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Joyriders, Meet Molly & Jocelyn!Ah, you blurry ass iPhone!
On this LONG AWAITED season finale, we hang out at StreamPDX with bike adventure organizers and general badasses Molly Sugar of Friends on Bikes and Jocelyn Gaudi Quarrell of Komorebi Cycling. Molly and Jocelyn are two of the six gals who are heading up WTF Bikexplorers.
I am so excited to share this chat with you. On this episode we hang out at StreamPDX - a cute n cozy little Airstream turned recording studio - and talk about all the good stuff - including WTF bikeplorers, favorite stretches of road, cat holes, camping jitters, and more.
Topics: Adventure Cycling Bikecentennnial Molly googles “how to bike across america” Trans Am route greg siple photography oregon stampede oregon bikepacking ride with gps komorebi cycling portland design works ride with gps: ride reports sugar wheel works ‘Yonce - Blow Whitney Ford-Terry - "the guru of everything” impractical packing necessities! first aid kits safety meetings leave no trace! outdoor ethics cat holes - bury yer poops 6”-7” deep, 200 ft from any body of water! Klickitat Trail (Klickitat River) White River Wildlife Area in Central Oregon Whitefish, MT TransCuba Route - Bikepacking.com Swift Industries - Cuba touring gallery Oregon Timber Trail Annie Londonderry Oregon Outback 4 Rivers Bike Path - Seoul to Busang, Korea WTFBikexplorers Regional Ride Series! FB Group & Subscribe to the newsletter, y’all! WTF Folks! Share your bike stories! WTFbikeexplorers[at]gmail.com Big thanks to Molly Sugar and Jocelyn Quarrel for hanging out, and thanks to all the WTF Bikexplorers - including Whitney, Sarah, Mary, and Nam - for all the work they're doing to get folks on bikes out into the wild. I had the pleasure of going to the third and final bike adventure workshop that Jocelyn and Molly coordinated with Cup & Bar here in Portland. I got to hang out, have a beer with pals, do some learnin', and hear some great stories from voices you already know - such as friend of the show Mollie Futterman from launch week! She told us about a recent bike packing trip to Costa Rica - and some others who I hope to introduce you to soon! Oh, all you Molly Sugar fans out there - check her out on PLP Talks.Coming up on the Bike Love Calendar:
East Bay WomenBike Book Club: 2nd Thursdays (Oakland, CA)
Friends, you know I believe in the transformative power of the bike, in our personal lives, our communities, and the world at large. I would be super grateful if you’d leave a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, or via whatever method you listen. It helps more gals find the show, and I believe the more stories we share, the more women who ride, we make this world - both our internal and external worlds - better with every revolution.
Ratings and reviews help with that (pssst, I read your 5-star reviews on the show!!) but nothing is better than a personal referral, it’d be rad if you would share the show with even just one woman who you think might dig it.
Never forget, "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage."
Keep moving forward and until next time I hope you enjoy the ride.
Forever Forward!
xo
~C
The Joyride Podcast is supported by listeners like you. Find out how you can keep the bike love flowing at thejoyridepodcast.com/support.Friends, I have a confession. I kind of have a secret love coloring books, combine that with my not-so-secret love for bikes, and well - you've got my attention. That's how I discovered PedalLove.org Founder and Editor Melissa Balmer who focuses on thought leadership and storytelling tools to grow more active, sustainable, mindful mobility.
The Joyride is a listener supported show, so if you like what we're doing here please visit thejoyridepodcast.com/support to learn how you can support the show with a one time or recurring donation for as little as a dollar.
JOYRIDERS! Melissa has given us special access to two coloring pages! Click here to download!
Topics:Long Beach, California
A 35 year break
BikeLongBeach
Cyclone Coasters!
"The bike is a strength maximizer" ~ Steve Jobs.
"The bike is a tool for optimism" ~ Melissa Balmer
TEDxSoCal - Charlie Gandy - Creating Charismatic Communities
Places for Bikes - Pro walks pro bike pro place conference: https://www.walkbikeplaces.org/
Janette Sadik-Khan
Joyride by Mia Burke
Pedaling Revolution
Susi @ VeloJoy
GirlTrek
Listen to Melissa with Arleigh on the Shift Up Podcast
Martone Cycling
Linus Bikes
Public Bikes
Electra Bikes
Bikes & Lifestyle media
Pedago Bikes
Georgena Terry
4 tips for bike shops
Marie Forleo & Seth Godin
The Surprising Promise of Bicycling in America
Kittie Knox breaks the rules.
