A wild, windswept journey in search of roots — and wings Been working my tailfeathers off over here! The sequel to Round America with a Duck is currently in final editing. It is heading to Design this […]
Tag: travel
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 […]
America Is Beyond Repair
America (the name of the bike I took Round America with a Duck) is beyond repair. Brakes, cassette, stem. A mess. The cost to repair would be greater than the value of the bike (sentimental value […]
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 […]
“61-Year-Old Woman Plunges to Death Making a TikTok”
Crawling on my belly toward the edge of the cliff, my fingernails gripped the wet, green turf for dear life. Below me, the Atlantic roared, waves crashing violently against jagged rocks, seabirds wheeling in the […]
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 […]
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. […]
12 Days of Bikemas — #9: Long Island, New York
A 126-mile long/24-mile wide island off the coast of New York City (and, in fact, including two NYC counties — Queens and Brooklyn — on its land mass), Long Island (specifically Nassau and Suffolk counties) […]
