Yellow Tent Adventures

Point of Entry “Give the world outside a point of entry. It’ll give back to you.” That lyric stuck in my soul the first time I heard it in Larry Murante’s title song of his album Point of Entry. Music is an incredible force, and each listener interprets what they hear in their own way. [...]

What is the perfect gift? Ask a hundred people, and you’ll get a hundred different answers. But when you give one, or receive one — you know it. I received one of those gifts thirty years ago. I still carry it with me today. The summer of 1981 was magical for me. I’d pedaled across [...]

It’s the time of year when holiday tunes are playing everywhere. But sometimes when you are traveling far away from home in another culture, hearing a Christmas carol or familiar song can be a wonderful reminder of home … or not. We were cycling in Northern Thailand during Christmas. We pedaled into a small town [...]

If bread is the Staff of Life, it is also, at the very least, the Kickstand of Cycling. It holds you up and keeps you from falling over. I love this carbolicious treat. As a kid, homemade bread was not in my universe. Bread was something that came in brightly colored cellophane packages from the [...]

I received word from the Society of American Travel Writers that I’ve won a silver Lowell Thomas Award for my audio commentaries from Spain and Portugal that ran on KUOW’s Weekday. My bicycle commentaries and interviews have been aired on Steve Scher’s show since 1994. Without a strong and vibrant public radio station in Seattle, [...]

For the last two years I’ve been writing posts for the Adventure Cycling Association‘s blog. My column is called “Sights and Sounds” and I’ve been given the freedom to dig through photos (slides and digital) and recordings (cassette, mini-disc, and and digital) from my (our) travels by bicycle throughout the globe. Some I’ve re-posted on [...]

After a long, hard, wonderful slog pedaling the back roads of Colombia south from Bogotá, we took a break in the beautiful city of Cartagena. I woke up early and grabbed my camera and wandered the streets of this World Heritage city. The colors were incredible. The architecture sublime. I came around a corner into [...]

If you are an avid touring cyclist and want an unending supply of beautiful roads with little to no traffic … negotiate the month of September as your vacation time for the rest of your working days. Then, when you retire, simply continue this travel pattern until your legs no longer spin. September is my [...]

I live in the insanely beautiful Pacific Northwest. Due to our cloudy skies and somewhat damp weather (even in July), the color pallet can be quite muted — dark greens, blues, and greys. So when I travel, I am drawn to the opposite. The rich and vibrant, almost electric colors that you will find on [...]

We always talk about bicycle travel. But what about bicycle lingering? Bicycle lingering is that ability to stop forward motion, pause, and soak up what is around you. Cafes. Ice cream parlors. Roadside restaurants. City parks. Riverside picnic tables. They all call out for you to park your bike and linger. I am amazed at [...]