Download your coloring pages courtesy of PedalLove here. Let's be real - there's a Susan B. Anthony quote over the image of Kittie Knox, but Susan B. Anthony was a noted racist.
Deb Hubsmith
Mark Bixby
Thanks for hanging out, Melissa, and thanks for the coloring pages!
Be sure to check out PedalLove.org, follow on Insta or Facebook,
Listeners, Melissa and I would love to see what you color. Go ahead and tag @thejoyridepodcast and @pedallove in your instagram pic and you'll be entered to win a copy of Taking the Lane #14 Bikequity: Money, Class , & Bicycling! You have until April 30, 2018! Go forth and color!
Coming up on the Bike Love Calendar:
East Bay WomenBike Book Club: 2nd Thursdays (Oakland, CA)
Friends, you know I believe in the transformative power of the bike, in our personal lives, our communities, and the world at large. I would be super grateful if you’d leave a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, or via whatever method you listen. It helps more gals find the show, and I believe the more stories we share, the more women who ride, we make this world - both our internal and external worlds - better with every revolution.
Ratings and reviews help with that (pssst, I read your 5-star reviews on the show!!) but nothing is better than a personal referral, it’d be rad if you would share the show with even just one woman who you think might dig it.
Never forget, "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage."
Keep moving forward and until next time I hope you enjoy the ride.
Forever Forward!
xo
~C
The Joyride Podcast is supported by listeners like you. Find out how you can keep the bike love flowing at thejoyridepodcast.com/support.Friends, I'm so stoked to introduce you to Marley Blonsky. I absolutely love her unapologetic refusal to make biking in a bigger body about weight loss. GOOD STUFF. I'm not blowing smoke when I say that the content Marley makes just by living her life is stuff I wish I had seen 10 years ago! Hashtag inspiring.
First, friends, Marley and I were supposed to record at StreamPDX this weekend, but there was change of plans. It didn't work out as we had hoped, this particular story below is one that I love and reference in the beginning of the show. I learned about it on this guy's podcast, Secular Buddhism.
Marley’s blog: LifeonTwoWheels Biking While Fat Jessamyn Stanley Molly Sugar / Ride with GPS / Friends on Bikes Gals Ride the Dalles! Madi Carlson + Pixie Ella Cycling Tips F your comments section How has your packing changed with experience? BIKE SNAAAACKS Anna Brones The Culinary Cyclist Anna & Brendan Leonard: Best Served Wild PAD THAI Y’ALL Big Agnes sleeping pad zPad Marley x Olivia Round First night jitters Stoked Spoke by Swift Industries Whitefish, Montana - 3 day, 105 mi gravel ride #fuckyourbullshit Lael Wilcox! Lael’s women's scholarship + 1000 mile challenge Lael Wilcox on PLP Talks! The Dalles Mountain 60 Big Valley Road / Kitsap Peninsula Bike Camping near Seattle!! Manchester State Park Bikin Obama @ Mt. Ranier Biking Alaska The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route Hiking the PCT Parting Words of WisdomFollow Marley on Instagram, Twitter if yer nasty, and check out her writing at LifeonTwoWheels!
Coming up on the Bike Love Calendar:
East Bay WomenBike Book Club: 2nd Thursdays (Oakland, CA)
Friends, you know I believe in the transformative power of the bike, in our personal lives, our communities, and the world at large. I would be super grateful if you’d leave a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, or via whatever method you listen. It helps more gals find the show, and I believe the more stories we share, the more women who ride, we make this world - both our internal and external worlds - better with every revolution.
Also, I read 5-star reviews out on the show because I love you.
Ratings and reviews help with that, but nothing is better than a personal referral, it’d be rad if you would share the show with even just one woman who you think might dig it.
Never forget, "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage."
Keep moving forward and until next time I hope you enjoy the ride.
Forever Forward!
xo
~C
The Joyride Podcast is supported by listeners like you. Find out how you can keep the bike love flowing at thejoyridepodcast.com/support.An industrial designer and daily bike commuter since college, Maria wanted to make a product for women who were biking for transportation. She envisioned a better way to carry things on the bike that was both functional and stylish without hiding the fact that these were, in fact, bike bags.
Her first Interbike told her that guys were designing products for themselves, and ever since, she's been strongly committed to the idea of equipping women with the gear that they need to integrate biking into their lifestyle and continue to improve the product in service to that mission.
