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transplant.2016-07-03T02:15:29+00:00weekly0.6https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2016/02/10/from-natchez-to-new-orleans/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1109152155.jpg1109152155https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1109151937.jpg1109151937https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1110151252.jpg1110151252https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1110151311.jpg1110151311https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1110151731.jpg1110151731https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1110152112.jpg1110152112https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1110151257a.jpg1110151257ahttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1111151448.jpg1111151448https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1111150857.jpg1111150857https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1106151527.jpg11061515272016-02-11T19:28:10+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/faq/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1204151845.jpg1204151845My T-shirt quilt in the making.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1224150222a.jpg1224150222a2016-02-08T21:51:37+00:00weekly0.6https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2016/01/09/from-atlanta-to-natchez-aka-now-what/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1024151218a.jpg1024151218aLutz on the Old Trace.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1024151240.jpg1024151240Tobacco strung up to dry.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/10291512051.jpg1029151205https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1029151205a1.jpg1029151205ahttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1029151205b1.jpg1029151205bhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/10291515151.jpg1029151515Haunting cypress swamp.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1029151515a1.jpg1029151515ahttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1029151515b1.jpg1029151515bhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1030150650_hdr.jpg1030150650_HDRSunrise at the Pearl River.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1103151449.jpg11031514492016-01-09T18:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/the-route/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/screenshot-2016-01-07-at-9-01-04-pm.pngScreenshot 2016-01-07 at 9.01.04 PMhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/amy-map.jpgamy maphttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1128151824.jpg1128151824https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1114150856c.jpg1114150856chttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/thumbs-up.jpgthumbs uphttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_20150624_115600.jpgIMG_20150624_115600https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1104151341.jpg1104151341https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1018151311.jpg1018151311https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/1026151127.jpg1026151127https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/0819151051.jpg08191510512016-01-09T09:03:01+00:00weekly0.6https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/09/22/from-cookeville-to-atlanta-aka-already/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/09121512161.jpg0912151216https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/0806151514-e1443062318423.jpg0806151514Snacking at the grocery store.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/amy-at-fire-engine-house.jpgamy at fire engine houseI get a banner!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/kids-greet-amy.jpgkids greet amySqueezes!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tonia-charleston.jpgtonia charlestonTonia, Harold, and me hiding from the sudden downpour during our stroll.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/davidson.jpgdavidsonMy various adventures in North Carolina!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/0824152004_hdr.jpg0824152004_HDROne of the more scenic campsites I've had.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/exterior-building-2.jpgExterior-Building-2MEDIC Regional Blood Center in Knoxvillehttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/0812151553.jpg8.12 rough roadIt's always hard to decide if you should keep going or turn back when the road becomes an excellent habitat for frogs.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/0803151944.jpg0803151944Energy Lake campground at Land Between the Lakes.2015-10-14T04:10:12+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/the-team/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mike.jpgmikehttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/loriswod.jpgloriswodhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/belizeziplining.jpgBelizeZipliningApparently Pua is a little scared of ziplining in Belizean jungles.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/kat-hai-yue-ggbridge.jpgKat hai Yue ggbridgeThese two are always up for a 50 mile ride to SF.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bigger-prometheus-crew.jpgbigger prometheus crew2015-09-29T22:46:35+00:00weekly0.6https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/in-appreciation/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/final.jpgfinalhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/screenshot-2015-04-16-at-10-31-13-pm-e1429248751365.pngScreenshot 2015-04-16 at 10.31.13 PMhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bt-white-transparent.pngBT-white-transparent2015-09-29T22:01:38+00:00weekly0.6https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2014/10/22/the-3-bs-or-is-it-4/2015-09-29T04:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2014/10/25/coastal-trip-day-1-cupertino-to-santa-cruz/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/confused.jpgconfusedhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/climbing-old-santa-cruz-hwy.jpgclimbing old santa cruz hwyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/april-summit.jpgapril summit2015-09-29T04:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2014/10/26/coastal-trip-day-2-santa-cruz-to-seaside/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screenshot-5.pngScreenshot (5)Day 2 of our coastal trip, which included a lot of farmland.