Category Archives: Travel

Freedom – UK – Coastal

I love stepping back and seeing myself or my bicycle just dwarfed by the area it sits in,  as if to say this tiny machine can overcome these endless expanses. I can’t help when seeing these settings but think of how this relatively uncomplicated machine could carry me around the world if I wished. I...

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England – First Impressions

First Impressions! 5 Days In.
Travel is always an adventure and this trip was no exception. From to the inevitable delays, to smashed boxes, absolutely mad traffic and beautifully quiet country side and interesting faces, this adventure is shaping up to be everything I was hoping for.
First hurdle came before I even left Kansas City, I...

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Bike Boxed, Camera’s Packed – The BIG Family Project Goes International – Cycle Touring

Here I am composing a blog post 7 hours before my 630am flight departs for London UK.
This trip is actually quite multifaceted. The Goals are:

Photograph, Laura, Don and Little ‘E‘ (It’s because he’s gangster like that)
Gain some real world insight into international unsupported cycle touring
Focus on pushing my personal artistic aspirations to new levels, especially travel...

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Deep Water Soloing + “BIG” Family Shoot V – Patrick

Deep Water Soloing: A form of solo rock climbing that relies solely upon the presence of water at the base of a climb to protect against injury.
Translation:  A no holds barred awesome approach to free climbing!
Although climbing is almost always  the highlight of the Ozarks, I think the best part of this trip was making some...

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Strangers – North West Coast Wrap Up 3.25.10

I am perpetually surprised by the variety of people I meet. In the image above are the faces of everyone from a graduate literature student to a heroin addict. The list goes on to include a travel writer, construction worker, farmer, cashier and Vancouver resident, who for the record is the only Canadian I...

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