Publication: Up in Alaska

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

The road ahead

On Monday, I saw my doctor for an annual physical. I was convinced my blood tests were going to show something — low blood glucose levels, iron deficiency, something. Nope. Normal. The doctor asked questions about sleep, weight loss, and stress, which ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

Entities: Stagecoach Holdings, Blood Glucose, P.E.A.K

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Gary Fisher

Goodbye to a good bike

Attempting to powder-shred with Pugsley in Spaulding Meadows, Juneau, Alaska. I sold my Pugsley.I know, I thought I'd never write those words. If there was any bike I just assumed I'd keep forever, for sentimental reasons if nothing else, it was Pugsley. ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

Entities: Juneau (Alaska, United States), Gary Fisher, Mussel

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Stagecoach Holdings

Busting out at the Ohlone 50K

Photo by Joseph SwensonIf my confidence wasn't already tenuous enough, my body had to go and zonk out on the shuttle bus. Under normal circumstances, I'm a picky sleeper. I need horizontal silence, and no matter how much I want to, I can rarely take ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

Entities: Stagecoach Holdings, Jelly Belly, P.E.A.K

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 1 Documents

Accepting risk

Good times: Keith near the summit of Mount DiabloI'm about to write about something I haven't discussed openly before, but there was a short period of my life when anxiety nearly took control. It was the summer of 2002, and I was 22 years old. I've ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

Entities: Anxiety, 2008 Iditarod, Emigration

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Harley-Davidson Inc

A harsh end to the holiday

It began where these stories always seem to begin, on a bright and gorgeous morning. Keith and I were pedaling along State Route 120, the high road across Yosemite National Park. We had a big day planned — eighty miles and a long, rolling climb to ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

Entities: Sonora (California, United States), Harley-Davidson Inc, Yosemite National Park, Modesto (California, United States)

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Google Inc

And on and on

I will say this: It really is difficult to take recovery down time when it's summer, beautiful outside, and the people you spend time with are all out looking for fun. I finished the Stagecoach 400, took a couple of days completely off, and ventured ... [ Published May 11 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

Entities: Chamois, Stagecoach Holdings, Google Inc, Bello, nonprescription

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 08 2012 - 1 Documents

Climbing to the end

I've found it difficult to write my Stagecoach 400 trip report. All of the words seem to boil down to "I was really tired and rode my bike for a long time." During the race, my perspective was muddled by fatigue, which cast a sort of gray wash over ... [ Published May 08 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

Entities: Resupply, Recreational Vehicle, Stagecoach Holdings, fire

First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 07 2012 - 1 Documents

Urban jungle

I woke up with my face in the gravel, cheek pressed into the moist dirt, and my first thought was, "smells like wet cement." I'm not sure where exactly the thought came from; the accumulating hours on the bike were slowly smothering my critical thinking ... [ Published May 07 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

Entities: Coffee, San Diego (California, United States), Starbucks Corporation

First Reported May 06 2012 - Updated May 06 2012 - 1 Documents

When the days get long

I woke up to the sound of bicycle tires grinding on sand, so I knew I must have slept a little. I hadn't set an alarm as part of my "let my body do what it needs to do" strategy, and almost felt disappointed when I realized the sky was still cast in ... [ Published May 06 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

Entities: Stagecoach Holdings, San Diego (California, United States), Ocotillo, Split Off, Yucca

First Reported May 05 2012 - Updated May 05 2012 - 1 Documents

Taking the stage

My earliest memories of Southern California include a glass tank full of dolphins, evenly spaced palm trees dividing the street from the gleaming walls of glass skyscrapers, and a homeless man sleeping in a pile of dirty clothing on a manicured lawn. ... [ Published May 05 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

