On Friday, May 21st we had our first on-the-road school presentation at Myrtle Point Elementary School, OR.
We pulled up to the school in the rain and met the teacher, Margret, outside. The students saw us through the windows and 20 smiling faces filled the panes. They had the look of curiosity and excitement.
The class had [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2010’
May 30
Our first on-the-road presentation; a photoblog of Myrtle Point Elementary
May 25
Tailwinds turn to headwinds and we all fall down
by Matt Schiff
The first tale to tell from our journey took place on Wednesday, May 19th. It was a particular windy event that stopped us in our tracks and put our northward progress on hold for about 4 hours. As far as winds go, I’ve experienced pretty much everything short of a hurricane or tornado. [...]
May 20
15,000 Miles Left To Go…
by Matt Schiff
The bike49ers are now on the road and the years of planning are over. It’s beginning to kick in that we’re finally on this amazing one year long trip. We’ll experience so much in the next year, and as other bike tourists have mentioned, we may look back years from now and remember [...]
May 15
Back to School…bike49’s first presentations
by Sara Dykman
Adventure is not just about traveling to exotic places or conquering a distant peak. Adventure is dipping your feet into anything new. When I first got excited about bike49, it was because of the adventure of biking new roads and speeding down new hills. What I didn’t know when I decided to tackle [...]
