Kestrachern

25 miles to the west of San Francisco lies the Farallon Islands. In 2006 a former girlfriend and I went on a trip out to the islands for a wildlife exploration. It was an all day trip that was bracketed with trips for sushi. I was worried about seasickness and went the more natural route, [...]

I found myself exploring the shoreline around downtown St. Petersburg, Florida via a few rides today. I’m becoming increasingly comfortable with the fixed gear set up on my bike (it still needs a name). I first caught some children playing in the water off Vinoy Park, north of downtown. Then off to Rollin’ Oats for [...]

Alligators and wildlife live among us here in St Petersburg. Booker Creek Park is only a few minutes ride from my apartment and is the playground for a pod of alligators. It’s a little alarming to experience them in the open like that for the first time. Knowing that they can and do injur people [...]

2007 was my second full year in San Francisco and the year where it felt I made the most connections… Luscious - richly luxurious or appealing to the senses Synchronicity - the coincidental occurrence of events and especially psychic events (as similar thoughts in widely separated persons or a mental image of an unexpected event before it [...]

In April of 2008 Calamity and I departed San Francisco for points east. Part of our adventures during that trip was a trek along the Appalachian Trail through Virginia. Shenandoah National Park was amazing to hike through that time of year. We got a ride to the trail from my cousins that own a farm [...]