I've wanted to share more writing with the world for some time now. It's not like my hands have been idle, I continue to journal every day and there's plenty I've written in those diaries which I must confess was written for a future audience while being utterly uncertain as to whether any other eyes … Continue reading Re-inventing myself and the site
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The Walls Are Closing In
Trigger warning: Suicide - if you or someone you know is considering suicide go to https://translifeline.org/ or call US(877)565-8860 CAN(877)330-6366. Non-transgender specific suicide hotline: (800)273-8255 This past Sunday, FINA, the world governing body for competitive swimming, banned all transgender women from competing if they did not fully transition before the age of 12. Which is … Continue reading The Walls Are Closing In
Who Knew It Was Better To Be Invisible
Trigger Warning: In this blog I will be discussing suicide, violence, and other discriminatory and harmful acts. If you or someone you know is considering suicide please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 For transgender specific crisis you can contact TransLifeline.org or call them at US: 877-565-8860 CAN: 877-330-6366 How am I supposed … Continue reading Who Knew It Was Better To Be Invisible
Change
Wow... When I envisioning my life after the Pan American Highway I knew it would be different. Different from how life was before my trip and most certainly different than my life during. What I couldn't imagine is a world gripped by a pandemic, even though news and cases of what we would later know … Continue reading Change
The Longest Crossing
Shortly after crossing the border into Argentina I began to realize why this was reserved for trekkers and cyclists only. What was once a beautiful wide and smooth path on the Chilean side became little more than what is at best single track MTB and at worst a literal river masquerading as the route. Argentina’s … Continue reading The Longest Crossing
Going Forward
Ok, this has been a long time coming. I'm back home now with a working computer, I probably should have written sooner but such is life. A lot has happened since my last post back in [checks blog history] HOLY SHIT SINCE OCTOBER!!! So long story short I made it to Ushuaia and then flew … Continue reading Going Forward
A Wasp’s Life
Back when I was visiting a friend in Curahuasi, Perú I spent the days relaxing and reading while she was working with the local children. During that time I would spend most of it in this hut that was made for social gatherings sitting in comfortable chairs reading. Every once in a while I would … Continue reading A Wasp’s Life
Cycling on the Edge of Forever
Inhaling deep I try to catch my breath as I struggled along, fighting the wind and terrain that seems to forever work against me. Up ahead I see the telltale signs of inclement weather, unsure at the moment of what kind of precipitation is in my future rain or snow but regardless my day is … Continue reading Cycling on the Edge of Forever
What have I gotten myself into
What have I gotten myself into? That was the question I was asking myself over two years ago now when I was in a plane flying over the remote and untouched expanses of forests in Alaska on my way to Fairbanks. For as far as I could see I saw nothing that humanity had built … Continue reading What have I gotten myself into
Victim Blaming
(Names have been change) Throughout my journey I have encountered many different people from many different walks of life whose lives up until that point had shaped their viewpoints on countless topics. Most of the time the interactions don’t go much deeper than “What are you doing or where are you biking from/to”, but every … Continue reading Victim Blaming