The Smell of Adventure

Road Cologne is a place for tall tales and anything that makes you stink good. We’re working to build the site up as a resource for bike touring, but also plan to include travel stories from all walks of adventure. Expect stories to include the best burgers of the land, how not to get eaten by wolves while riding your bike through the Pacific Northwest, how to keep dry in a torrential downpour, how to win a fist fight with a drunk Alaskan fisherman, the most creative “shower” we’ve taken, how to cook nachos on your engine block while driving across the country, and any tribulations worth smiling about while adventuring. We hope these stories inspire you to share yours with us and remind us all to laugh harder and risk more!

 

Contributors

	Reed Dahlmeier – Santa Cruz, CA chariots of choice: vans, bicycles, trains, boats, surfboards wish list: Southwest bike tour in the Spring repeat: Norway and Denmark but by bicycle next time road personality: “Sparky” Griswold the perks: truck stop diners, solo sunrises, new friends demoralizers: dehydration, headwinds, and bike riding in LA road cologne: Salty Dog
	Brice Dahlmeier – Santa Cruz, CA chariots of choice: bikes, sandles, unintentional life preservers wish list: Europe by bicycle, Thailand, Vietnam repeat: Alaska! … and Australia! road personality: Roger Simmons plus Hal 9000 the perks: new found appreciation of modern conveniences demoralizers: planned rest stops that don’t exist, sideways rain road cologne: Citrus Curry
	Nate Lindaman – Santa Monica, CA chariots of choice: Buic land boats, trains, ships, feets wish list: Horseback across Mongolia’s steppes repeat: Hiking 1,000 ft. Namibian sand dunes road personality: Augustus McCrae the perks: silence, fresh things for the five senses demoralizers: lack of oxygen, below the belt shots road cologne: Sweat n’ Sunscreen
	Orion Spellman – Portland, OR chariots of choice: beds in the back of trucks wish list: where the action is repeat: Mt. Tallac in the snow road personality: Dr. Magoo the perks: milkshakes, cookies, and exotic midwest buffets demoralizers: bad cookies road cologne: Sperel King