Age 29: Have Bicycle, will Travel

Me and m' bike, early in 1978 when I was still skinny, and the bike was still fairly new. Note the stylish red shorts, the equally stylish red knicker sox, the blue arm warmers, and the style-resistant MSR bicycle helmet. The jersey advertised BikeCentennial--now Adventure Cycling. Oh, yeah: My hair was longer, back then. And my beard hadn't gone grey.

The bike was blue in 1978. It will soon be blue again.

Mom and Dad's house is in the background, before they replaced the porch with a deck and before they paved the drive.

Dad took the photo; no idea what the camera was.