Weightshifting: Leapfrog Modernism
Kuala Lumpur is a city constantly under construction. This is a skyline that didn’t exist when I left at 20 years old, after a decade in the country. There’s...
Weightshifting: The Pack
After decades of travel, packing has become muscle memory. Air travel packing has rules: Carry-on only Ultralight Malleable No rolling/wheel-based luggage We...
Weightshifting: 64 miles in New York City
We’re walking past Stüssy again on Prince Street. There’s a center funnel between two parts of a roped queue, with hordes of bored-looking, phone-staring,...
Weightshifting S2E27: All good things…
Day 27: Oct 6, 2023 Bishop, CA → San Francisco, CA Miles: 250 — As I drift off to sleep, I smell fire. I drowsily brush this off, equating it to a possible...
Weightshifting S2E26: There’s been an accident.
Day 26: Oct 5, 2023 Las Vegas, NV → Bishop, CA Miles: 305 — About three miles in the distance, we spot a huge dirt plume. It originates on the left side of...
Weightshifting S2E25: Viva Las Vegas.
Day 25: Oct 4, 2023 Apple Valley, UT → Las Vegas, NV Miles: 148 — Today’s 8:30 a.m. Zoom motivates us awake. I’m fortunate to be able to work from the road,...
Weightshifting S2E24: And another one.
Day 24: Oct 3, 2023 Apple Valley, UT Miles: 0 — I awake after a restful slumber. The sleeping conditions were damn-near perfect: cool overnight temperatures...
Weightshifting S2E23: Mesa goodie.
Day 23: Oct 2, 2023 Cortez, CO → Apple Valley, UT Miles: 323 — Thunderstorms roll in and out most of the night, and the morning is dark and moody. We all...
Weightshifting S2E22: Grantland.
Day 22: Oct 1, 2023 Del Norte, CO → Cortez, CO Miles: 175 — As we suspect, the weather reports prove wildly inaccurate. At 8,000 feet, we’re subject to...
Weightshifting S2E21: Fear is the mind-killer.
Day 21: Sept 30, 2023 Comanche National Grassland, CO → Del Norte, CO Miles: 229 — I open the tent flap and pop my head out. The view is indeed as impressive...
Weightshifting S2E20: We’re not in Kansas anymore.
Day 20: Sept 29, 2023 Lee’s Summit, MO → Comanche National Grassland, CO Miles: 557 — Alyssa and Craig take us to Post Coffee for a farewell coffee and tea....
Weightshifting S2E19: Internet trail magic.
Day 19: Sept 28, 2023 St. Louis, MO → Lee’s Summit, MO Miles: 237 — We pull into a driveway in a quiet and pristine neighborhood. Jen and I approach the...
Weightshifting S2E18: Because the night belongs to us.
[Editor's note: This is a resend of the proper text that Jen edited. If you were curious about how much amazing work she does to whip my words into shape,...
Weightshifting S2E17: For our fathers.
Day 17: Sept 26, 2023 Belleville, IL — Jen’s father, Michael Schuetz, passed away on Father’s Day, June 20, 2010. My father, Abdul Hamid Hussain, passed away...
Weightshifting S2E16: Eero Saarinen designed it.
Day 16: Sept 25, 2023 St. Louis, MO — We visit this marvel almost every time we’re in the area. It’s always stunning.
Weightshifting S2E15: The zoo within the zoo.
Day 15: Sept 24, 2023 St. Louis, MO — Blueprint Coffee is the OG third-wave coffee purveyor in St. Louis. We usually visit the Delmar venue, but with a new-...
Weightshifting S2E14: “I’m damn near eighty!”
Day 14: Sept 23, 2023 Belleville, IL — It’s been a number of years since we’ve attended a wedding. In addition to seeing the immediate family, we’re invited...
Weightshifting S2E13: A day with Kim and Kyle.
Day 13: Sept 22, 2023 St. Louis, MO — My sister-in-law and new brother-in-law arrive at our Airbnb to spend a full day with us. Leading hectic lives, they...
Weightshifting S2E12: Brewed and baked.
Day 12: Sept 21, 2023 St. Louis, MO — I am predictable when visiting a reasonably sized city. I look for coffee, a juice / smoothie shop, a natural foods...
Weightshifting S2E11: Ditch walkin’
Day 11: Sept 20, 2023 Maryville, IL → St. Louis, MO Mileage: 25 — I hear footsteps and morning routines in motion. My sister-in-law and her family are...