops and a vision and they just made it happen. And I feel that way about art, and your art, and your adventures in life, and my projects… like, Skull Toaster doesn’t pay the bills, and neither did my Bike Nerd adventures (let’s not talk about those credit card debts), but they pushed some positive energy out there, on Tumblr, at quiet train stations, in conversations I had over tacos, late night chats on back porches. None of it made any of us damn bit of money, but, like this video says, “if there’s no future in it, at least it’s the present worth remembering.” And we’ve got those memories for a good long while.

12:16 am  •  10 February 2013  •  14 notes

Providence, RI. My first visit ever. Lots of quiet, solo bike rides around the city, which is what I loved. I’d roam without a map, and I’d find coffee and food by chance.

11:35 am  •  3 February 2013  •  5 notes

Photos from my 2011 ‘Miami FL to Portland ME bike and train’ adventure.

11:27 am  •  3 February 2013  •  4 notes

From my “Miami FL to Portland ME” bike adventure. You can download my PDF booklet I wrote about that trip here.

7:51 pm  •  1 January 2013  •  3 notes

Needed adventure, made it happen. The train stops 30 miles from my destination, at 4pm. I walked until midnight, as my feet became blistered, changing my walk, and then making other body parts hurt. In all I walked about 20 miles. Got a ride.

I’ve found that when I’m beating my head against a wall, looking for jobs, figuring out code, it’s best to go for a walk. The solution pops into my head usually in mid-walk, and I excitedly rush home to make it work. This happened yesterday. A large walk gave me lots of time to think about a few things, and I that’s a good thing.

Even if my feet are still hurting, it was worth it.

11:34 am  •  15 September 2012  •  8 notes

The “get a job” thing becomes way more fun when you can only stay in any give town for one week at a time.

11:53 am  •  11 September 2012

Ahoy, friends. I’m in the Pittsburgh area, as you may be able to tell from this photograph. Currently, I’m in New Kensington, which is a good number of miles away. I wish I could spend some more time downtown, but that’s not possible at the moment.

I may be leaving Pittsburgh on Wednesday morning, and not sure where I’m heading. Amazingly it’s just $30 from here to Detroit, MI. $21 to Toledo, OH. If you’ve got a couch, or a floor, or a garage, or a treehouse, let me know.

11:45 am  •  10 September 2012  •  2 notes