https://lazymanadventures.com/2012/10/18/san-diego-ca-to-guerro-negro-baja-california-sur/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/151.jpg151woot!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/150.jpg150Officially in Baja California Sur and 8 days away from La Paz!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/148.jpg148The resulting sand, wind and rainstorm from Tropical Storm Paul left me feeling a bit gritty.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/145.jpg145We hid from Tropical Storm Paul in here!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/140.jpg140I HEART Baja!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/135.jpg135Our nightly show.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/131.jpg131Josh pondering that itchy feeling in his shorts. Welcome to the desert!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/122.jpg122Livin' the desert life.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/115.jpg115These llanterias (tire shops) seem to pop up 2-3 times a day in the desert. Not much use for us except that they also tend to have a restaurant with shade and soda!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/111.jpg111Our first Tarantula!2022-10-18T16:16:24+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2022/07/30/bikepacking-the-colorado-trail-covid-edition/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pxl_20220718_144956394-1.jpgpxl_20220718_144956394-1https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pxl_20220716_140507379-1.jpgpxl_20220716_140507379-1https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pxl_20220716_135204259.jpgpxl_20220716_135204259https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pxl_20220726_035853152.jpgpxl_20220726_035853152https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pxl_20220725_225346673.jpgpxl_20220725_225346673https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pxl_20220725_193338817.jpgpxl_20220725_193338817https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pxl_20220725_165231816.jpgpxl_20220725_165231816https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pxl_20220725_164054151.jpgpxl_20220725_164054151https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pxl_20220725_164017505.jpgpxl_20220725_164017505https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/pxl_20220725_152647679-1.jpgpxl_20220725_152647679-12022-11-05T20:01:32+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2015/01/06/giving-thanks-on-pico-de-orizaba-14491/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1050916.jpgP1050916https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1050914.jpgP1050914https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1050913.jpgP1050913https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1050912.jpgP1050912https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1050903.jpgP1050903https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1050900.jpgP1050900https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1050883-e1420587222213.jpgP1050883I was worried this plant might actually eat me!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1050880.jpgP1050880https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1050877.jpgP1050877https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p1050873.jpgP10508732016-02-28T04:24:08+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/photo-gallery/2014-03-13T16:11:18+00:00weekly0.6https://lazymanadventures.com/2013/08/17/mt-rainier-dc-route-814-162013/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1050557.jpgP1050557Me, tired and burnt, in the hut at Camp Muir.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1050555.jpgP1050555Zach recovering at Camp Muir from our summit day. Still looking at over 4,000 feet to descend to our car.....https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1050548.jpgP1050548mmmmmmm......https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1050547.jpgP1050547Seriously, glaciers are effin' pretty.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1050534.jpgP1050534Watching a party descend. I dubbed them the "stupidly fast Canadians"https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1050533.jpgP1050533Even Battle Kitty made the summit!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1050531.jpgP1050531woo hoo!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1050525.jpgP1050525Us, on top. woot!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1050514.jpgP1050514The summit crater frosted with ice.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/p1050507.jpgP1050507Up and up and up goes the path.2013-10-15T04:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/12/17/san-cristobal-de-las-casas-chiapas-to-antigua-guatemala/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040515.jpgP1040515me, at trip's end, in desperate need of a haircut and shave.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040513.jpgP1040513The past 4 months of my life, in two containers.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040501.jpgP1040501Brook, in Antigua. This bike has carried me well over 7,000 miles!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040499.jpgP1040499the end. only 20 km's away!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040496.jpgP1040496dork.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040495.jpgP1040495Lago Atitlan is somewhere in those clouds.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040493.jpgP1040493The small puebla of Alaska, Guatemala marks the highest point on the Pan-American Highway in Central America. I found it funny that the arrow also pointed, more or less, in the direction of the true Alaska; 5,000 miles away.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040490.jpgP1040490Volcano country, Guatemala.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040483.jpgP1040483Of course I had to climb on the pile of rocks!