"This purest form of camping known to man consists of loading a few essentials on a bike and then pedaling off into the wilderness free as a bird. The bike served as the kid's loyal and sturdy mount, whisking him off to the freedom of distant forests, far from the nagging crowd. Occasionally the bike would throw a tire and have to be shot—or at least kicked hard several times." — Pat McManus
Bicycle Camping
Original limited-edition 1988 calendar art by Gary Williams. Framed with a 1" wide black mat for a finish size of 11" x 14". The back of the illustration has calendar date boxes with entries from a journal Pat kept as a 10-year-old in their original sequence. This was done to help scholars gain insight into the thought and motivation processes of the young Pat McManus, and also because the boxes seemed so empty.