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/start-day-2.jpgstart day 2https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-2-surfer.jpgday 2 surferI don't know who this person is.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-2-slough.jpgday 2 sloughhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-2-shore2.jpgday 2 shore2We won't ever get tired of this view, right?. ...right?https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-2-shore.jpgday 2 shoreWe're on the coast! We've officially begun our coastal trip!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-2-iceplant.jpgday 2 iceplantInvasive, but pretty ice plant.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-2-ice-ride.jpgday 2 ice rideSue closes in on Seaside.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-2-ice-ride-2.jpgday 2 ice ride 2Cortney glides past the ice plant.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-2-gray.jpgday 2 gray2015-09-29T04:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2014/10/27/coastal-trip-day-3-seaside-to-big-sur/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-3-snacks.jpgday 3 snacksHaving snacks with the Lone Cypress. Trail mix, trail mix, and more trail mix. And some jerky.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-3-morning-ride.jpgday 3 morning rideCruising along Ocean View Blvd.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-3-coast2.jpgday 3 coast2We saw a lot of this view. I never got tired of it, but I think Sue might have.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-3-boats.jpgday 3 boatsBoats! I don't see any kayaks though.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-3-amy-sue.jpgday 3 amy suehttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-3-water-drink.jpgday 3 water drinkBrave enough to start drinking water again.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-3-sue.jpgday 3 sueWe're on Highway 1!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-3-start.jpgday 3 startWell energized for Day 3! Let's go exploring!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-3-seals.jpgday 3 sealsSpeed bumps! Er, I mean, harbor seals!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-3-pedaling.jpgday 3 pedaling2015-09-29T04:42:56+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2014/10/31/coastal-trip-day-4-big-sur-to-san-simeon/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-4-elephant-seals1.jpgday 4 elephant sealshttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-4-elephant-seals-2.jpgday 4 elephant seals 2Elephant seals basking on the beach.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-4-downhill.jpgday 4 downhillI fuss about the climbing, but there was also the coasting downhill.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-4-cortney-ragged-point.jpgday 4 cortney ragged pointhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-4-coffee.jpgday 4 coffeehttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-4-cortney-music.jpgday 4 cortney musicIn a rush? Nope. Nuh-uh.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-4-coast3.jpgday 4 coast3Another scenic shot.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-4-coast2.jpgday 4 coast2We saw a whole lot of this.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-4-coast.jpgday 4 coastTrees, ocean, mist, and solitude.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/day-4-climbing.jpgday 4 climbingTrees, sky, and a stretch of open road.2015-09-29T04:42:33+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2014/11/02/coastal-trip-day-5-san-simeon-to-pismo-beach/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-7-map.jpgday 7 maphttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-6-map.jpgday 6 mapOur route from Pismo Beach to Lompoc.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-5-map.jpgday 5 mapOur route from San Simeon to Pismo Beach.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/by-the-wind-sailors-3.jpgBy-the-wind-sailors-3I cannot take credit for this photo, this links to the page where I got it. The ones we saw weren't as nice as these, they really looked like crumpled plastic.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-5-mist.jpgDay 5 misthttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-5-dead-egret.jpgday 5 dead egretAm I morbid for taking this picture? How about for posting it here?https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/licorice-from-2011.jpglicorice from 2011Sabrina and our new friend Melo and myself eating licorice at Sini's wedding. You can see that these pieces came in the shape of skulls. SKULLS. How blatant of a warning do you need?https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/easter-baskets.jpgEaster basketsMy older siblings with their Easter baskets, maybe 1979, since I'm not there. When I see childhood family Easter pictures, I taste cinnamon.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-six.jpgday sixhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-8-wings-earned.jpgday 8 wings earned2015-09-29T04:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2014/11/06/coastal-trip-day-6-pismo-beach-to-lompoc/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/rinjani-monkey.jpgSolent News & Photo AgencyI wondered if the monkeys were as thirsty as I was. Probably, they were pretty aggressive about taking whatever they could from us. Again, not my photo. It links to where I got it.