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040482.jpgP1040482random roadside public art?2013-09-11T15:14:49+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/12/08/oaxaca-oaxaca-to-san-cristobal-de-las-casas-chiapas/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040407.jpgP1040407wow.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040405.jpgP1040405Climbing into the clouds and towards San Cristobal de las Casashttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040401.jpgP1040401Leaving Chiapa de Corzo about to climb the mountains looming in the distance.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040391.jpgP1040391Such an awesome bike.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040389.jpgP1040389Seriously, they don't lie. Imagine fighting gale force winds while cycling UP a mountain grade. I damn near fell over near the sign!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040388.jpgP1040388My last Mexican state!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040387.jpgP1040387I found Josh for about a day, then he went "that-a-way"https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040381.jpgP1040381The Warmshowers crew in Zanateoec at Rodrigo's house. An AMAZING host!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040378.jpgP1040378Cecilia and Diego in Zanatepec. An awesome French couple cycling south from Canada on a tandem recumbent.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1040377.jpgP1040377I REALLY heart Mexico!2013-01-30T20:27:37+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/11/28/mexico-city-mexico-to-oaxaca-oaxaca/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1040182.jpgP1040182Total failure!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1040151.jpgP1040151buh bye Josh!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1040149.jpgP1040149Hitchhiking on a bike tour is slightly shameful but necessary sometimes. https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1040143.jpgP1040143Always good.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1040136.jpgP1040136Beautiful but rugged scenery.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1040132.jpgP1040132Devotion.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1040130.jpgP1040130Cycling pilgrimshttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1040129.jpgP1040129Where's Josh?https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1040127.jpgP1040127The walking pilgrims.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1040124.jpgP1040124Not exactly a lightweight tour. Talk about baggage!2015-01-21T19:24:44+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/11/20/guadalajara-jalisco-to-mexico-city-mexico/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030620.jpgP1030620woohoo!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030618.jpgP1030618yup.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030616.jpgP1030616Typical scenery between Guadalajara and Mexico City. Climbing into the heart of Mexico.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030615.jpgP1030615hehe.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030609.jpgP1030609This might be the first time I have ever held an automatic weapon.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030607.jpgP1030607No really, this happened. https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030606.jpgP1030606le sigh.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030603.jpgP1030603whoops?https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030599.jpgP1030599Oh the places you'll go.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030595.jpgP1030595Another Mexican state.2012-11-20T22:54:34+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/11/08/la-paz-bcs-to-guadalajara-jalisco/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030376.jpgP1030376La Paz harbor.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030372.jpgP1030372Jacques Cousteau approves of Tam Bikes!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030369.jpgP1030369Jacques Cousteau and I chilling out in La Paz.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030556.jpgP1030556Lu's family at their restaurant in Guadalajara. not only did they treat us to am AMAZING dinner, bur we will be staying with them for a few days. Funny thing about this picture is that the darkest looking dude (me) spoke the second worst Spanish. These people are amazing!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030553.jpgP1030553Best lasagna. Ever.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030551.jpgP1030551so good.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030546.jpgP1030546hehehe.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030543.jpgP1030543Yup. Broken skewer problem fixed with brake cabling and electric tape. Josh is truly a mad scientist/genius.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030542.jpgP1030542What do you do when you friend need a hand? You load their shit on your bike of course!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1030536.jpgP1030536Los Toriles ruins outside Ixtlan del Rio2013-09-11T16:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/10/30/guerrero-negro-bcs-to-la-paz-bcs/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1030319.jpgP1030319It only made sense to stop by and say hi for a friend!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p10303511.jpgP1030351A gorgeous beach (Rattlesnake Beach) just south of Puerto Escondido.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1030368.jpgP1030368I must be in La Paz!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1030364.jpgP1030364Hola Remo!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1030360.jpgP1030360We asked to camp here and were shown the greatest hospitality. They even took it upon themselves to give us food! If you are ever in Baja and pass KM 124 outside La Paz, tell them the cyclists say hello!