Our trek down the East Coast included a stop to visit the publisher that was working on my book, then we pressed on through the Pine Barrens and out to the Jersey Shore… then on to Florida. My tales of this epoch are in the Notes from the East and Junkyards and Tollbridges stories.  High-tech bicyclist…

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This short piece appeared during the Winnebiko II epoch, though that photo was taken on Bainbridge Island in 1986 before proper fabric side panels rendered the console waterproof. by Andy Dappen Backpacker September, 1987 It’s a bike! It’s a computer! It’s an RV! It’s a Winnebiko — an 8-foot, 225-pound, recumbent bicycle with all the…

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Steve and Maggie passing through Binghamton, New York August 26, 1987 Author Steven K. Roberts, who calls himself “High Tech Nomad,” and Maggie Victor, both from Ohio, ride their recumbent bicycles through Binghamton yesterday. They were to spend the night in Conklin on their way to Washington, DC. Roberts’ bike carries five computers, two solar…

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This story by James Ainsworth in the Ithaca Journal was unusual for this epoch of the journey… his fascination with the implications is palpable and he focused on the personal side, in the space of a short article hinting at a sense of cultural transformation. I was delighted to find this in the binders… along…

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by Jonathan Zukosky Canandaigua Messenger August 17, 1987 He calls himself a “high-tech nomad” who crosses the country in a “220-pound electronic cottage on wheels.” He is Steve Roberts, a free lance writer who has been biking across America since 1983 in ever-evolving, high-tech fashion. It’s easy to believe Roberts when he says his is the…

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This was just a brief snippet from western New York, as we were enroute from Buffalo to the Finger Lakes and Ithaca. Local newspapers would often get wind of our passage and send a photographer to meet us on the road; this one had almost no accompanying story. That little mirror trick in the photo,…

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This story in Gram News from Batavia, New York, describes our visit with a delightful ham couple in August 1987. What Are High-Tech Nomads?by Deb Johnson – KA2VTY Well, on Thursday, August 13, at Syd’s house, we had the pleasure of meeting Steve KA8OVA, and his girlfriend, Maggie Victor, KA8ZYW. They had just hit the…

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After Maggie and I left Columbus (the second time), we pedaled northeast through a brutal Ohio summer and turned right at Lake Erie. Every day or so, we chatted with local media, but this one stands out in my mind for the cute photo… and the maple syrup farm of our host. Ohhh, the yummies……

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Marion, Ohio, was Maggie’s home town… and the local paper followed her story with occasional updates from the road. This is a shift in perspective from most of the newspaper articles in this archive; she is the star! We were on our way northeast on the second leg of the Winnebiko II adventure, and stopped…

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The blazing-hot summer of 1987 saw us heading northeast from Columbus, resuming the adventure after tidying up things in my old home town. This local news article captured a snapshot of this phase…. by Susan Dice Mansfield News Journal July 26, 1987 MT. GILEAD — Just as a turtle carries his home on his back,…

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