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mount-rinjani.jpgmount rinjaniThis is not my picture. I was too busy trying to survive to take pictures. The one time I did take out my camera was when we started at 4am to hike to the summit to see the sunrise. We left our stuff in the tents and I thought I stuffed my camera in my pocket. When I got to the summit I found out I had grabbed an extra pair of gloves, not my camera.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-8-with-wings.jpgday 8 with wingsWe're actually not going to wear biking gear today!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-8-wings.jpgday 8 wingsWe earned these wings.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-8-load-bikes.jpgday 8 load bikeshttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-8-glove-tan.jpgday 8 glove tanhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-7-stern-selfie.jpgday 7 stern selfiehttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-7-start.jpgday 7 startThe Chinese character for 7 is not as exciting as the one for 6.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-7-road-sign.jpgday 7 road signThis sign accompanied us for so much of this trip. I knew I would miss seeing it.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/day-7-pier-pelican.jpgday 7 pier pelicanPier life. I'm pretty sure if this pelican opened its mouth, people would try to throw a quarter in it.2015-09-29T04:41:44+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2014/11/14/coastal-trip-day-7-lompoc-to-santa-barbara-but-really-carpinteria/2015-09-29T04:41:21+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2014/11/16/on-stolen-bikes-and-poop-sandwiches/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/viewofcrimescene.jpgviewofcrimesceneMaybe ten minutes late.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/this-bike-e1416170137851.jpgthis bikeIt seriously takes this guy maybe three seconds to break my lock.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/later-e1416170151426.jpglaterI'll admit that I don't know if he's eating poop sandwiches right now, but it seems likely.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/last-pic.jpglast picThis is the last picture I have of my bike and me together. Taken yesterday on the Sawyer Camp Trail on our way to San Francisco.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/im-standing-e1416170263127.jpgi'm standingIn the video you can see this guy walk up holding a bag and some papers. A lady watches him the whole time.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/but-all-e1416170281192.jpgbut allHe cleans up quite well, but he leaves behind his Jehovah's Witness literature.2015-09-29T04:40:58+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2014/11/22/on-stolen-bikes-and-how-awesome-people-respond/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/surprise-4.jpgsurprise 4I can buy a bike! Even better, I have amazing friends! That's happiness!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/surprise-3.jpgsurprise 3https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/surprise-2.jpgsurprise 2I'm at the gym all the time! How did they all manage to sign this thing?https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/surprise-1.jpgsurprise 1https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/kitten.jpgkittenWho could resist?https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/win_20141121_230006-e1416640075308.jpgWIN_20141121_230006When I'm sad, I cuddle with a rat.2015-09-29T04:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2014/12/15/swabbing-and-woding/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/signed-up.jpgsigned uphttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pc-and-btm-e1418678388816.jpgpc and btmPrometheus CrossFit and Be the Match, together at last.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ben-swabs.jpgben swabsCoach Ben participates in an AMSAP - As Many Swabs As Possiblehttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sales-table.jpgsales tableSue provided tables, picked up chairs, directed traffic, managed the sales table... what would anyone do without Sue?https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/melanie-swab.jpgmelanie swabAnother potential bone marrow donor!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/double-and-helix.jpgdouble and helixIn loving memory of my first rats, Double and Helix.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ice-bucket-challenge.jpgice-bucket-challengehttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wodding-dec-13.jpgwodding dec 13https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/swabs.jpgswabsCrossFitters, show us your swab face!2015-09-29T04:33:14+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/01/04/the-quest-to-keep-my-bike-mine/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/locks.jpglockshttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/my-new-surly.jpgmy new surly2015-09-29T04:32:29+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/01/11/a-smear-of-fish/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/absalmon.jpgabsalmonAlton Brown loves fish! I'm inspired! But I prefer my fish filleted.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tallboy.jpgtallboyHealthy eating can include a tallboy during a bike ride, right?https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fried-catfish.jpgfried-catfishYup. Sadly, I could eat much more of this than I could of tom kha.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dashi.jpgdashiNo big deal, just an extra hour of cooking.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/catfish-soup.jpgcatfish soupNote: Easy, 25 minutes total time.2025-11-16T21:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/02/08/hello-kitty-is-my-watchdog/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/marge-wine.jpgmarge wineYou can really taste the... summer berries... and... jammy... and... an assertive... um.... oak... finish? Is that a thing?https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/california-newt.jpgcalifornia newtYou could kill about 2,500 mice with the skin of one California newt, so don't eat them.