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1030357.jpgP1030357This will be the last time I shall have to load ol' Brook up with 12 liters of water! Constutcion to La Paz!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1030336.jpgP1030336Remo is quite the cyclist and traveller. He is on the road for another 8 months or so and is headed south to Columbia. Buena suerte amigo!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1030330.jpgP1030330Even when it's bad it's still good.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1030323.jpgP1030323I will always be a desert rat at heart.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1030309.jpgP1030309Fixing a broken spoke before breakfast. The joys of cycling with others.2012-10-31T01:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/check-out-my-bitchin-ride/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-017.jpgBrookThis is my baby, Brook. she treats me well.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ca-biking-48.jpgca biking (48)2012-10-07T16:07:16+00:00weekly0.6https://lazymanadventures.com/2012/09/19/hood-riveror-to-renonv/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hood-river-to-reno-115.jpgHood River to Reno 115I had to practically drag Josh away from Bieber.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hood-river-to-reno-108.jpgHood River to Reno 108This might take the prize for best bivy yet...https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hood-river-to-reno-107.jpgHood River to Reno 107Thanks Tam Bikes! You have gotten me all over the North American continent and back to California in one piece!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hood-river-to-reno-103.jpgHood River to Reno 103At last!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hood-river-to-reno-098.jpgHood River to Reno 098one grand!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hood-river-to-reno-078.jpgHood River to Reno 078Sampling the local brews.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hood-river-to-reno-056.jpgHood River to Reno 056Right on!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hood-river-to-reno-055.jpgHood River to Reno 055Ingrid the the wonderful host/tour guide, myself and Josh. https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hood-river-to-reno-048.jpgHood River to Reno 048Obsidian flows outside Bend, OR.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hood-river-to-reno-022.jpgHood River to Reno 022i heart desert. 2012-10-07T15:52:28+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/10/05/reno-nv-to-san-diego-ca/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020991.jpgP1020991Switching out one Surly for another.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1030007.jpgP1030007Taking the Pugsley out for a spin.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020984.jpgP1020984wait.... Didn't I leave Vancouver 36 days ago? What am I doing back here?https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020976.jpgP1020976Always meeting new friends. Always.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020973.jpgP1020973Me at Tourmaline Beach. From desert to oceanside.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020963.jpgP1020963I rode on Historic Route 66, if only for a few miles.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020960.jpgP1020960Joshua Tree.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020949.jpgP1020949A random Buddhist Temple in Adelanto, CA had this and other beautiful statues.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020939.jpgP1020939Not the best, but I honestly think this stopped saved me from heat stroke!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020936.jpgP1020936Lonely desert riding along the 395 past Lone Pine.2012-12-16T20:28:10+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/about/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/me-teaching.jpgme teaching2012-12-25T05:02:27+00:00weekly0.6https://lazymanadventures.com/2012/09/08/kickin-it-in-the-hood-river-that-is/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chelan-to-hood-river-057.jpgChelan to Hood River 057A gift from the road gods (aka, roadside trash!).https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chelan-to-hood-river-054.jpgChelan to Hood River 054meow.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chelan-to-hood-river-052.jpgChelan to Hood River 052St. Helenshttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chelan-to-hood-river-049.jpgChelan to Hood River 049Brook, I heart you.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chelan-to-hood-river-040.jpgChelan to Hood River 040Mt. St. Helens from afar.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chelan-to-hood-river-034.jpgChelan to Hood River 034Mt. Rainer in all her glory. I was stunned at the sheer mass of it all.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chelan-to-hood-river-033.jpgChelan to Hood River 033Another pass.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chelan-to-hood-river-031.jpgChelan to Hood River 031Beautiful mountain riding.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chelan-to-hood-river-026.jpgChelan to Hood River 026The roadside produce has been amazing, thank you farmers!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/chelan-to-hood-river-010.jpgChelan to Hood River 010One of many passes thus far.2012-09-19T15:44:37+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/09/02/vancouver-to-chelan/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/vancouver-to-chelan-179.jpgVancouver to Chelan 179Our gracious cycling/RV'ing hosts.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/vancouver-to-chelan-130.jpgVancouver to Chelan 130With a team like this, what could possibly go wrong?https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/vancouver-to-chelan-124.jpgVancouver to Chelan 124lovely roads.