Tag: backpacking
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Why We Ride
I’ve written about this subject before, because for many of us the reasoning doesn’t really capture the experience. Riding long distances across country allowed me to ask myself some important questions. Not the least of which was why do I ride? I couldn’t give myself the transcendent answers, I’ve heard them all and tried to…
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Road TripTik 2024?
I’d like to wish all of you a Happy New Year, but this year I’d like to ask you for something. Put together, or describe your TripTik for 2024. It’s probably simple, but I would really like to know the W5 and How of your plans for 2024’s big trip. I have one, that I’m…
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What’s Your Dream Ride?
A friend of mine just returned from a three week ride in Africa, from Zimbabwe to Johannesburg. I have two trips that I have wanted to make for the last seven years, but worry a bit about the strength and stamina of my right led since my compound fracture. Both are highly off-road, and both…
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Photographic, Vlogging Travel Considerations Part 1
Welcome. Planning travel for photographic or vlogging purposes requires an inordinate amount of planning. What should be simple can become complex, even dangerous, very quickly if you haven’t considered the implications of what you need, versus want, and what you can accommodate versus think you can take with you. First, you’ll have to answer six…