Topics discussed on the show: BKLYN IN THE HOUSE Po Campo Bags OBVS Ortlieb Panniers not super attractive University of Illinois Century training (sure beats a marathon!) Cycling Lake Tahoe bike tour of Germany touring the vineyards of Burgundy, France calm city riding Po Campo Retailer spotlight Bicycle Habitat B.F.F. Bikes New for 2018: BUBBLES! Irving backpack pannier Belt Bag15% off discount code: Joyride (valid through May) Discount codes ARE case sensitive.
League of American Bicyclist's National Bike Summit (March 5-7)
PO CAMPO is throwing down the Gauntlet for the National Bike Challenge!! May through September.
Words of wisdom: entrepreneurs, prepare for the long haul!
Big thanks to Maria! Make sure you check out Po Campo online and connect with Po Campo on Instagram and Twitter.
Tag us in a story if you enjoyed the show!
Coming up on the Bike Love Calendar:
Friends, you know I believe in the transformative power of the bike, in our personal lives, our communities, and the world at large. I would be super grateful if you’d leave a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, or via whatever method you listen. It helps more gals find the show, and I believe the more stories we share, the more women who ride, we make this world - both our internal and external worlds - better with every revolution.
Also, I read 5-star reviews out on the show because I love you.
Ratings and reviews help with that, but nothing is better than a personal referral, it’d be rad if you would share the show with even just one woman who you think might dig it.
Never forget, "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage."
Keep moving forward and until next time I hope you enjoy the ride.
Forever Forward!
xo
~C
✨SHE'S OUR FIRST INTERNATIONAL GUEST! ✨
Richelle Olsen is a badass Australian adventure-seeker who is all about body positivity and escaping your comfort zone. I had such a great time chatting with her and could mostly keep up with her accent!
Topics discussed on the show:
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
Adult onset athlete
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Mt. Everest Basecamp
Pink Triathalon
Escaping Your Comfort Zone
The Inca Trail
The Great Divide Trail
Aussie Rail Trails
Tour Divide
Whistler, B.C
Banff, Alberta
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Napa
Pacific Coast Highway
Cycling to Cabo
Munich
Helinox chair
Aldi Bike Touring for Beginners w/ Escaping Your Comfort Zone Queenscliff Trail mix + chocolate!! Cheesy mashed potato flakes Jetboil superstove Couscous with tuna Cycling Australia versus in the U.S. The kindness of strangers Packin' heat Amanda Batty Calling out shit (check this counterpoint to call-out culture) Tour Down Under Equal prize money for women! Senator Penny WongCasual violence and the turdness of people
Words of wisdom: Find your tribe! Facebook and Meet-up area great resources! It takes a lot of guts to reach out -"your dreams need to outweigh your fears."
Check out other podcasts Richelle has been on here!
Check out RichelleOlsen.com + RichelleRides on Insta + Escaping your comfort zone (on Insta) Tag us in a story if you enjoyed the show!
Coming up on the Bike Love Calendar:
Live the Revolution!Get ready for another night of bike love stories! The eighth annual Live The Revolution on Friday, February 9, 2018 at the Alberta Abbey in Portland, Oregon.
Live the Revolution is a bicycle-themed storytelling event that benefits The Street Trust and features four storytellers, three of whom are badass women in the Portland cycling community, including the Shero of Black Girls Do Bike Portland and WomenBike Roll Model Keyonda McQuarters. Tickets are $15 in advance, and $17 at the door, get 'em while they last! Learn more here.
Friends, you know I believe in the transformative power of the bike, in our personal lives, our communities, and the world at large. I would be super grateful if you’d leave a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, or via whatever method you listen. It helps more gals find the show, and I believe the more stories we share, the more women who ride, we make this world - both our internal and external worlds - better with every revolution.
Also, I read 5-star reviews out on the show because I love you.
Ratings and reviews help with that, but nothing is better than a personal referral, it’d be rad if you would share the show with even just one woman who you think might dig it.
Never forget, "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage."
Keep moving forward and until next time I hope you enjoy the ride.
Forever Forward!
xo
~C
On the show I talk with writer, artist, and bicycle tourist Olivia Round who is currently in the process of writing a book about the real reasons behind why she cycled more than 5,000 miles from to Oregon to Florida. Listen in as Olivia gets real about the uncomfortable motivation for going on tour, cultivating your intuition, the #metoo movement, and the one piece of "essential" gear she didn't even both to bring.
