Category Archives: travel

From the Mountains to the Sea

Posted on July 31, 2014 by barbonabike

Plans changed, things came up, setbacks happened, and when the time was finally right, the traffic was horrendous, but at long last, I’m here. Folly Beach. The universe, with its infinite sense of humor, is still throwing me curve balls, … Continue reading →

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Lessons from being Feral

Posted on June 16, 2014 by barbonabike

[Asheville, NC 3/30/14] It’s a fine line that I walk between being feral and being civilized. I crave the best of both worlds. I want to be approachable from either side, but how can you wear the dirty, rugged rags … Continue reading →

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Life in Circles

Posted on June 16, 2014 by barbonabike

I live my life in big, sweeping circles, overlapping at random, which, if seen from above, might resemble a chaotic and illogical vin diagram or the sporadic results of a Spirograph. The metaphor can be applied broadly, but in some … Continue reading →

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Tumbleweed

Posted on April 24, 2014 by barbonabike

Whirlwind. Tumbleweed. Free spirit. Call me what you will… but I’m back. 29 days now I’ve been on the road. 29 amazing days and there’s no end in sight. Granted, I’ve been kicking around the Southeast the whole time and … Continue reading →

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Little River Canyon

Posted on April 14, 2014 by barbonabike

I generally avoid the word “exhilarating” because it’s been hijacked by corporate America in an attempt to make body washes, aftershaves, and peppermint patties seem irresistible, but I have to reclaim it now, because yesterday was absolutely exhilarating. After driving … Continue reading →

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Street Fright

Posted on March 17, 2014 by barbonabike

I just stand there, staring into the trunk of my car as the minutes pass. I heave a big, heavy sigh and screw my face up. I argue with myself. “Do I really want to do this? What a stupid … Continue reading →

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I am a Squirrel

Posted on July 4, 2013 by barbonabike

Have you ever been driving along on a Sunday morning, minding your own business, when suddenly a squirrel darts in front of your car and then, in a moment that feels like a lifetime, turns left, then turns right, then … Continue reading →

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The Break Up

Posted on May 15, 2013 by barbonabike

Dear Appalachian Trail, By the time you read this, I’ll be gone. I’m sorry, so sorry. I need you to know that it isn’t you, it’s me. I guess I let myself get lost in a romanticized fantasy of what … Continue reading →

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All I Know to do is Go

Posted on May 10, 2013 by barbonabike

Nestled in the shadows of the great Appalachian Mountains, along the banks of the French Broad River, there sits a modest hamlet. If you stand on the bridge that spans the Spring Creek and look both ways up and down … Continue reading →

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Yellow Blazin’

Posted on May 7, 2013 by barbonabike

When you hike the Appalachian trail, you follow the white blazes on the trees, and that makes you a white blazer. If you take the side trails and follow the blue blazes, that makes you a blue blazer. When you … Continue reading →

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