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  • “Yarigatake”, from the series “Twelve Scenes in the Japan Alps” by the Japanese artist Yoshida Hiroshi (1876–1950).  Woodblock print, ink and color on paper.  

  • Scott Brady of Expedition Portal wrote a concise treatise entitled “The 10 Commandments of Modifying an Overland Vehicle” today.  Below are the ten commandments.  Click through to the ExPo article for the full write-up.   Simplicity and reliability is the key to vehicle preparation for long-distance adventure travel. Complexity is the enemy Weight is the…

  • Massive avalanche ripped the entire East face of Mount Blackmore to the ground this week.  Photo © Vandenbos.

  • Winter bicycling can be cold in Bozeman and I gave my Bar Mitts to my wife so a set of pogies was in order. Sewed these this weekend.  Inside is a very soft fleece over a layer of continuous filament polyester insulation.  Outside is a water-shedding nylon ripstop with 1000d Multicam Cordura trims.

  • Source: The Retro Skiier

  • Horace Dall (1901-1986) of Luton, England made the inaugural overland journey through the Sprengisandur wilderness of Iceland by bicycle in 1933.  Along the way he kept a photo journal of his trials and tribulations with written descriptions on the backs of the photos.  One that seems to describe the journey well is,  “The first day…

  • Kyle and Sam Scoping the summit, Northern Gallatin Range, Montana, USA.

  • The first photo taken of my Surly Pugsley during the build out, 2012. Photo © Scott Haraldson.