I'm not a tourist. I love to ride all day, but I want a soft bed and a hot meal at the end of each day. Tent camping is not high on my list of fun things to do. But Doug, Scott, Jen, and Steve finally won me over.

I've retired and so have run short of excuses. So, I bought a Burley Nomad trailer, put aside my dread of the long hours driving to and from Death Valley and said, "Okay, I'll take the Garbage Out!" But just as for Sarah Cynthia Silvia Stout, it was too late. Here's the rest of the story . . .

Death Valley Days

I Shoulda Listened to my Mother!

Death Valley Adventure Begins

What Goes up . . . Death Valley Day 2 and 3

Interlude in the Desert; A Darker Turn

Daylight Assault: Death Valley Day 5

Doug's Waitress

Of course there is more to the story . . .

this prequel Hitchless about my experience setting up my Burley

and the tragic aftermath Name this Object

as well as the comic explanation in The Trost Curse.