The chance encounters of this journey are the ones that imprint deepest in me. I figured there had to be something interesting in Missoula besides bicycles and was intrigued when Dress for Success popped up in an Internet search. Probably … Continue reading
September 24, 2015 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 74 Miles to Date: 7,477 States to Date: 24 The world is immense. I am traveling across a part of California I never even knew existed. It is gorgeous, it is … Continue reading
“You’ve heard about the storm we had here the other day.” Julie Huck, Membership Director of Adventure Cycling Association was referring to the freak thunderstorm that knocked power out of most of Missoula two days ago; a prominent topic … Continue reading
September 22, 2015 – Sun, 90 degrees Miles Today: 78 Miles to Date: 7,383 States to Date: 24 Yesterday I measured my distance as Mount Shasta emerged. Today I kept catching her behind my shoulder. Everything was easier today: fewer … Continue reading
When I walked into freecycles I couldn’t figure out whom I was supposed to talk to. Then I realized that was the point. There are people fixing bikes, people watching people fixing bikes, people giving advice to people fixing bikes, … Continue reading
September 22, 2015 – Sun, 85 degrees Miles Today: 84 Miles to Date: 7,305 States to Date: 24 Today was a strenuous reminder of cycling’s rigor. It’s been some time since I rode over eighty miles or a mile of … Continue reading
Most everyone in Missoula has heard of PEAS Farm, though few can tell you what the name signifies. “Program in Ecological Agriculture and Society” Josh Slotnick explains. Josh has been affiliated with PEAS for over ten years, so he recalls. … Continue reading
