Archive - August 2008

Pittsburgh to ???

Over some frothy pints of Guinness a few weeks ago, my riding buddy Abi and I sketched out an epic cross country route on a cocktail napkin. The enthusiastic ride plan we concocted will take us from Pittsburgh (which was marked by some spilled Guinness) out to South Dakota (delineated by...

Epic Ride – Take Three

Off again, to begin the conclusion of the Epic Ride. Today we head from Norfolk, Va to Pittsburgh. Then a few day intermission known as work, then, on Wednesday, off to ride across the US to California. For those in need of sleeping aid, the Epic Ride SPOT tracking web page, can be found...

Travel Hell

Fog. It could’ve been something exotic, like escaped snakes, or exciting, like an exploded engine, or at least something interesting, like, say, a tornado. But it wasn’t. It was fog. Tiny droplets of water suspended in the early morning sky conspiring to make my first air...

Planespotting

The Show that Never Ends is in Chicago today, at the Allstate Arena. One of the best features of this arena is the TV trucks park outside. Another of the best features of this arena is it is located a quarter of a mile from the end of one of the busiest runways at the busiest airport in...