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/picchetti.jpgpicchettiSo nice to have a gorgeous winery three miles out your front door.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150207_161821.jpg20150207_161821Inspirational message from Archie.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150207_161856.jpg20150207_161856I had to have him hold the bell away from him so it wouldn't blend in with his shirt.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150207_161758.jpg20150207_161758My sister drew a barbell, a bike, and a bone on the rear fender. The bone does not look like a bone. Sigh.2015-09-29T04:30:03+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/02/15/hello-kitty-envy-and-12/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/rode-24-97-mi-on-02-14-2015-on-02-14-2015-cycling-training-log-entry-mapmyride.pngRode 24.97 mi on 02 14 2015 on 02 14 2015 CYCLING Training Log Entry MapMyRideThis ride was hard. And I'm sure it's only a small taste of what the Rockies will be.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hicks-road.jpgHicks roadhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150214_120224.jpg20150214_120224Lutz spends a whole lot of time in this room.2015-09-29T04:29:22+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/02/22/whiskey-and-hills/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_20150221_154345288.jpgIMG_20150221_154345288Steve is much closer to the camera than I am.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/june12-glenmorangiepw-2.jpgJune12-GlenmorangiePW-2Highland Scotch with a very distinctive color. And absolutely delicious.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/anas-headerv2.jpgAnas-headerv2I left one of these gorgeous Anas Acuta kayaks in four pieces just outside the Golden Gate. My bad.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/whiskey-situation.jpgwhiskey situationTravesty.2015-09-29T04:28:43+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/03/01/competition-and-blindness/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ali-fs.jpgAli fsSee how well I can wield a sledge hammer?https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/crossfit-open.jpgCrossFit OpenDoes Annie Thorsdottir also have to trick herself into working out most days of the week, do you think?2015-09-29T04:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/03/11/barbells-bikes-bones-and-boards/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rode-38-61-mi-on-03-07-2015-on-03-07-2015-cycling-training-log-entry-mapmyride.pngRode 38.61 mi on 03 07 2015 on 03 07 2015 CYCLING Training Log Entry MapMyRideAbout 39 miles to Pacifica, add on the earlier morning rides I did = 50 mile day!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hb-wetsuit-2-e1426136599413.jpghb wetsuit 2So close!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150307_150932.jpg20150307_150932Arrival at Pacifica!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150307_152208.jpg20150307_152208https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150307_152221.jpg20150307_152221https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150307_155240-e1426136624775.jpg20150307_155240HB has some intriguing ways to get out of a wetsuit.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150307_124751.jpg20150307_124751https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150307_135418_028.jpg20150307_135418_028The Sawyer Camp Trail is probably my favorite bike trail. The first time I tried to ride it I couldn't find it. Somehow it was hidden in plain sight. To five pairs of eyes. Later I found it. It was hiding behind the giant sign announcing its presence and the dozens of people hanging out by the trailhead.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/philz.jpgphilzA typical Saturday morning gathering at Philz Coffee. Note that we don't actually have any coffee yet. It takes a while since they make it one cup at a time. Hey, we have to amuse ourselves somehow while we wait.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/burpee-mile-1.jpgburpee mile 12015-09-29T04:27:18+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/03/22/to-folsom/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rode-90-78-mi-on-03-20-2015-on-03-20-2015-cycling-training-log-entry-mapmyride.pngRode 90.78 mi on 03 20 2015 on 03 20 2015 CYCLING Training Log Entry MapMyRide90 miles on my last day from Folsom to Pittsburg!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rode-85-34-mi-on-03-18-2015-on-03-18-2015-cycling-training-log-entry-mapmyride.pngRode 85.34 mi on 03 18 2015 on 03 18 2015 CYCLING Training Log Entry MapMyRide85 miles from Walnut Creek to Sacramento. Then a nightmare on the light rail.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/r2d2.jpgr2d2I took this picture of Lori and Cortney at the top of a monster climb. When I realized I was retracing part of this route, I started to panic that it would include this climb. It didn't, thankfully.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rode-63-62-mi-on-03-17-2015-on-03-17-2015-cycling-training-log-entry-mapmyride.pngRode 63.62 mi on 03 17 2015 on 03 17 2015 CYCLING Training Log Entry MapMyRide63 miles on the first day from Cupertino to Walnut Creek.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fremont-hills1.jpgFremont hillsFremont's all dressed up for St. Patrick's Day.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fremont-hills.jpgFremont hillshttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/martinez-marina.jpgMartinez marinahttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vacaville.jpgVacavillehttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vacaville-2.jpgVacaville 2This is what a whole lot of Wednesday looked like.