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/vancouver-to-chelan-113.jpgVancouver to Chelan 113whoop!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/vancouver-to-chelan-098.jpgVancouver to Chelan 098This proved to be WAY easier than actually traversing up and over the range.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/vancouver-to-chelan-087.jpgVancouver to Chelan 087Americana.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/vancouver-to-chelan-074.jpgVancouver to Chelan 074This pretty much sums up the past few days.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/vancouver-to-chelan-059.jpgVancouver to Chelan 059Dear future wife, We need to come here to exchange vows.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/vancouver-to-chelan-056.jpgVancouver to Chelan 056me.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/vancouver-to-chelan-053.jpgVancouver to Chelan 053Farmland.2012-09-19T15:43:52+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/08/27/deja-freakin-vu/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yosemite-to-vancouver-033.jpgYosemite to Vancouver 033https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yosemite-to-vancouver-032.jpgYosemite to Vancouver 032https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yosemite-to-vancouver-031.jpgYosemite to Vancouver 031https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yosemite-to-vancouver-028.jpgYosemite to Vancouver 028https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yosemite-to-vancouver-004.jpgYosemite to Vancouver 004https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yosemite-to-vancouver-003.jpgYosemite to Vancouver 0032012-09-01T21:29:53+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/08/02/get-er-done/2012-09-01T23:31:23+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/07/19/first-24-hours-with-my-gf1/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/first-24-hours-with-gf1-057.jpg@ 1/125s f/1.7 ISO 100Cards againhttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/first-24-hours-with-gf1-043.jpg@ 1/30s f/ 1.7 ISO 100Playing cards with the guyshttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/first-24-hours-with-gf1-030.jpg@ 1/400s f/1.7 ISO 100Squirrel!!!!!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/first-24-hours-with-gf1-028.jpg@ 1/800s f/1.8 ISO 160Looking through an Oak towards Yosemite Falls https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/first-24-hours-with-gf1-022.jpg@ 1/250s f/1.7 ISO 100Same as before but in B&W https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/first-24-hours-with-gf1-021.jpg@ 1/250s f/1.7 ISO 100Reflections in Yosemite Creek Bridge https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/first-24-hours-with-gf1-020.jpg@ 1/500s f/1.7 ISO 100Walking to dinner https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/first-24-hours-with-gf1-017.jpg@ 1/1600s f/2.2 ISO 100Quite possible the most scenic place to place baseball ever...https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/first-24-hours-with-gf1-004.jpg@ 1/1300s f/2 ISO 100 Looking up at Yosemite Falls from the school 2012-07-23T16:13:16+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/07/09/earning-my-keep-yo/2012-07-09T23:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2010/09/12/summer-2010/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/061.jpg061Mount Darwin with foreboding clouds all around. The reason for us bailing. I can't wait to get back up there!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/024.jpg024The start of the evolution traverse bathed in alpenglow. Basically you get on top of the first peak and traverse south for 8 miles. https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cris.jpgcrisWe will always hold you in our hearts Chris.2012-07-09T22:16:04+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2010/09/19/my-name-is-andres-and-i-have-a-problem/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sf-to-slo-bike-aug-2010-101.jpgSF to SLO Bike Aug 2010 101Just follow the signs....https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sf-to-slo-bike-aug-2010-102.jpgSF to SLO Bike Aug 2010 102I just cycled over 300 miles, I'll eat whatever I want!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sf-to-slo-bike-aug-2010-100.jpgSF to SLO Bike Aug 2010 100fin.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sf-to-slo-bike-aug-2010-099.jpgSF to SLO Bike Aug 2010 099No, this is not a magical land of free beer, naked women and smoked salmon. It is actually a prison, way less cool......https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sf-to-slo-bike-aug-2010-096.jpgSF to SLO Bike Aug 2010 096Battle Kitty strikes again! Miss Kitty here has been on a tour of the middle east with the National Guard, climbing trips in the Southwest, on a cycling tour of Central America and now a cycling tour of California's central coast.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sf-to-slo-bike-aug-2010-095.jpgSF to SLO Bike Aug 2010 095This is what cold and wet Andy looks like.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sf-to-slo-bike-aug-2010-087.jpgSF to SLO Bike Aug 2010 087Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga Angustirostris) are some of the fattest, smelliest, loudest and laziest sea creatures ever. I LOVE them!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sf-to-slo-bike-aug-2010-082.jpgSF to SLO Bike Aug 2010 082It truly never gets old.....ever.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sf-to-slo-bike-aug-2010-074.jpgSF to SLO Bike Aug 2010 074Bliss.