Janine had the camera today and exactly twice I heard her yell, “Stop!”
And so I did, and these were her two takes. One classic Moab scene and one funky fun. Both, this week’s Photo of the Week – to make up for missing last week.
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Simply put, I love bikes.
The culture of cycling is a large reason I have chosen to live in Italy, for the roots run deep and rich.
This past weekend we headed south to Tuscany to photograph the lifestyle around the 2009 L’Eroica. An event celebrating the culture of bike racing and all things that [...]
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Roadside Trash; what it says about a culture, its people, and its habits.
After 25 years of staring from my bike at roadside debris, litterings, and the impact of humanity, I feel I have greater insight into several countries driving habits. Undoubtedly, America receives the award for the most plentiful and varied trash, while Switzerland receives [...]
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Andi Mariner’s eyes lit up when I told him about the American group ride ritual of sprinting for city limit signs. The rest of our group didn’t seem overly interested until Andi’s 5th sprint win over me, then Tschusse decided to play and took the final sprint returning to Brunico.
Taking the city limit sign idea [...]
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Today I left the house and headed for the local winter climb, the Old Sherwin Grade. The goal, 3 laps at my AT. While talking about heart rate, my iPod playlist, what I had for breakfast and how the 3 year expired Clif Shot tasted like that I forced down is really not that exciting [...]
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The more I climbed, the more clothes I needed to put on. When I arrived on the pass, my high point, I was out of clothing. The problem is, I am also freezing. If I am cold going up, and now I have to descend 900 meters, the real problem is obvious.
So I pull out [...]
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