After 19 hours on Amtrak with my folding bike (the still-unnamed replacement to America), I traversed the island of Manhattan from Battery Park to (and across) the George Washington Bridge. We used to cross that bridge to visit my grandparents, and I wanted to “feel” it again for the epilogue to my new book (the…
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You are enough
During this Winter Solstice, this thin veil between worlds that invites us to reflect as we let more light into our lives, I’d like to remind you (and myself) that You Are Enough. Whatever your heart is calling you to do is what you are meant to do, even if that sometimes means doing nothing….
12 Days of Bikemas — #12: Joy
You constantly hear people say that the roads are dangerous. The roads are not dangerous. On days when there are no motor vehicles, such as during Open Streets events and before marathons and parades, they are lovely to ride bikes on. A joy, in fact. What makes roads unsafe for people on bikes is motor vehicles and…
12 Days of Bikemas — #11: Wild Atlantic Way/Euro Velo 1, Ireland
At 1600 miles/2600 kilometers, the Wild Atlantic Way is one of the world’s longest defined coastal routes. It weaves in, out and around the cliffs and peninsulas of the western and northern coasts of Ireland. Two of the three farms where I volunteered recently during Round Ireland with a Duck were very close to it…
12 Days of Bikemas — #5: Boulder, Colorado
I wrote a whole chapter about Boulder, Colorado in my book, Round America with a Duck ( I lived there for three weeks during my 10,000-mile journey across the USA via bike, buses, trains and working on organic farms), if you are interested. For the sake of quick-to-implement ideas that other places can do right…
12 Days of Bikemas — #3: Ellis, Kansas
After Greyhound stranded me while I was traveling Round America with a Duck, I got to spend what I called my Bonus Day in tiny Ellis, Kansas. Many good — and maybe even life-changing— things happened that day but this simple intersection mural was enough to make the list for 12 Days of Bikemas. That’s because…
12 Days of Bikemas — #2: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
I had a brief Greyhound bus break in Harrisburg, PA during Round America with a Duck, but it was enough time to catch this photo of a bike rack showing rare female representation in our public spaces on bikes*. I think I squealed out loud when I saw it. (Yes, I’m the person who rides my…
Featured on Rough Draft Atlanta
Wow! What a cool surprise today to find this fun article on RoughDraft Atlanta by staff writer Cathy Cobbs, featuring my little duck’s journey. Thank you!
A birthday request
A year ago today I dipped my tire in the Pacific Ocean, after having dipped it months earlier in the Atlantic Ocean as well during my journey Round America with a Duck via bike, buses, trains and working on organic farms. A few days later I turned 60. There were many days I didn’t think…
Practically FREE during America’s birthday week!
Good morning, America! As my gift to you during your birthday week, Round America with a Duck is currently as close to FREE as Amazon will let me make it! Get the digital edition for just 99 cents here in the USA (rising back to its list price of $8.99 by Sunday, July 7). Get…
You are less than $300 away from your own folding bike!
Everyone loves this bike — including me! You’ll read many accounts in my book, Round America with a Duck, of amazing interactions I had as a result of this bike. I did not think it was going to make it across the USA with me — but it did! With flying colors (literally). And the…
