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20 years ago, I started a second career as a motorcycle journalist, and I’ve been lucky enough to see many of the beautiful places in the world and publishing stories and photos of my adventures. I’ve started documenting my bicycle adventures in a similar fashion, and will be sharing those stories here. Please join me.

“The idea is to die young as late as possible

Ashley Montagu

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  • .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Pentax Q with 01 Prime Those who have prejudged and dismissed the Q because of the size of the sensor are missing out on a pretty good and capable small camera. Their loss.


  • Skyline Drive, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Ken Engelman and I were riding down to Maggie Valley for RoadRUNNER’s Touring Weekend, so we took a trip along Skyline Drive. Along the way, Ken asked if I could get some photos of him. I said sure, and then remembered that I had only brought…


  • .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Skyline Drive, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Ken Engelman and I were riding down to Maggie Valley for RoadRUNNER’s Touring Weekend, so we took a trip along Skyline Drive. Along the way,…


  • Via Flickr:With a little NR, the blue channel noise is gone. Again, not a great photo, but it is a photo. Looks like the Q with the 01 Prime can be used to take snapshots when out with family and friends.


  • Via Flickr:I must be old, because the sheer idea of being able to take a photo in a dark restaurant at ISO3200 still amazes me. This isn’t art, or not really usable anywhere, but the fact that recognizable photo was taken with a camera that can hide behind an iPhone is kind of cool. Read…


  • .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Via Flickr: With a little NR, the blue channel noise is gone. Again, not a great photo, but it is a photo. Looks like the Q with the 01 Prime can be used to…


  • .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Via Flickr: I must be old, because the sheer idea of being able to take a photo in a dark restaurant at ISO3200 still amazes me. This isn’t art, or not really usable anywhere,…


  • One of the things that I am hoping that the Pentax Q does is take higher quality video compared to POV cams. While POV cams are very small and very convenient, their IQ is sometimes lacking. To test the Q agains the Drift HD, I stacked them on top of each other and went for…


  • One of the things that I am hoping that the Pentax Q does is take higher quality video compared to POV cams. While POV cams are very small and very convenient, their IQ is sometimes lacking. To test the Q agains the Drift HD, I stacked them on top of each other and went for…