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/san-ramon-cone.jpgSan Ramon coneA bonus ice cream cone at The Habit so that I could justify sitting around longer charging my phone.2015-09-29T04:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/03/27/hammock-test-in-big-basin/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/amy-giver-on-twitter-happyhammocking-in-big-basin-enohammocks-should-i-really-ditch-my-tent-when-i-go-xcountry-on-my-b-1.pngAmy Giver on Twitter #HappyHammocking in Big Basin. @ENOHammocks should I really ditch my tent when I go xcountry on my b (1)https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/amy-giver-on-twitter-happyhammocking-in-big-basin-enohammocks-should-i-really-ditch-my-tent-when-i-go-xcountry-on-my-bike.pngAmy Giver on Twitter #HappyHammocking in Big Basin. @ENOHammocks should I really ditch my tent when I go xcountry on my bikehttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ecomundo.jpgecomundoEcomundo. This is not my picture, I found it on some other person's travel blog. Click to visit! I don't think there are hammocks in this hut, but this is where we hung ours up.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150314_105429.jpg20150314_105429https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150314_105427.jpg20150314_105427https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150314_105419.jpg20150314_105419https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150314_105413.jpg20150314_105413https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150314_100402.jpg20150314_100402And we have hot water!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150314_100355.jpg20150314_100355https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20150314_100400.jpg20150314_1004002015-09-29T04:25:26+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/04/27/from-mountain-view-to-eureka/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20150427_141801.jpg20150427_141801https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4-19-mt-tam-campground1.jpg4.19 mt tam campgroundIt sounded like it was raining all night, but it was just extremely dense fog.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4-19-going-already1.jpg4.19 going alreadyWhat, you're turning around already?https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4_21-me-at-coastline-tired.jpg4_21 me at coastline tiredhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4_21-coastline-2.jpg4_21 coastline 2https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4_21-coastline.jpg4_21 coastlinehttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4_25-subway.jpg4_25 subwayhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4_25-avenue-of-the-giants.jpg4_25 avenue of the giantshttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4_25-clovers.jpg4_25 clovershttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/4_25-tiny-bike.jpg4_25 tiny bikeLutz looks like a toy next to this tree.2015-09-29T04:21:18+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/05/06/from-eureka-to-portland-aka-youre-going-the-wrong-way/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/20150504_092755.jpg20150504_092755So annoyingly charming and scenic.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5_01-river-and-mr-lion.jpg5_01 river and mr lionMr. Lion trying to shout out to the fishermen down there that they're doing it wrong.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/4-28-patricks-point-23.jpg4.28 patricks point 2Pacific Coast, it's been fun. You challenged me almost to tears, now it's time to start making my way to the Atlantic side.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/20150505_144701.jpg20150505_144701An bottle of Oregon pinot, all for me!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-05-dustin-and-me.jpg5.05 dustin and meDustin and me enjoying a morning of ponds, ducks, and coffee.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-04-wildwood-hostel.jpg5.04 wildwood hostelThey're making a storage area for bikes, but since it's not ready, Lutz got to come inside with me.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5_03-caterpillar1-e1430957249113.jpg5_03 caterpillarThere are a whole bunch of these guys with a death wish marching across 101.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-03-heceta-lighthouse.jpg5.03 heceta lighthouseAn informational sign says that this lighthouse "is claimed to be the ost photographed lighthouse in the world." What's that even supposed to mean? Who's doing the claiming? So what if it is? Is it true? Sounds like a self fulfilling prophecy anyway.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-03-sea-lion-cave.jpg5.03 sea lion caveYou take this long elevator ride down to get to this cave, being properly warned, of course, that the whole thing could collapse any second.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5_02-campsite.jpg5_02 campsiteCarter Lake campground2015-09-29T04:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/05/18/from-portland-to-boise-aka-follow-that-cyclist/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-15-wave-surfing-2.jpg5.15 wave surfing 2Couldn't help but try to picture Troy and Brooks thrown in with this crowd. That would be amusing on so many levels.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-12-pecking1.jpg5.12 peckingKevin has a folding keyboard that he attaches to his phone to blog from. I have my computer that demands WiFi. So he posts more regularly than I do.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/boise-up-high.jpgboise up highUp in the hills overlooking Boise.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dan-scotch.jpgdan scotchOne very peaty, one not so much, both extremely delicious.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-17-verdant-xfit-31.jpg5.17 verdant xfit 3https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-17-wallballs1.jpg5.17 wallballshttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-17-wallballs-21.jpg5.17 wallballs 2Group wallballs!