by Sara Dykman
When we started bike49 last May we would have been overwhelmed to think about the entire route. Instead we focused on more obtainable, short term goals. Our first goal was getting to Coos Bay, OR for our first presentation. The next goal was Alaska, and after that, we focused on making it back [...]
Posts under ‘California to Washington’
Jun 10
Home Stretch
Jun 18
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 [...]
Jun 11
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 [...]
Jun 07
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 [...]
May 30
Our first on-the-road presentation; a photoblog of Myrtle Point Elementary
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 [...]
