Category Archives: Summer_2022

Mosquitoes Get The Upper Hand: Part 3

I’ve been camping repeatedly at generic park. This is lame and costs money. No regrets though. It worked to get the ball rolling. Reservations were convenient and the location was a known thing. I got me back into the groove … Continue reading

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Mosquitoes Get The Upper Hand: Part 2

I’m perpetually trying new things while camping. I’d gotten into a groove of eating Mountain House freeze dried food when I’d been canoeing into the Canadian outback. Now that I’m “backpacking by Dodge” weight savings are irrelevant. The freeze dried … Continue reading

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Mosquitoes Get The Upper Hand: Part 1

Have you sniffed the air? The winds have shifted. Fools ran rampant; but their time was short. In but a few years they demonstrated their totality of incompetence. When society was under their sway, it reeked of cattle cars and … Continue reading

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Mosquitoes Get The Upper Hand: Part 0

Spoiler alert… I went camping but got my ass handed to me on a silver platter! The story of my latest motorcycle / camping trip will go live soon. I had fun but mosquitos took more of my blood than … Continue reading

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Vignettes From America: Rise Of The Robots: Part 3

I’d wandered into a sushi joint. The place had sushi (which is Japanese or possibly Californian) but was named “Shanghai something or other”. What the fuck? Isn’t Shanghai in China? Do they not have a map? The inability to differentiate … Continue reading

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Vignettes From America: Rise Of The Robots: Part 2

The hotel’s website said “ample truck parking”. They lied! I pulled into a dead end parking lot and, for want of better options, blocked everything. The world would have to wait while I checked in. Don’t blame me, blame the … Continue reading

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Vignettes From America: Rise Of The Robots: Part 1

[This is the story of when I had to hauled a thing I’ll not describe from a place I’m not going to specify to a location that’s none of your business. Enjoy!] Usually my Dodge is ridiculous. Its massive drivetrain, … Continue reading

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Swamp Stompin’ With Honey Badger: Part 7

I don’t meet many people when I’m out in nature. I go there to avoid people. However, the few people I meet are outlandish and memorable. Last year, I met the beer faeries.: The UTV rolled up with three laughing … Continue reading

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Swamp Stompin’ With Honey Badger: Part 6

When I took the stupid direction at the sketchy fork off the trail that felt like it went through Namibia… things got weird. The grasses and reeds in the sketchy landbound estuary morass I’d ridden through were tall but once … Continue reading

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Swamp Stompin’ With Honey Badger: Part 5

It wasn’t me that took the trail, it was Honey Badger. The silly little motorcycle simply loves doing stupid shit! I’m an innocent in all this I swear! So there I was, trundling down a road that had become a … Continue reading

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