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Welcome! We are Chris and Rachel, AKA “Chrachel”. We enjoy time with family & friends, cycling, hiking, camping, traveling and adventuring in general. This blog is meant to share our experiences with anyone who is interested in seeing what we’ve been up.

A handful of our most recent posts are linked below, otherwise follow this link for all posts in reverse chronological order.  Additionally, the left sidebar and top primary menu links can be used for scanning through old posts.

Hope you enjoy!

Love, Chrachel

  • Most Recent Posts

    • GDMBR Week 10
      By Chris
      In Bike Touring, Camping, Cycling, GDMBR, Hiking
      June 4, 2019
      Having a blast frolfing at the course in the Frisco Adventure Park! Much like week 9, week 10 of our trip southward on the GDMBR was light on miles covered, but otherwise full of adventure, this time with my brother, Casey, and his wife, Julie. …
    • GDMBR Week 9
      By Chris
      In Bike Touring, Camping, Cycling, GDMBR, Hiking
      May 19, 2019
        Weeks 9 & 10 combined for a meager 128 miles of forward progress along the trail, but we did a lot of other fun activities with friends and family between Lynx Pass Campground and Como, CO.   This was all by design, however, as we had been …
    • Southwestern Honey-Chipotle Glazed Salmon
      By rhogue
      In Dinner, Recipes
      February 9, 2019
      We tore this recipe out of a Costco magazine, and we really liked it, so I’m saving it here. I was worried it would be really spicy after licking some Chipotle chili sauce off of my finger, but the honey did a great job making the spiciness …
    • The Things We Carry: a SPOT Tracker
      By rhogue
      In Bike Touring, Camping, Cycling, GDMBR
      November 26, 2018
      As we mentioned before the trip, we carry a SPOT tracking device with us, both to generate a nice map of our route for family and friends at home to see, as well as for safety. If one of us gets hurt, we can use the SPOT tracker to call for help, …
    • Shrooms
      By rhogue
      In Bike Touring, Cycling, GDMBR
      October 26, 2018
      On our very first rest day of the trip, in Eureka, MT, Chris and I received an unexpected gift. We were sitting in the laundromat, reading our books as we waited for the wash cycle to complete. The door swung open, and a head of strawberry blonde …

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