I slept much better last night, thanks to my new sleeping arrangements in the cargo area. Truth be told it is a bit of a near thing; if I were one inch taller I don’t think I’d fit. The space
July 14 – Cracked Up
Last night was not an unmitigated success. I attempted to sleep in the passenger seat, and I wound up tossing and turning all night. I woke up at 3 AM and noted that it was already becoming light out. Around
July 13 – Mixed Luck on Friday the 13th
Entire Route So Far During the night, it got very, very cold. I had not realized it but Barkerville is at over 4000 feet in elevation, and as it also lies at around 55 degrees north, it gets cold even
July 12 – Gold Country
Entire Route So Far I woke up around 7:30 AM today, and could see the mosquitoes bouncing off the tent windows above me. I really needed to pee but I had no bug repellent. I could tell it was going
July 11 – Mountains and Mosquitoes, eh
Entire Route So Far Photos and Videos To Be Posted Later Today, we woke up at 6:15 AM and had breakfast at the motel. The guy at the table next to us had the most preposterous Canadian accent, so much
July 10 – Across Puget Sound by Yak
Entire Route So Far Today’s Photos Yesterday’s Photos Today was kind of a weird day. Somehow, it was simultaneously slow and fast. Even though he’s on PTO, Chatchai had some sort of training session he absolutely had to attend between
A Word about Timelines
I apologize for the confusing way in which these are being posted, but you’ve probably figured out by now that these blog entries are actually written the night before, and posted the following day, whenever Internet availability permits. Connectivity out
July 9 – Wandering in the Rain Forest
Today’s Route Entire Route So Far Today’s Photos As I mentioned in this morning’s blog post, we were awakened in the middle of last night by the sounds of something calling. I awoke too late to recognize the sounds, other
North… to Alaska
Today’s Route Today’s Photos I’m freezing my ass off in a tent somewhere in BFE Oregon, miles from any trace of civilization, at 2300′ elevation. The sun hasn’t quite set yet although it is getting dark. At least the cold
Nerd Art
Today, I drove up to Orinda to pick up some antenna hardware from my friend Rich, also known to the world by his ham radio callsign, KY6R. The East Bay is always jammed, crowded and miserable, and every time I
