Posts from ‘December, 2010’

8 crazy nights

by Matt Schiff
 
The last week on the road has been anything but typical. Actually, there hasn’t been a typical week of bike touring, and even though we’ve said it enough to sound cliché, the saying, “you never know what to expect [when bike touring]” holds true on this trip. Yeah, there’s similarity and routine in [...]

A Chance to be Heard

By Aaron Viducich
Our two lanes of traffic feed into Dupont circle, once we enter the controlled chaos of cars, roads shoot off in every direction. We find the street we need and continue south, the buildings get taller, the traffic gets thicker, and the energy becomes more intense. “Look over there” Sara shouts, I turn [...]

Half over and half to go

by Matt Schiff
Since the early part of November we’ve traveled from Maine, through the northeast, into NYC, and now into Washington, D.C.
With plans to spend several days in New York City we skirted to the west of Boston and were glad to be biking on quieter country roads. We considered seeing the sights of Boston, [...]

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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