David Ziskind crossed the intersection to meet me on the corner of Tilly Mill Road and Mt. Vernon in the Metro Atlanta city of Dunwoody, Georgia. It’s the most dangerous intersection I cross every day, […]
Tag: bikes
Time Change
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 […]
Call for National Bike Month Plans 2025
UPDATE May 5, 2025: I lost interest in doing this. Onward! Good morning, all! Hope you’re enjoying winter bike rides bundled up! Good news — I saw a dandelion yesterday. That means National Bike Month […]
12 Days of Bikemas — #7: Macon, Georgia
I tossed my folding bike in the cargo bay of a Greyhound bus and spent the day just two hours away in Macon, Georgia. I was pilot-testing the bus, bike, and rain gear (it poured […]
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 […]
12 Days of Bikesmas — #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 […]
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 […]
Thumb’s Up
Just so you know. I wake up feeling UP every single day lately. And that’s because I’m doing things about which I feel passionate*. And that makes life worth living. Even now. Especially now. For […]
