The Dirtbag Diaries

Sat, 17 November 2007

Every aspiring photographer dreams of capturing an iconic image. It’s the same kind of motivation that draws young skiers to intimidating lines in foreboding ranges and pulls ambitious climbers to Yosemite. We imagine these moments a thousand times in advance, but when we finally arrive, we are often surprised and humbled. Epiphanies require stumbling.

In 2005, photographer, writer and avid cyclist Blake Gordon set out to take the trip of a lifetime. With camera in hand, he joined brothers Mike and John Logsdon as part of their Spinning Southward Team. The Logsdon brothers were in the midst of pedaling 15,000 miles and raising money for the National Brain Tumor Foundation. Blake would join them to ride the final leg through Patagonia.

For Blake, it was almost like a math equation. Plug 2,500 miles worth of pedaling through a raw and lonesome landscape, add a couple of close friends and Blake was bound to get an image that flawlessly conveyed the essence of the Logsdon’s journey. Even before his flight touched down in Santiago, Chile, he could already visualized that image. He already knew what this trip would be about.

Today, we present The Reckoning – a story plucked from the pages of a young photographer’s notebook. You can ride your bike to the edge of a continent, but when the road ends it doesn’t always lead to neat resolutions.

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:10 PM

Comments[5]

I've slowly been working my way through the older podcasts and this is one my favorites by far. It's the perfect thing to listen to drown out city sounds on my walk to work.
posted by: tricia on 2012-04-04 18:03:30
The last song is called Wires from My Broken Record Player by Cars and Trains. The album is called the Rusty String
posted by: the dirtbag on 2007-11-21 11:31:00
Thanks bud!
posted by: jeff again on 2007-11-21 20:47:00
Great podcast, I just heard about it and have been listening all day to the previous episodes. I was born in Chile although I haven\'t been back there in a long time, for a while I\'ve been toying with the idea of taking a trip to the Patagonia area though. This episode has inspired me to make that a reality.
Thanks and keep up the good work.
posted by: Bill on 2007-11-27 17:07:00
Awesome episode! What was the song at the very end of the podcast (the one with the glitch banjo)?
posted by: Jeff on 2007-11-20 18:43:00