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sf-to-slo-bike-aug-2010-068.jpgSF to SLO Bike Aug 2010 068My beach front home for the night with Ryan (http://ryanvanduzer.com/) in the foreground.2012-07-09T22:15:47+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/02/02/a-blast-from-the-past/2012-07-09T22:15:16+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/02/07/today-is-a-great-day/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/map.jpgAlaska/Yukon Bike Tour Summer 2011I'm a little scared.....https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/bike.jpgDesiThat's my bitchin' ride!2012-07-09T22:14:13+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/03/27/its-getting-real/2012-07-09T22:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/03/29/its-all-about-the-benjamins-yo/2012-07-09T22:13:01+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/04/19/its-not-all-about-the-bike/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/trans-sierra-2011-279.jpgTrans Sierra 2011 279Paper facehttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/trans-sierra-2011-278.jpgTrans Sierra 2011 278Beer and pizza cures all aches and pains.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/trans-sierra-2011-276.jpgTrans Sierra 2011 276Obligatory goofy success picture.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/trans-sierra-2011-263.jpgTrans Sierra 2011 263The crew getting ready for the final ski/hike down and out!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/trans-sierra-2011-238.jpgTrans Sierra 2011 238Bradley scoping the descent off Mt. Hoffmanhttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/trans-sierra-2011-232.jpgTrans Sierra 2011 232Looking south from the summit of Mt. Hoffmanhttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/trans-sierra-2011-229.jpgTrans Sierra 2011 229Looking North from the summit of Mt. Hoffman2012-07-09T22:12:28+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/04/25/wanna-show-me-your-support/2012-07-09T22:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/05/11/show-me-the-money/2012-07-09T22:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/06/07/its-happening/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/p1000103.jpgThe bike!Me, uber-excited, after receiving my sexy bike!2012-07-09T22:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/06/10/blastoff-2/2012-07-09T22:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/06/16/and-hes-off/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/005.jpgGlory vessels!My friend Kevin after introducing me to the glory that is packrafting. Th is definitely my next adventure purchase! hint hint.....https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/026.jpgTravel daze....Sometimes the most exhausting part of an adventure is the endless travel.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/038.jpgFood!This is how much food a bike tourer with a serious inner fat kid eats over the course of 12 days.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/034.jpgGear!This is the gear I brought for 70+ days of cycle touring in Alaska and Canada!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/031.jpgTwo lovers.. for now.I wonder how long the two of us will love each other?https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/027.jpgMy babyMy ride hanging out in San Diegohttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/021.jpgMad packing in Modesto, CA2012-07-09T22:10:15+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/06/27/and-on-the-10th-day-there-was-rest/2012-07-09T22:10:01+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/06/29/prudhoe-bay-to-fairbanks-an-epic-beginning/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-228.jpgPrudhoe Bay-Fairbanks 228https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-209.jpgGiftsThe two best things you could ever give a cyclist at the end of a tough day.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-205.jpgJoy, AKA wonderful roadside shop in Joy, AK. Wonderful people, and free coffee!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-182.jpgle tiredThis is the face I sometimes make after a hard day of cycling.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-175.jpgBurger!Yup. I did it. Cycling makes you do funny things, like eat dangerously large servings of meat.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-171.jpgBabasThis woman, Babs, was cycling from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay AND back! Inspiring.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-165.jpgArctic CircleHow often can you get this photo?https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-144.jpgBurn baby, burn!Celebrating Summer Solstice true Alaskan style, by burning stuff!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-135.jpgBeer!When in Coldfoot, drink the namesake beer!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-134.jpgSummer Solstice in ColdfootI was in Coldfoot for Summer Solstice 20112017-04-11T00:07:29+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/07/02/fairbanks-to-tok-there-be-a-storm-a-brewin/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fairbanks-to-tok-037.jpgDot Lake ChapelIt's always an adventure trying to find a place to sleep for the night and wait out a storm.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-237.jpgCreepyCapitalism and corporate branding is kinda creep at times....https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-236.jpgSanta!Santa was really excited about my bike trip!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/prudhoe-bay-fairbanks-235.jpgThe North PoleIt does exist!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fairbanks-to-tok-047.jpgda' crewSome of our crew, minus Kanetomo and Lang. From left, me, Pablo, Mario, Alex, Lou and Greg.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fairbanks-to-tok-040.jpgCanada signCanada, you best prepare yourself!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fairbanks-to-tok-023.jpgnice.This has been the typical terrain upon leaving Fairbanks. Nice and chill....https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fairbanks-to-tok-017.jpgFellow cyclists.Kanetomo (standing), Lang and Roger as we discuss routes and nerdy cycling things.