Entities: Stagecoach Holdings, Nome (Alaska, United States), Straggler

First Reported May 04 2012 - Updated May 04 2012 - 1 Documents

Endless climb: Stagecoach 400 intro

My water tasted like weak, rancid coffee, and was nearing throat-searing temperatures. I collected it from a hose at a fire station, where it probably sat for days absorbing heat and minerals. I had better water in a reserve bladder, but I was too ... [ Published May 04 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

Entities: Stagecoach Holdings, Recreational Vehicle, Kangaroo mouse

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 1 Documents

Here goes nothing

Right now it's 38 degrees and clear in Idyllwild, California. I arrived in town this afternoon after visiting my sister in Huntington Beach. Less than two hours of driving through traffic-choked Orange County sprawl and into the mountains landed me ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

Entities: Stagecoach Holdings, Sprawl, Anchorage (Alaska)

Quotes

...When I insisted I wanted to ride on, she gave me two packages of sour straw candy, free of charge, because "when you're riding you suck on these and they give you power." Mrs. Singh was a refreshing shot of human kindness on this lonely day, even if the chips she recommended nearly burned a hole in my stomach

Climbing to the end [Up in Alaska - May 08 2012]

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The road ahead [ Published May 25 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Goodbye to a good bike [ Published May 23 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Busting out at the Ohlone 50K [ Published May 22 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Accepting risk [ Published May 20 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
A harsh end to the holiday [ Published May 17 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
And on and on [ Published May 11 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Climbing to the end [ Published May 08 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Urban jungle [ Published May 07 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
When the days get long [ Published May 06 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Taking the stage [ Published May 05 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Endless climb: Stagecoach 400 intro [ Published May 04 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Here goes nothing [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Fighting inertia [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Embracing the slump [ Published Apr 22 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
South Pole bike revisted [ Published Apr 18 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Part three: Serendipity [ Published Apr 17 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Part two: Hunger Games [ Published Apr 15 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Not a Disney California adventure [ Published Apr 15 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Inspired to ride [ Published Apr 10 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Getting to know you [ Published Apr 07 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Introducing ... [ Published Apr 05 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Labeling myself [ Published Apr 02 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Finish and aftermath [ Published Mar 31 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Fade to white, part two [ Published Mar 30 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Fade to white [ Published Mar 29 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
We interrupt this spring ... [ Published Mar 22 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Woodside to the sea [ Published Mar 21 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Spring fever [ Published Mar 20 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
The action kilt [ Published Mar 17 2012 by Up in Alaska ]
Cramming for White Mountains [ Published Mar 14 2012 by Up in Alaska ]

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The road ahead [ Published May 25 2012 by Up in Alaska ] On Monday, I saw my doctor for an annual physical. I was convinced my blood tests were going to show something — low blood glucose levels, iron deficiency, something. Nope. Normal. The doctor asked questions about sleep, weight loss, and stress, which ...
Goodbye to a good bike [ Published May 23 2012 by Up in Alaska ] Attempting to powder-shred with Pugsley in Spaulding Meadows, Juneau, Alaska. I sold my Pugsley.I know, I thought I'd never write those words. If there was any bike I just assumed I'd keep forever, for sentimental reasons if nothing else, it was Pugsley. ...
Busting out at the Ohlone 50K [ Published May 22 2012 by Up in Alaska ] Photo by Joseph SwensonIf my confidence wasn't already tenuous enough, my body had to go and zonk out on the shuttle bus. Under normal circumstances, I'm a picky sleeper. I need horizontal silence, and no matter how much I want to, I can rarely take ...
Accepting risk [ Published May 20 2012 by Up in Alaska ] Good times: Keith near the summit of Mount DiabloI'm about to write about something I haven't discussed openly before, but there was a short period of my life when anxiety nearly took control. It was the summer of 2002, and I was 22 years old. I've ...
A harsh end to the holiday [ Published May 17 2012 by Up in Alaska ] It began where these stories always seem to begin, on a bright and gorgeous morning. Keith and I were pedaling along State Route 120, the high road across Yosemite National Park. We had a big day planned — eighty miles and a long, rolling climb to ...