Posts from ‘June, 2010’

Summer Solstice (a day in our life)

by Matt Schiff
Somewhere between Haines and Teslin we experienced the longest day of the  year – the summer solstice. Here are the happenings of that day.
12 am, the “War on Terror,” world domination game ends (surprisingly with world peace) and a new day begins. For some it’s bedtime but not for us yet.

It’s nice not [...]

Biking, more biking, and a bit of fishing

by Sara Dykman
I’ll start this story on a climb.  This climb was somewhere between Haines, AK and here.  A 290 mile (467 Kilometers for the Canadians) stretch of road.  Here, by the way, is a picnic area in the Yukon.  We didn’t make it far today as the rain halted us and this picnic area [...]

The first leg – Arcata to Bellingham

Hello viewers, fans, family, and friends.
We’ve finished what we’ve been calling the first leg of our trip, Arcata, CA to Bellingham, WA. This distance took us four weeks. Some say that’s quick and others say we must have been poking around and taking our time. It’s about right for a bunch of average kids wanting [...]

Even greater hospitality

By Matt Schiff
We’ve been on the road for 25 days but as time passes we’re feeling more and more disconnected from the outdoors. We hear fewer frogs in the evenings, birds in the morning, and rarely gaze at the stars. We are insulated from the outdoors – more so than the deafening that ear plugs [...]

The Gulf Spill: Close and Far

by Sara Dykman
When people see us lingering outside a grocery store or at a campground there are two typical reactions. The first is to avoid any sort of contact. These interactions are – as one would guess – short. The second reaction is to seek us out, ask a great deal of [...]

Until Next Time…

by sara dykman
Did we tell you we finished?
We did!
It has been two weeks since we arrived in Arcata, CA and completed the bike49 loop.  But it hasn’t felt like the end until today, with the five of us spread out across the country.  Before, when people asked us how it felt to be done I [...]

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