http://www.bike49.org bike touring 49 states Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:48:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by sara dykman Did we tell you we finished? We did! [caption id="attachment_1893" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Finishing at the Arcata Plaza"][/caption] 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 ... http://www.bike49.org/2011/06/until-next-time/ After a year on the road we predicted our trip might end anticlimactically. We’d roll in on the 101, passing through the towns of Fortuna, Loleta, Eureka, and finally Arcata – all very nice riding, but flat and predictable. It would be just another day so that’s why we chose ... http://www.bike49.org/2011/06/taking-the-misty-dugway-home/ 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 ... http://www.bike49.org/2011/06/home-stretch/ by sara dykman Every night I write a quick few paragraphs in a small, pink, spiral notebook. It seems the most action packed days, the days when the pages could be filled with unplanned adventures, inspiring scenery descriptions, and morale-saving strangers, those are the days when repeating the day in words  ... http://www.bike49.org/2011/05/utah/ By Matt Schiff This story is about a man we met shrouded in suspicion and mystery; we’ve spent days discussing the facts, a source of curiosity. We’ve been told to watch for strangers but on a trip like this, you talk to people you don’t know or else the experience you ... http://www.bike49.org/2011/04/the-con-man/ by Sara Dykman It feels almost religious as I crawl along the shoulder of the road. I am bent over the handlebars, like a follower praying to the wind and the road.  I tuck into my bike, trying to make myself more invisible to the wind, and it feels like I am ... http://www.bike49.org/2011/04/this-wind-blows/ 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 ... http://www.bike49.org/2011/04/our-day-at-delaware-ridge-elementary/ Without further ado. A sneak peak at the bike49 movie.  Enjoy... [flv:http://www.bike49.org/bike49movieintro.flv 480 360] http://www.bike49.org/2011/04/bike49-movie-intro/ by sara dykman So there I was, back in high school, doing what scared me most in high school: standing up in front of the class and giving a speech.  Only this time, standing in front of a familiar classroom, talking to one of my favorite teachers and 20 high school ... http://www.bike49.org/2011/03/biking-home/ by Sara Dykman The last few weeks have been especially fun for me, as we have been biking through my home turf. We made it to St. Louis and took a ride up into the arch, thanks in large part to the $100 bill I found in Illinois. From ... http://www.bike49.org/2011/03/greetings-from-kansas-city/