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-17-verdant-xfit-box-jumps-21.jpg5.17 verdant xfit box jumps 2https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-17-verdant-xfit-box-jumps-31.jpg5.17 verdant xfit box jumps 3This WOD included box jumps and burpees and many other things.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/5-16-band-glass1.jpg5.16 band glass2015-09-29T04:18:59+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/06/06/from-boise-to-salt-lake-city-aka-whats-the-matter-with-you/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/futurama.jpgfuturamaThe future of SLC?https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5-25-mountains-pan.jpg5.25 mountains panAs I stopped to take this picture, the mosquitoes ganged up on me. I think I got bitten about 15 times.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5-29-beerhive-guys.jpg5.29 beerhive guysA rare evening when I'm not at a campsite!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5-29-guy-swabbing.jpg5.29 guy swabbinghttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5-29-ben.jpg5.29 benhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5-29-cancer-survivors.jpg5.29 cancer survivorsCancer survivors and true inspirations in Salt Lake City.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5-29-me-and-john.jpg5.29 me and johnJohn and me manning the Be the Match table at the O.C. Tanner health fair.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5-30-guampa.jpg5.30 guampahttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5-26-selfie-matt.jpg5.26 selfie mattMy escort through SLC.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bees.jpgbeesCards Against Humanity just gets me.2015-09-29T04:16:23+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/06/17/from-salt-lake-city-to-cedar-city-aka-seven/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150608_152549.jpg20150608_152549https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150608_152610.jpg20150608_152610https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150608_152612.jpg20150608_152612Steve on a cliff with some handy chains.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150607_143453.jpg20150607_143453https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150607_164121.jpg20150607_164121Odd to think how much power that little river can have as it sculpts these walls.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150607_171046.jpg20150607_171046https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150608_121255.jpg20150608_121255https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150608_125837.jpg20150608_125837https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150608_161247.jpg20150608_161247https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150608_161333.jpg20150608_161333On top of Angels Landing.2024-04-26T05:16:44+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/07/01/from-cedar-city-to-denver-aka-up/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0885.jpgIMG_0885We're there!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150619_144017.jpgIMG_20150619_144017We tried to figure out which mountain was supposed to look like a lizard head, but all mountains kind of look like lizard heads when you want them to.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150619_150826.jpgIMG_20150619_150826https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150620_170823.jpgIMG_20150620_170823https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150621_084859.jpgIMG_20150621_084859https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150621_181201.jpgIMG_20150621_181201Apparently this is how James amuses himself when he's waiting for me.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150621_185225.jpgIMG_20150621_185225Wanna gummy bear? It's been in my pannier. They're real warm and soft. A nod to Ferris Bueller.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150623_155125.jpgIMG_20150623_155125https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150623_190341.jpgIMG_20150623_190341Hammock time!https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_20150623_190402.jpgIMG_20150623_190402Pannier explosion time.2017-11-25T00:22:05+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/08/13/from-denver-to-elizabethtown-aka-the-soggy-edge/https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cf-springfield-post-wod.jpgCF springfield post wodSpringfield Easthttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cf-wheat-state.jpgCF wheat stateWheat Statehttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cf-vette-city.jpgCF vette cityVette Cityhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cf-springfield.jpgCF springfieldSpringfield Easthttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cf-old-81.jpgCF old 81Old 81https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cf-muddy.jpgCF muddyMuddy Waterhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lori-and-me-and-whiskey.jpglori and me and whiskeyHere we are at The Brown Hotel. Lori, of course, has a Manhattan. I opted for the mint julep.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/truck-driving-savior.jpgtruck driving saviorAdd one more savior to the list.https://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/missouri-sign.jpgmissouri signhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/me-and-reg.jpgme and regMy friend Regina and me in Chanute, Kansas. She lives up by Kansas City and drove down to camp with me for a night. She brought ribs and beer! The next day we went swimming at a lake.2015-09-29T04:11:11+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.com/2015/04/21/the-first-three-days/2015-04-27T03:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://barbellsbikesandbones.comdaily1.02025-11-16T21:52:48+00:00