Mapping Possibilities
Maps are an important part of my life. As a former graphic designer, I have a special place in my heart for a good map. Metro maps, letter press world…Read more
Multi-day
Costa Rica and Nicaragua in Spandex 2016
For most international bike racing adventurers, one lap around a country lacking first world comforts is adequate to acquire the experience. Not so for Blake. In October 2016, he returned…Read more
Una Semana in Puerto Rico
Blake planned to race his bike in Puerto Rico, but some logistical SNAFUs resulted in something he rarely experiences: a vacation without biking. Blake is an excellent photographer, so he…Read more
Kern River to Mt Whitney
A story about buying cheap boots, mostly sitting in an office (or on a saddle) and never going hiking, and deciding to summit Mount Whitney at the end of a…Read more
Stoker, Engage!
The engagement wasn’t a surprise, but it is a good story, which, in the end, seems more appropriate for us. Biking to the top of the Santa Barbara front range…Read more
Culture and Sweat at the Tour of Poyang Lake
Eighteen days and twelve races in China. Ten different hotels. 43 hours on a bus. 41 hours on the bike. With over $300,000 in stipend and prize money, this race…Read more
Reno to Mendocino – A California Odyssey
Join me on a photo-essay transect of the great state of California, via Forest Service roads on my RLT9 adventure-bike, with beer hand-ups by the inimitable Murphy Mack of Super…Read more
la Vuelta Ciclista a Nicaragua
Racing in developing countries is always an adventure, and the 2014 Vuelta Ciclista a Nicaragua was no exception. Surprise finish lines, surprise bathroom visits, errant trucks and livestock, and loose…Read more