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After leaving Oceanside, a quick trip across the California desert finds me caught in the American government shutdown. In the middle of vast stretches of BLM land, military bases and very close to the Mexican border, the government shutdown has had a big impact here. I’m on a serious mission now and spending some time … Read more

Moving on. Moving forward. Thanks to a lot of help from my friends Gail and Mike, things are moving forward. I think it’s forward, it’s hard to tell these days. It’s not moving backwards, so that cuts down the odds. I’m here at Mike’s house in Oceanside. The weather is nice, Mike is a great … Read more

The road from here is getting shorter and it is also getting rougher. If ever there was a clear indication that the human race is on the wrong path, it’s now. Violence, corruption, genocide and unrestrained greed are the daily activities of twenty first century America and it’s allies. I’m not surprised to see this … Read more

Repeating the mistakes of history is something America does very well and it’s happening again. President Donald Trump has sent the National Guard and the US Marines to “defend the city from invasion” from illegal immigrants and anyone else the president does not like. Putting American military on the streets of America is a very … Read more

Thanks to the government putting law abiding citizens on the street for profit, I can tell you in no uncertain terms that Americans are selfish and violent. They say it’s what you do when nobody’s looking that counts. I am in a lot of places where nobody’s looking and there is plenty of selfishness and … Read more

It is a time of great change for me personally on top of the great changes taking place here in the United States at this time. A lot of things have been happening that make the future more uncertain. This is the time of year I move from the desert southwest to the Pacific Northwest, … Read more

The Surf Photos and Video page has been added to the ronbarbish.com website. I’m going through my photos and videos and adding things to the website. I hope you enjoy the photos and videos. Check back soon because I will be adding more stuff. Also check out watermanatwork.com.

It’s been about ten years since I was poisoned by pesticide from crop spraying while riding my bicycle in near Hood River, Oregon. Not too far from my house, I rode over one of the many hills and was showered by some kind of chemical from a crop sprayer nearby. Thankfully, I was wearing glasses, … Read more

Checking in at ronbarbish.com after a few months since the last blog post. A lot has happened, for sure. I spent most of August running from forest fires in the Pacific NW. Most of the places I ride my mountain bike and go camping have burned. Then, the long drive from the Columbia River Gorge … Read more

I’m up in the summer pasture dealing with suddenly very hot weather, closed bridges and a tense situation that’s probably just about everywhere in America. I’ve been riding my mountain bike as much as I can, because I have the feeling that, one way or another, me riding a bike through the beautiful forest will … Read more