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fairbanks-to-tok-016.jpgFirst FlatMy first flat after 700 miles of riding. Not too bad.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fairbanks-to-tok-014.jpgLakeside...Oh the places you will go....2012-07-09T22:09:32+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/07/06/my-friends-truly-are-amazing/2012-07-09T22:08:58+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/07/11/tok-to-skaway-the-path-less-traveled/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tok-to-skagway-2321.jpgHainesSki heaven! Haines, AKhttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tok-to-skagway-211.jpgAlaskan Highwaypure. glory.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tok-to-skagway-235.jpgboatBikes on a boat!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tok-to-skagway-232.jpgHainesHaines is a great place. I wanna ski here soon!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tok-to-skagway-229.jpgon a boatOn a boat leaving Haines on my way to Skagwayhttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tok-to-skagway-221.jpgfood!This was a well deserved meal. Yummy Mexican food in Haines, who would have thought?https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tok-to-skagway-218.jpguh ohGreg polished off that peanut butter in 2 days!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tok-to-skagway-199.jpgbust a moveYa gotta get up to get down!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tok-to-skagway-197.jpgHaines Highway SummitOn top is a great place to be.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tok-to-skagway-175.jpgGregThere are moments in life that make everything perfectly clear. I was there to witness Greg's moment and it was beautiful.2012-07-09T22:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/07/19/skagway-to-iskut-the-distance-between/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/skagway-to-iskut-125.jpgbridge.Steel bridges are scary to cycle over...https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/skagway-to-iskut-123.jpgbumpyHow nice of them to warn us....https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/skagway-to-iskut-107.jpgJade StoreThe lovely people of Cassiar Mountain Jade Store and the cyclists who would not leave!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/skagway-to-iskut-105.jpgoh, Canada!I'm really starting to love this place.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/skagway-to-iskut-085.jpgJade CityJade City had a great shop with beautiful jewelry and great people. https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/skagway-to-iskut-080.jpgfree!!!!Signs like this are reason enough to stop and pose for cyclists. Between the lovely people, free camping and free coffee, I had a hard time leaving in the morninghttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/skagway-to-iskut-079.jpgLouDescending with Lou into Jade City with snow-capped peaks all around.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/skagway-to-iskut-076.jpgcemeteryA cemetery outside of Good Hope Lake, B.C.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/skagway-to-iskut-060.jpg'shroomsApparently as a mushroom picker, you could score many hundred dollars for this many Morel mushrooms! The buyer didn't wanna give me a free sample!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/skagway-to-iskut-061.jpgMushroomsForest fires=great mushroom growing. The N. Cassiar was full of mushroom pickers and buyers who sold them to such far-away places as Germany!2012-07-09T22:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/07/25/iskut-to-smithers-big-days-to-big-rest/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iskut-to-smithers-045.jpgThe Cassiar.A map of my last 7 days of riding.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iskut-to-smithers-096.jpgyes!Finally hit 2000 miles!!!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iskut-to-smithers-094.jpgyup.ski.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iskut-to-smithers-090.jpghahahaHonestly, this sign is like a beacon for bikers on a long journey. All they need is free coffee and it would be heaven!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iskut-to-smithers-089.jpgsad.The Yellowhead Hwy. is also known as the Highway of Tears. Many girls have gone missing after hitchhiking on this road. Sad.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iskut-to-smithers-084.jpgThis might be the time I ever see Lang. He headed west and I headed east after this shot... Lang, you were a great friend on the road.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iskut-to-smithers-071.jpgTX 4000Some of the crew posing for me!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iskut-to-smithers-070.jpgAaronAaron, one of the Texas 4000 riders. Way to go man!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iskut-to-smithers-069.jpgdedicationI got to dedicate my day's ride to my brother, a cancer survivor. Thank you Texas 4000!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/iskut-to-smithers-067.jpgTX 4k5 of the 22 riders I met en-route from Austin to Anchorage. You all are amazing for everything you are doing. I love you all.2012-07-09T22:07:41+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/07/29/smithers-to-prince-george-a-prequel-to-the-end/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/smithers-to-prince-george-083.jpgmr pgMr. P.G. He is quite a sight as you are cycling by!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/smithers-to-prince-george-080.jpgPrince GeorgeWelcome to a rest day!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/smithers-to-prince-george-079.jpghuh?I'm still perplexed by this one. https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/smithers-to-prince-george-065.jpgme.me. hairy. sunburned. scruffy. and lovin' it!