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Yann Tiersen portrait

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January Portrait Challenge, Days 1-11

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January 12, 2022

<img width="495" height="400" src="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bikepacking-the-Colorado-Trail-495x400.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bikepacking-the-Colorado-Trail-495x400.jpg 495w, https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Bikepacking-the-Colorado-Trail-845x684.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

Forget goal setting, invest in skills

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January 6, 2022

<img width="495" height="400" src="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/T.-Rex-1-495x400.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/T.-Rex-1-495x400.jpg 495w, https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/T.-Rex-1-845x684.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

A year of T. Rex drawings

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December 29, 2021

<img width="495" height="400" src="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Driving-a-dock-495x400.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Driving-a-dock-495x400.jpg 495w, https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Driving-a-dock-845x684.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

The power of sharing your thoughts online

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December 15, 2021

<img width="495" height="400" src="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/T-Rex-fail-drawing-edited-495x400.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/T-Rex-fail-drawing-edited-495x400.jpg 495w, https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/T-Rex-fail-drawing-edited-845x684.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

Here's to the amateurs

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November 3, 2021

<img width="495" height="400" src="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Gray-water-tank-495x400.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Gray-water-tank-495x400.jpg 495w, https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Gray-water-tank-845x684.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

Installing a DIY Gray Water System Under My Sprinter Van

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October 6, 2021

<img width="495" height="400" src="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Colorado-Trail-bikepacking-August-2021-66-495x400.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Colorado-Trail-bikepacking-August-2021-66-495x400.jpg 495w, https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Colorado-Trail-bikepacking-August-2021-66-845x684.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

Bikepacking Magic on the Colorado Trail

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September 16, 2021

making soy yogurt

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Sharing the Mental Load

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September 1, 2021

bikepacking colorado trail

<img width="495" height="400" src="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Colorado-Trail-high-point-descent-bikepacking-495x400.jpg" class="attachment-portfolio size-portfolio wp-post-image" alt="bikepacking colorado trail" loading="lazy" srcset="https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Colorado-Trail-high-point-descent-bikepacking-495x400.jpg 495w, https://33vpkuzj6t937swqu1paykae-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Colorado-Trail-high-point-descent-bikepacking-845x684.jpg 845w" sizes="(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px" />

Sayonara, Instagram: Why I Left Social Media

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August 18, 2021