Posts Tagged ‘bike49’

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 [...]

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 [...]

by Sara Dykman
We have been in New Orleans for two days now, and it occurred to me when I was on the trolley tonight headed home from Rue Bourbon that I had not answered any bike49 questions in two days.  We are staying with Aaron and Tommy’s, mom’s, friend’s, brother’s, daughter’s place, and our bikes [...]

While riding 50 miles a day and generally being pretty active when we don’t ride, food becomes a [the] main event of each day.
For breakfast we don’t cook much. At the beginning of the trip we had oatmeal fortified with trailmix, honey, coconut, and whatever else came to mind, but we haven’t done that since [...]

by Sara Dykman
It has been a few weeks since we typed up a blog or uploaded photos.  We called it our “winter break” and blamed it on our lack of a computer.  Finally after 9,000 miles of bumps and temperature extremes our hard drive gave up. It is a bit of shame [...]