Archive for October, 2010
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Friday, October 29th, 2010It is really humbling and heartwarming to hear from people who have been inspired by our journey to take their own.
Our 2011 Calendar - “A Year Without Keys”
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010A year without keys, means a year without locks. I’ve been photographing our journey for the last 15 months and I’ve always tried to keep that sense of freedom and adventure in mind. It was a tough job scrolling through literally thousands and thousands of photos to put together this years calendar. I [...]
Events this Week!
Monday, October 25th, 2010We’ve got some great events we’re doing this week while in Boston. On Wednesday, we’re doing a call-in phone interview with Elise Giddings of Cycle9. We met her on our way to Durham, NC. She has a great shop that specializes in e-bikes and cargo bikes and is active with promoting transportation [...]
Headbadges Across America
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010As we’ve been traveling, we’ve also been continuing to work. I’ve discovered that making jewelry on the road is more difficult than I imagined, but making headbadges fits in beautifully and is always a fun project for me. What do I love most about making headbadges? The fact that each one is [...]
Our Winter Plans
Thursday, October 21st, 2010Neither of us can quite believe that winter is upon us, yet again. We had so much hot and humid weather for so long - and, then, sometime in the last few weeks, summer disappeared and the air was suddenly crisp. We’ve been enjoying fall in the northeast, with its technicolor autumn leaves, [...]
Bike Friendly New Haven
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010New Haven is probably more associated with the venerable Yale University than it is with cycling (though, as some residents like to proudly point out, the first chain driven bicycle was invented in New Haven!). Yet, during our stay we found the seeds of a growing bike community.
We stayed with a long [...]
Join us in Boston!
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010We’re currently in Providence but will be in Boston in a few days. The fine folks at BikesNotBombs are helping us set up a presentation! It will be our last one for this journey before we winter in Portland. If you’re in the area we hope you’ll join us!
Please RSVP at our [...]
Discovering Family
Monday, October 18th, 2010It turns out that my great-uncle Herman rode a bicycle too. “All over New Jersey,” I’m told.
When my great-grandfather emigrated from Germany to start a new life in America, he literally jumped off his merchant marine ship in New York harbor and swam ashore.
In many ways, this bicycle trip has [...]
Of Presentations and E-Books
Friday, October 15th, 2010When we started this trip, we really didn’t have a “mission” in mind. We weren’t riding for a charity or a cause. We wanted to ride because we wanted to explore the United States. Over the course of the trip, however, we found that bicycle travel was a truly liberating experience that [...]
Minimalism on a Bicycle
Thursday, October 14th, 2010Nearly fifteen months ago, we turned the lamp off in our apartment for the last time, left the keys on the counter, and pedaled away. We had slept in the living room on that last night because the apartment was empty and it was kind of spooky to sleep all the way back in [...]
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