So I stood there on 8 South at CNN Center looking out my office window at the ominous black clouds filling the sky. An executive assistant and lifelong southerner named Sharon walked in and said, […]
Author: Pattie Baker
Writer, street photographer, urban farmer, and League Cycling Instructor (#5382), learning as I grow and traveling at the speed of bike. Peace Corps Uganda invitee (June 2020, delayed due to COVID-19). Mensa member. Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor. See books on Amazon in all global markets (USA link: https://www.amazon.com/Pattie-Baker/e/B005JBN7ZK).
Change Is Afoot
I spent the last two and a half weeks doing this: It coincided with the one-year anniversary of surviving road violence while Traveling at the Speed of Bike in the place I call home. It […]
Thanks, Ron from Chicago!
I was on my way home yesterday from a waterfall that served as the location for a pivotal scene in my latest book-in-progress, Slow Duck Crossing (a middle grade novel), when I discovered that Ron […]
Meet Daniel Eppstein, Director of Operations at BYCS
photo courtesy of Daniel Eppstein Meet Daniel Eppstein. He’s the Director of Operations for the Amsterdam-based social enterprise, BYCS, where I represent Metro Atlanta as part of a global consortium of bicycle mayors. He recently […]
You Go, Girl! You Got the Power
Hi. I’m Pattie. I’m one of only twenty League of American Bicyclists Cycling Instructors in the State of Georgia. I offer one free class each month specifically designed for women and teen girls, who are […]
Meet Tim, Doug, Troy, Sara, Walt, Victoria, April, Tanner, Cory, Judy, and Robyn
photos courtesy of Bicycle Tours of Atlanta A stuntman. A hip-hop lyricist. An historian podcaster. An Emmy-award-winning newscaster. A Coca Cola retiree. They come from all walks of life. All parts of the country. All […]
Newest Bicycle Mayor in the World (6th in the USA)! (You Could Be Next!)
photo courtesy of Vivian Ortiz BIG congratulations to Vivian Ortiz, the newest Bicycle Mayor in the USA as part of the Global Bicycle Mayors and Leaders Network. You met Vivian previously here on Traveling at […]
Blueberries and Peaches
And by the way, there is a whole grove full of ripe blueberries growing in front of Mercedes Benz Stadium. Plus, public peaches around Metro Atlanta are almost ripe. Find out more about free public […]
