Category Archives: United States

Bicycle touring the Colorado Plateau, part three: Cedar Mesa

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Bryan Keith

Continuing my route out of the wilds of the Carrizo Mountains, I reached pavement again at Beclabito, New Mexico. This post has little text and is, I suppose, more about hiking in Cedar Mesa than bicycle touring. Here goes: It … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring the Colorado Plateau, part two: The Navajo Nation

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Bryan Keith

… continued from part one. If the first photo in this post looks familiar, maybe it’s ’cause you’ve read Gwen Maka’s bicycle touring book, Riding with Ghosts. Ok, here’s the original text (from April 2009): From Chaco Canyon I took … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring the Colorado Plateau, part one: Chama River and Chaco Canyon

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Bryan Keith

No, I am not in the US, not cycling the Colorado Plateau. We’re stuck at home in Antalya, another under round of covid 19 restrictions. Spending too much time on the internet, I came across a couple articles about the … Continue reading →

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Tourists in southern California again

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Bryan Keith

Oh, isn’t this the classic tourist pose (at Los Angeles County Museum of Art)? When I was talking with Bill at McNeil River about the incredible moon jellies that we saw in SE Alaska, he said we really must visit the … Continue reading →

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Mariposa Grove: Giant Sequoias and chipmunk stripes

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Bryan Keith

Our last excursion in Yosemite National Park was to visit the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. As with Yosemite Valley, the Mariposa Grove was handed over to the State of California in 1864 by President Lincoln for protection and recreation … Continue reading →

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