Category Archives: Travel

Read before burning bridges. 30 days of biking, #27

Posted on April 30, 2022 by 16incheswestofpeoria

I’m back at the house no longer there and the flowers across the street from the house, the flowers that seem to follow the unattributable advice to bloom where you’re planted, though because flowers were blooming in place long before … Continue reading →

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Booking it in Door County

Posted on September 22, 2021 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Inside the handlebar bag: five books I bought this summer in Door County, Wisconsin. Buying five books in a week’s time, at least once a year, is not an indulgence; it’s a necessity. I’m supporting businesses I care about in … Continue reading →

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Opportunity costs and the bicycle rider

Posted on February 14, 2021 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Everything you do could be something else. A day at work is a century ride. Writing a poem is fixing a flat tire. Improving that poem is fixing two flat tires in the rain, cursing your misfortune, and worrying about … Continue reading →

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The examined life from Oregon to Patagonia. Mostly by bicycle

Posted on September 6, 2020 by 16incheswestofpeoria

The road worked for Dad. Maybe it’ll work for you. What’s your life-changing adventure?

Welcome to Jedidiah Jenkins’ 16-month bicycle ride from Oregon to Patagonia. Continue reading →

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