[Crooked Creek]

Originally Posted by hardwaregrrl

So Ben....do you guys leave the tree up year round???? I'm really sick of city life, 2 people gunned down 1/2 mile from my house ...

That's not even our tree . We were at my sister's place so I got her to snap a quick pic for the Christmas letter while were were all happy and fully clothed. It's the most recent shot I could find with the whole family. We're not really into posed photos...

Sorry to hear about the shooting.

People are people everywhere though. Kwadacha (Fort Ware), which I was going to ride through on the way back, is home to only 266 people and has had it share of murders in recent years.

Which reminds me, if I forget to mention it when I get to the part about Germansen landing, ask me to tell the story about the murderer that I chatted with there .

Originally Posted by L.B.S.

You do not have a boat, paddles, camping gear etc., packed on that bike. How do you get your's so awesome packed looking!?

I'm learning a new secret technique. It's pretty complicated, but the gist of it is not bringing stuff that you don't need .