Archive for March, 2006

Day 10: Northern Arizona HelmetCam

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

I’ve had some people suggest that I need to show some video of me cycling during The Dream Tour.
Fortunately, I brought with me on the tour a small camera tripod designed for backpacking, cycle touring, or any activity where you want to be able to have a tripod, but space and weight are a […]

Sometimes my insulin pump scares me

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

Yesterday my insulin pump gave me a good scare.
Kaibito was the one town we encountered after leaving Page, AZ on Monday morning. As I approached Kaibito, I started hearing a noise. One of those two-tone electronic noises. At first I thought it was an ambulance. I looked around and couldn’t see […]

Day 10: Page, Arizona to Navajo National Monument

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

We camped last night at the Navajo National Monument. No cellphone service there and no internet access, so even though I’m writing this on Tuesday evening, it’s about our day on Monday, March 27.
It was an 85 mile ride to get to the Navajo National Monument. We hadn’t planned to get there on […]

Nice story in the Southern Utah University Journal

Monday, March 27th, 2006

I remembered to check the Southern Utah University Journal for a story they said would be in their March 27 issue. They did a great job on it, I think:
Man lives dream, rides bike

Day 9: A rough day at the office

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

Last night was interesting. It was our first night camping. The tent is fairly large, but it’s not large enough for Pat, myelf AND the bicycles. Instead, my trusty steed sat outside, locked to the car along with Pat’s bicycle. Even tough we had taken every precaution, subconsciously I must have still […]