The first sunrise of the year
Since 2013 I've welcomed every new year from a summit: up on New Year's Eve, a night under the stars, and the first sunrise of the year from the top.
Pedaling 4 Freedom, Astoria to Washington
Coast to coast on a red tandem called Kindness, with an empty seat for anyone who wanted to ride against human trafficking.
Silk Road Mountain Race
1,708 km and 28,000 m of climbing, solo and unsupported through the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan.
Freedom Seat, Chennai to Hamburg
A tandem with an empty back seat, 13 countries, and 180 people who rode it with me against human trafficking.
Indian Pacific Wheel Race
Solo and unsupported across Australia, from the Indian Ocean at Fremantle to the steps of the Sydney Opera House.
Freedom Seat New Zealand
Cape Reinga to Bluff on a tandem with an empty back seat, and 140 people who took it against human trafficking.
Black Forest cake in the Black Forest
A promise I made as a boy in Chennai, kept on the summit of Feldberg: a slice of Black Forest cake, eaten in the Black Forest.
A night on the Cliffs of Moher
Sleeping on top of the Cliffs of Moher, on the Wild Atlantic Way. One of the highlights of my life.
The Wild Atlantic Way
Cork to Donegal by bike along Ireland's Atlantic coast: 2,000+ km in 16 days, and a night asleep on the Cliffs of Moher.
Home is behind, the world ahead
The verse I wrote in my journal before Te Araroa, and the shell I picked up on Ninety Mile Beach to carry with me.
Te Araroa
The length of New Zealand on foot, Cape Reinga to Bluff, running and hiking the whole trail in sandals against sex trafficking.
Skydive– And the Indian Flying Monkey Flew
This was probably the oldest item on my bucket list. Even before I got into running, I always dreamed about skydiving.
Natchez Trace – Fall 2011
Last weekend was a relaxing one. Rock climbing at Kings Bluff on Saturday (a post to follow on this) and fall photography on Sunday.
Fall Creek Falls - Spring Tour
The spring tour for this weekend was Fall Creek Falls. I have been to this place twice but never really had the time to stay there and enjoy it; besides that, the weather sucked on both occasions.