Topics discussed on the show:
Ketchikan, Alaska
Cultivating your intuition
Tension and righteous rage
The importance of travelling solo for women
An uncomfortable encounter in Montana
Fun solo touring eating habits
Book tour by bike!
Oregon coast trip
Cycling Austria in Lederhosen!
Olivia's Feels Like Flying portraits & IndieGoGo
Make sure you check out Olivia's blog with all those fantastic interviews, and follow her up on Instagram! Tag us in a story if you enjoyed the show!
~C
Coming up on the Bike Love Calendar:
In the Portland area? LET'S RIDE OUR BIKES TO SEE:
Ovarian Psycos at Hollywood Theater: January 28, 2018 @ 7pm From the Community Cycling Center: "The film "Ovarian Psycos" rides along with the Ova’s, exploring the impact of the group’s activism, born of feminist ideals, Indigenous understanding and an urban/hood mentality, on neighborhood women and communities as they confront injustice, racism, and violence, and take back their streets one ride at a time."From Friends on Bikes:
"Ovarian Psyco-Cycles is a women of color cycling group in East L.A. that creates safer streets for women, and gives a voice to those who are disempowered. They inspire us to be strong, resilient and fight for our beliefs as a woman of color."
Meet up: Ex Novo @ 5:30 pm. Details here.
Film: Hollywood Theater @ 7 pm | Tickets to benefit the Community Cycling Center
Ovarian Psycos - Teaser from Sylvia Frances Films on Vimeo. Here's another fantastic clip in this OPB article.
Live the Revolution!Get ready for another night of bike love stories! The eighth annual Live The Revolution on Friday, February 9, 2018 at the Alberta Abbey in Portland, Oregon.
Live the Revolution is a bicycle-themed storytelling event that benefits The Street Trust and features four storytellers, three of whom are badass women in the Portland cycling community, including the Shero of Black Girls Do Bike Portland and WomenBike Roll Model Keyonda McQuarters. Tickets are $15 in advance, and $17 at the door, get 'em while they last! Learn more here.
Stoked Spoke is a winter series of bicycling adventure presentations produced by Swift Industries. This is a three-part series that highlights bike camping destinations in Cascadia and beyond. Each evening highlighting self-supported bike camping routes complete with maps, slideshow, and planning tips. Have a route you want to share? Click here to apply with Swift.
Tickets: $5 a person. Sold at the door at the Rhino Room (+21)
Doors open at 6:30pm, Presentations 7pm-9pm
January 31st, February 28th, and March 28th
WTF Bikexplorers Summit
Whitefish, Montana August 16-19
This group of rad folx are inviting women trans femme and non binary riders out to #getradberadical and #shredthepatriarchy in Whitefish, Montana, August 16th - 19th. And it looks like BAWOB Lael Wilcox herself might even be there. That's gonna be a good one friends. More info here.
Worst Day of the Year Ride: February 11
Swift Stoked Spoke Series (Seattle): January 31, February 28, March 28
Cycle Oregon Joy Ride: June 9
World Naked Bike Ride: June 23
Cycle Oregon Weekender: July 14-15
Seattle-to-Portland: July 14-15
WTFbikexplorers summit (Whitefish, Montana): August 16-19
Cycle Oregon Classic: September 8-15
Friends, you know I believe in the transformative power of the bike, in our personal lives, our communities, and the world at large. I would be super grateful if you’d leave a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, or via whatever method you listen. It helps more gals find the show, and I believe the more stories we share, the more women who ride, we make this world - both our internal and external worlds - better with every revolution.
Also, I read 5-star reviews out on the show because I love you.
Ratings and reviews help with that, but nothing is better than a personal referral, it’d be rad if you would share the show with even just one woman who you think might dig it.
Never forget, "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage."
Keep moving forward and until next time I hope you enjoy the ride.
Forever Forward!
xo
~C
Joyriders, Meet Sarah!
Sarah Kopper hosts the podcast Family Pedals, featuring - you guessed it: families on bikes! Sarah explores the dynamics of going car-lite or car-free with children in tow! Her show sounds great, folks - not like this crap I'M pedaling over here!
Links to topics discussed on the show:
Family Pedals
Bicycle Fleet
Sarah's Electra Ticino
Yepp Mini Kiddo Seat
Yellow Bike Project, Austin
The Revolution Bike & Bean
Cycling Norway!
Rachel Jonat
Mark Stosberg
Davey Oil from G&O Family Cyclery
Make sure you check out Family Pedals and follow her up on all the socials! Here are links to her, Facebook, Instagram. Let her know you enjoyed the show!