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/smithers-to-prince-george-064.jpgtreehouseI almost asked my host if I could sleep in the tree house.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/smithers-to-prince-george-062.jpgVanderhoofMy homestay in Vanderhoof was in a river-side home. Quite lovely.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/smithers-to-prince-george-051.jpgsavorymeh. It was ok.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/smithers-to-prince-george-045.jpgsunsetBurns Lake sunset. Reminded me of my desert sunsets...https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/smithers-to-prince-george-042.jpgBurns LakeBurns Lake Campgroundhttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/smithers-to-prince-george-039.jpgBurns LakeEvery town along the way has a unique town sign. Burn's Lake wins. Anyone noticing a Simpson's theme?2012-07-09T22:07:07+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/08/08/prince-george-to-vancouver-to-the-end-and-beyond/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/prince-george-to-victoria-329.jpgferryKitty and I on the ferry to Vancouver Island. https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/prince-george-to-victoria-311.jpgfireworksVancouver was so proud of me they actually threw me a party and had an amazing fireworks display!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/prince-george-to-victoria-300.jpgtheaterTheater in the Park in Vancouverhttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/prince-george-to-victoria-299.jpgyum.......Where was this read red beauty when I was cycling all alone!?https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/prince-george-to-victoria-296.jpgparkSunny park. Beer. Tacos. Friends. Great ending.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/prince-george-to-victoria-290.jpgtacosA neat little taqueria in Vancouver. Funny place, eh?https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/prince-george-to-victoria-283.jpgfin.The end. The happy, wonderfully end.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/prince-george-to-victoria-279.jpgVancouver!Entering the big bad city at the end of a big bad tour!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/prince-george-to-victoria-238.jpgsquamishThe climber campground in Squamish and the Howe Sound.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/prince-george-to-victoria-235.jpgthe chiefAll hail the Chief!2012-07-09T22:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/08/11/its-all-done-now-what/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/victoria-to-seattle-031.jpgcleanishHalfway there to making myself looking somewhat presentable. Honestly, I prefer the grungy look... I look like someone else now.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/victoria-to-seattle-025.jpghoboOn the road, this look is acceptable. Back home, it feels and looks unkempt.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/victoria-to-seattle-018.jpgSeattleAround that corner lies Seattle, the end of this journey. Or maybe the start of my next... not quite sure yet.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/victoria-to-seattle-016.jpgboatOn a ferry entering the good ol' US of A. Home sweet home.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/victoria-to-seattle-005.jpglove.Ultimately, this is what it is all about.2012-07-09T22:05:27+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/10/12/livin-the-dream-on-el-capitan/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zodiac-2011-122.jpgsteepThis give you an idea of that it's like cleaning the upper pitches of the wall. STEEP!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zodiac-2011-207.jpgrouteOur route ascends straight through the grey circle.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zodiac-2011-205.jpgusThe team, posing, like the chimps we are!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zodiac-2011-193.jpgprettyanyone who has ever descended off El Cap will recognize this wall. It reminds me that even in our most pained states (hauling a load off El Cap after a wall), there is always beauty.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zodiac-2011-192.jpgle tired.Carrying a heavy ass load down AFTER doing a wall is pure torture, in a good way.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zodiac-2011-190.jpgheaded downHeaded down the East Ledges with a full haulbag.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zodiac-2011-181.jpgkittyBattle Kitty strikes again!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zodiac-2011-174.jpgtopResting at the top. I felt so good in that moment.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zodiac-2011-171.jpgtopping outAs I'm topping out Mauara shouts up, "Do something cool!" I immediately shout back, "As if topping out on El Cap isn't cool enough!?" https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/zodiac-2011-157.jpgnoseNose to Nose. More like dork to Nose.2012-07-09T22:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/10/08/coming-home-to-the-range-of-light/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/073.jpgsummit shotMe trying to make Whitney's 14,496' summit an even 14,500'!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/070.jpgMt. Whitney summitThe summit of Mt. Whitney, highest peaks in the lower 48!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/061.jpgEast Buttress on Mt. WhitneyJaphy messing with ropes on the East Buttress of Mt. Whitneyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/055.jpgJaphyMay we climb again soon hermano.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/045.jpgRussel summitThe dream team on the summit of Mt. Russelhttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/031.jpgJaphy chillin'Japhy chilling out on an alpine tower.