My first long-distance bicycle tour was in 1995, the summer after college. I started in Germany and ended in southern Italy. I have few photos from that trip or from two subsequent tours in Italy in the summer and winter of 1996. More recent trips are better documented:

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"Car-free" is an oversimplification—we occasionally rent a car for errands or trips—but (even now that we have two kids) we don't own a car, and we don't miss it.

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Cycling makes me happy. It is a means of transportation, a sport, and a way to see the world. It gives me a way to meditate, to relieve stress, and to appreciate nature. It is a simple and elegant thing in a world that sometimes seems too complex.