Coming up on the Bike Love Calendar:
In the Portland area? LET'S RIDE OUR BIKES TO SEE:
Ovarian Psycos at Hollywood Theater: January 28, 2018 @ 7pm From the Community Cycling Center: "The film "Ovarian Psycos" rides along with the Ova’s, exploring the impact of the group’s activism, born of feminist ideals, Indigenous understanding and an urban/hood mentality, on neighborhood women and communities as they confront injustice, racism, and violence, and take back their streets one ride at a time."From Friends on Bikes:
"Ovarian Psyco-Cycles is a women of color cycling group in East L.A. that creates safer streets for women, and gives a voice to those who are disempowered. They inspire us to be strong, resilient and fight for our beliefs as a woman of color."
Meet up: Ex Novo @ 5:30 pm. Details here.
Film: Hollywood Theater @ 7 pm | Tickets to benefit the Community Cycling Center
Ovarian Psycos - Teaser from Sylvia Frances Films on Vimeo. Here's another fantastic clip in this OPB article.
Friends, you know I believe in the transformative power of the bike, in our personal lives, our communities, and the world at large. I would be super grateful if you’d leave a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, or via whatever method you listen. It helps more gals find the show, and I believe the more stories we share, the more women who ride, we make this world - both our internal and external worlds - better with every revolution.
Also, I read 5-star reviews out on the show because I love you.
Ratings and reviews help with that, but nothing is better than a personal referral, it’d be rad if you would share the show with even just one woman who you think might dig it.
Never forget, "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage."
Keep moving forward and until next time I hope you enjoy the ride.
Forever Forward!
xo
~C
Howdy Joyriders!
Hey Joyriders! I'm super psyched to connect with bicycle tourist and certified beer judge Beth Pickhard from Brew City Biker. On this episode we talk about some of her favorite breweries and rides, the tour of SE Asia she's currently on (find out where she is here), and what else is on her Bike-it list!
But first.. UPDATES: Check out the new BIKE LOVE CALENDAR where you will find bikey events in Portland and beyond! I made this as a one-stop shop so that I could avoid needing to look at Facebook for event details or information.Here's what's new on the calendar:
Ovarian Psycos at Hollywood TheaterJanuary 28, 2018 @ 7pm
Tickets to benefit the Community Cycling Center
Ovarian Psycos - Teaser from Sylvia Frances Films on Vimeo.
Here's another fantastic clip in this OPB article.
Cycle Oregon Kickoff Party at Portland Art MuseumJanuary 31, 2018 @ 6pm
Doors are at 6pm and route announcements begin at 7pm. The first 500 guests to arrive receive early registration for the Classic. Video live stream of the announcements will be available online beginning at 7pm PST at www.cycleoregon.com.
Liv Portland Winter Warm Up Ride at Breadwinner Cycles
February 3, 2018 @ 10am
Join 2018 Liv Portland Ambassador Sonia A. Ruiz for a Winter Warm Up Ride—and service project! We'll meet up at Breadwinner Cycles' N Williams cafe at 10 am, do a group ride to Gladys Bikes on NE Alberta, then assemble Period Packs for Period. Inc. Join us for Liv bike fun and camaraderie, and help erase the stigma around periods and provide menstrual products to those in need.
Joyriders, Meet Beth Pickhard!Links to topics discussed on the show:
Bike Wisconsin!
Brew City Biker
New Belguim Brewing
Final Draught Brewing Company
Cascade Brewing
Vang Vieng
Ho Chi Minh Highway
Hải Vân Pass
Honey Stingers, Clif Shot Blocks
Stroopwafels
WarmShowers.org
Surly World Troller
Backroads Tours
Driftless region
Chacos
Saris
Ladies Revolution MKE
Grease Rag MLPS
The Bella Donnas is now Cadence Cycling
Truly Spoken Cycles
Coast In Bikes
Brewery Tour
Copper Harbor, Michigan
Marquette
The Great Divide: the longest off-pavement route in the world
Ride the Divide
Beth's One Month + Bike Tour Packing List.
Make sure you check out Beth's blog and follow her up on all the socials! Here are links to her, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Let her know you enjoyed the show!
Friends, you know I believe in the transformative power of the bike, in our personal lives, our communities, and the world at large. I would be super grateful if you’d leave a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, or via whatever method you listen. It helps more gals find the show, and I believe the more stories we share, the more women who ride, we make this world - both our internal and external worlds - better with every revolution.
Also, I read 5-star reviews out on the show because I love you.