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/025.jpgMt. RusselMt. Russel with Fishhook Arete being the obvious huge J-shaped aretehttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/021.jpgWhitneymmmmm..... Mt. Whitney (on right) with Keller and Day Needle.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/020.jpgRed EyeI see you. Keeler and Day Needle behind me and my pink eye.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/018.jpgJaphyHeaded into the range.2012-07-09T22:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2011/10/23/the-itch-i-cant-scratch/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mammoth-to-el-portal-bike-tour-197.jpghomeMe. biking home.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mammoth-to-el-portal-bike-tour-191.jpgTMStill a fair amount of snow on the road....https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mammoth-to-el-portal-bike-tour-184.jpgOlmsteadClouds rest, Half dome. Olmstead Point and me.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mammoth-to-el-portal-bike-tour-170.jpgTMi love this place.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mammoth-to-el-portal-bike-tour-168.jpgdork.Me posing by Lembert Dome in Tuolumne Meadowshttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mammoth-to-el-portal-bike-tour-164.jpgcampingCamping in Tuolumne Meadowshttps://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mammoth-to-el-portal-bike-tour-159.jpgheheheWhen in Rome, right?https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mammoth-to-el-portal-bike-tour-148.jpgTioga Passi love this place. Especially after cycling all the way up!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mammoth-to-el-portal-bike-tour-146.jpghahahahaHow often does this really happen?https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mammoth-to-el-portal-bike-tour-122.jpgLee Vining CanyonLooking down the huge hill I had to ride up.2012-07-09T22:04:51+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/06/04/at-it-again/2012-07-09T22:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/06/29/go-big-or-go-home-right/2012-07-09T22:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2012/07/08/palisades-traverse-july-2nd-4th/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/palisades-traverse-028.jpgPalisades Traverse The hike in was quite nice actually. https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/palisades-traverse-023.jpgPalisades TraverseHmmmmm.... Do we wreck our bodies at altitude or swim in a Chocalate Lake?https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/palisades-traverse-157.jpgPalisades TraverseMe looking quite wrecked after a looooong day.....https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/palisades-traverse-145.jpgPalisades Traverse Descending down the eastern side of U'Notch down 2,000 feet of boulders, scree and dirt. This might have been the crux of the whole climb.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/palisades-traverse-132.jpgPalisades TraverseLooking back from Mt. Sill at the previous 4 14,00+ foot peaks we had just climbed up and over.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/palisades-traverse-103.jpgPalisades Traverse Liam scheming something sinister I bet.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/palisades-traverse-091.jpgPalisades Traverse The traverse viewed from Thunderbolt Peak/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/palisades-traverse-084.jpgPalisades TraverseSW Chute #1, the entrance up and into the Palisades Traverse. 2,000 feet of scree and boulder filled 4th class.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/palisades-traverse-080.jpgPalisades Traverse Posing hard, ya.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/palisades-traverse-075.jpgPalisades TraverseLiam proving that he's bigger than a 14,000 foot peak.2012-07-09T22:03:04+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/2010/07/24/bike-touring-101-central-america-style/https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ca-biking-41.jpgca biking (4)A typical view along the way. On a bike you have endless opportunities to stop and really enjoy the landscape.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ca-biking-27.jpgca biking (27)The journey ain't over until you have finally made it back home.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ca-biking-23.jpgca biking (23)A fitting end to the journey.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ca-biking-11.jpgca biking (11)I actually met two other people touring. This guy had been riding since Uruguay and was headed to Indonesia... ya.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ca-biking-21.jpgca biking (2)Just as great as the biking were the people you meet along the way.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ca-biking-189.jpgca biking (189)Sometimes the best way to get somewhere was not my road. Hence, you load yourself and your bike on a ferry and float to and island!https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ca-biking-157.jpgca biking (157)It's not all about biking. This is me on a rest day about to slide down a volcano on a home-made sled.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ca-biking-97.jpgca biking (97)Heavy rains had washed out many bridges in Central America. What for me was a minor inconvenience of having to boat/carry my bike over was a major struggle for many locals.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ca-biking-55.jpgca biking (55)Not exactly the best way to start your first bike tour... or maybe the best.https://lazymanadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ca-biking-123.jpgCentral America Bike TourLife on the road2011-12-02T19:55:45+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.com/links/2011-07-07T17:19:12+00:00weekly0.6https://lazymanadventures.com/contact-me/2013-01-09T22:13:57+00:00weekly0.6https://lazymanadventures.com/2010/07/20/testing-testing-1-2-3/2010-07-21T06:00:50+00:00monthlyhttps://lazymanadventures.comdaily1.02022-11-05T20:01:32+00:00