May 10, 2010 Another year has come and gone. I’m specifically talking about my much anticipated annual fishing trip to the Sinnemahoning area of Pennsylvania. Every year I get another dose of reality in that I could spend a lifetime coming to this part of […]
Author: Spoke
Held at gunpoint in the old west
Mark Scotch posted the below on the original website on 2/21/2010 Ok, it wasn’t the old west that most would associate a story with. I moved to Oregon in the summer of ’74 and I think it was the following fall, in ’75 […]
Cyclocross
10/28/2009 I knew cyclocross racing was hardcore. I’d seen the pictures of racers covered in mud over nearly every inch of their body. I’d heard the stories of guys racing balls out until they puke. Go as fast and as hard as you can for […]
G20 Meeting in Pittsburgh
9/03/09 My oh my…this is going to be a wild ride. It’s funny because up until now I dont think most of the residents of Pittsburgh really have an idea what is going to hit them. They think it is like Light up Night or […]
Davis, WV
Davis, West Virginia “Don’t worry about it,” said Steve. “Well, I’m just concerned about fuckin’ up someone’s vehicle,” I said as we walked along the pothole filled dirt road. We’d turned off of Route 32 just outside of Davis, WV and on to the Canaan […]
Sinnemahoning 2009
There has been quite a bit written over the years about the awesome bike riding in and around Sinnemahoning State Park up in Cameron County, PA and for good reason. This isn’t exactly God’s Country but it is darn close both literally and figuratively. […]
4th Annual Ironspoke Bicycle Ride
4th Annual Ironspoke Bicycle Ride “That’s it! I’m done!” “Calm down. You do this every year,” said my wife. She was right. I do this every year. I get mad and then I get over it. I organize a bicycle ride on the first Saturday […]
Fly fishing
12/17/2008 The Adams was the first dry fly I ever learned to tie as a kid. Its been years since I’ve tied one. I’ll have to throw a size 14 in the Regal and give it a whirl. I have all the fixins.’ True story. When […]
2008 Dirty Dozen
11/30/2008 The annual Dirty Dozen took place yesterday. These pics are on Logan. It leads from Millvale up to Mt. Troy (my old neighborhood) where my parents still live. In my younger days I used to climb this for kicks on the trusty Panasonic. I […]
Kayaking around Chincoteague, VA
Chincoteague, VA When I first booked the Sunset Kayak Tour with Up a Creek Tours outfitters, I was concerned that it wouldn’t be a long enough trip. I knew my family wouldn’t hold up paddling for a full half day; let alone an […]