the Sherpa's Song

Just another to carry the experience up the mountain

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Tiny House Extravaganza: House Bus Tour

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Happy monkey

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Vending my first event and giving juice to the masses. In southern Oregon, come check it out!

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...but oh, wait! There's more!

My gas tank is now leaking.

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The last three days have been some of the most challenging of my new adult life- that is, one with an engine and two wheels. In three days, I have broken down with a dead battery, lost full use of my front breaks due to a foreign piece of metal in my disk + clamp and experienced a snapped terminal cable.

I have never owned an engine before and this bike has been nothing but bumps and broken racks. On this first 300+ miles trip alone, I installed a new battery, fixed and centered a fender, cruised a massive hill with no brakes, removed my front brake and dislodged a hunk of god-knows-where-it-came-from-oh-god-i-hope-it-isnt-from-my-bike piece of whatever razor sharp metal, and engineered a new terminal connection for my battery. I was accused of insurance fraud, been bailed on by two towing companies and befriended by mechanics, Napa clerks, bartenders and strangers in hardware stores across the state.

I have cried, given up, been re-energized to be let down, and reached States of sheer delusional surrender. But I did it and I survived.

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This wonderland I call home

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Welcoming the love of giants above.

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Endert's Beach near Crescent City outside the Jedidiah National Forest.

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Bearded Glory, ManBun Silhouette

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The GusBuster

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Just another day at the office.

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Stranded curbside on the 405. Portland sure has been interesting.

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Playing with a radass little .22 collapsible backpacking gun! Absolutely a blast to fiddle with, and remarkably lightweight! Can't wait to take this bad boy out on an over night.

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My home amongst the stone.

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Dreaded braids or braided dreads?