I had wanted to write about Yosemite for some time, but I was either lacking in time, equipment, or energy. I wanted to write about the majesty and beauty I experienced there and how amazing that day’s ride was. But the days after turned into weeks. The road went up the coast where the air [...]

Wandering for Joy
Less than a year ago, I found the answer to my question. I had been tiresomely searching for years but to no avail. Substituting and creating things with my own hands to solve a problem that I did not know existed nor needed to be solved. Joy was what was lacking. Pure and genuine joy. [...]

Albuquerque (Day 10)
Apparently another week of riding has already gone by. The strange feeling of time simultaneously fleeting and dawdling has already begun. It is only a matter of time before this “bike ride” shifts from an event into a lifestyle. After completing my bike ride to Alaska three years ago, I remember a slight readjustment in [...]

Letting go (Day 3)
Here goes my first blog post since we left. It looks like I will usually be writing on Wednesdays, so I will go ahead and name this time “mid-week with Troves” (suggestions for a better name are highly encouraged). While it has only been a mere three days of riding, I am tired enough to [...]

8,840
Last night the odometer on my car hit 8,840 miles. I felt that this would be a good opportunity for me to break the blogging ice since we will soon be blogging a lot. If you have looked at our website or talked to us at all, I’m sure you are familiar with this number [...]