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Our day at Delaware Ridge Elementary

By Matt Schiff
Our day to visit Delaware Ridge Elementary finally came and like most anticipated events – Christmas, New Years’, your birthday – was gone all too quickly. For weeks and months we’ve looked forward to spending a day with these students and when it was over, it felt like the culmination of the more [...]

Bike49 Movie Intro

Without further ado.
A sneak peak at the bike49 movie.  Enjoy…
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s1.addParam(”wmode”,”transparent”);
s1.addParam(”allowscriptaccess”,”always”);
s1.addParam(”allowfullscreen”,”true”);
s1.addVariable(”height”,”380″);
s1.addVariable(”width”,”480″);
s1.addVariable(”file”,”http://www.bike49.org/bike49movieintro.flv”);
s1.addVariable(”link”,”http://www.bike49.org/bike49movieintro.flv”);
s1.write(”player1″);

The Katy Trail

by Sara Dykman
Something isn’t right.  I haven’t held my breath as a car charges by, I haven’t heard or said “car back” today, and not one car has gunned it on an I-can’t-believe-you-are-passing-me-right-now-double-yellow-blind corner.  It is quiet without the passing cars, and we can ride side by side and search for a story or idea [...]

Arkansas

by Sara Dykman
Tonight is our last night in Arkansas.  We have been in our 39th state for just under two weeks now.  I figured by the 39th state that they might begin to bleed together, but I can’t say they have.  Sure the southeastern states have had a lot in common, but I have found [...]

Teaching through more than a presentation

by Sara Dykman
Before this trip we knew we wanted to share our experiences with school kids, but we didn’t know how it would work, if teachers would be interested, or even what exactly we would talk about.  Our goal was to speak at 25 schools, and now, with 11 states to go, we have spoken [...]

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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