Ratings and reviews help with that, but nothing is better than a personal referral, it’d be rad if you would share the show with even just one woman who you think might dig it.
Never forget, "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage."
Keep moving forward and until next time I hope you enjoy the ride.
Forever Forward!
xo
~C
Howdy Joyriders!
WELCOME TO SEASON THREE!
I'm joined on episode 31 by reformed backpacker-turned-bikecamper Dana Kroeck of the blog Blisters and Bugbites! We chat about her love of rail trails, a magical car-free island in..Michigan, and the most unlikely group ride you can possibly imagine.
But first.. UPDATES: Bikequity: Money, Class, and BicyclingI'm honored to have been included with some excellent voices in Elly Blue's 14th installment of her feminist bicycling zine Taking The Lane called Bikequity: Money, Class, and Bicycling:
Bicycling has the radical potential of equalizing our transportation system, creating more equitable opportunities from the personal to the societal, and being a vehicle for protest and social justice. But that isn't how it always works. The contributors to this volume of Taking the Lane zine tackle of the potentials and realities and unintended consequences of trying to create a better world using human-powered transportation.
Edited by Elly Blue and featuring work by Tamika Butler, Adonia Lugo, Do Jun Lee, Gretchin Lair, V.K. Henry, Lauren Hage, Tammy Melody Gomez, Phill Melton, Cat Caperello, Joe Biel, Julie Brooks, Kassandra Karaitis, Katura Reynolds, Rebecca Fish Ewan, Rhienna Renée Guedry, and Adrian Lipscombe.
Order it direct from Microcosm Publishing!
(If you insist on ordering through Amazon, click here.)
The Pedalshift Project: Episode 100!Big thanks to Tim Mooney from the Pedalshift Project for the invitation to join him and the guys from the Sprocket Podcast for a live recording at Stream PDX for the 100th episode of the Pedalshift Project!
I was starting to get suuuper sick (hence the jar of orange/ginger/turmeric elixir) but still had a great time chatting with the Tim, Aaron, Guthrie, and Brock (not pictured, on account of him being the photographer) about type 2 fun, bike-it list items, and the future of bike touring.
Check it out and let me know what you think!
Inspired to Ride
Inspired to Ride follows the inaugural TransAm bike race from Oregon to Virginia which took place in 2015. It is an ultra-endurance self-supported race across the entire country. It's mind-blowing what these athletes do to themselves.
Y'all. In digging up the trailer for this I discovered that Mike Hall was killed in 2017. He's prominently featured in the film and trailer below. He strikes me as a guy who did exactly what he wanted. May we all have the power to harness our own capabilities.
Also the gal who I referenced as a BADASS WOMAN ON A BIKE in the pod is named Juliana Buhring, the Guinness World Record for being the fastest woman to circumnavigate the world on a bicycle and she wrote about Mike in this article for Outside.
Here's the trailer. Ride in Peace, Mike.
Joyriders, Meet Dana Kroeck
Friends, t
Topics & Links Berks County, PennsylvaniaA rail trail is the conversion of a disused railway track into a multi-use path, often including cycling and sometimes horse riding. Rail trails are typically flat and long, frequently running through historical areas, parks, or string together several of each kind. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is a 501(c)3 non-profit here in the States that is dedicated to working with communities to preserve unused railways and convert them into to rail trails and trail networks. Good stuff! Here's a great resource they made for finding a railtrail or multi-use trail near you.
PA Rail TrailsDana’s Mom’s “Famous” Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup oats 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup canned pumpkin 1 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 large egg 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate morsels
PREHEAT oven to 350° F.
COMBINE flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl. Beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl with electric mixer on medium until well blended. Add pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract. Mix on low until combined. Stir in flour mixture. Batter will be soft. Fold in morsels. Drop by tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
BAKE for 15-20 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Store what you don't NOM NOM NOM in an airtight container.
Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe was the first Native American to win a Gold medal for his country. In Pennsylvania, there is a town named for him with controversy surrounding the circumstance.
80 miles from Cherry Hill to Ocean City, New Jersey
Big thanks to Dana for hanging out and sending her mom's cookie recipe over!! Also, here's a pic of her dog Jojo. I can't wait to take Ziggy bike camping this summer.
Make sure you check out her blog and follow her up on all the socials! Here are links to her Instagram and Twitter. Let her know you enjoyed the show!
Friends, you know I believe in the transformative power of the bike, in our personal lives, our communities, and the world at large. I would be super grateful if you’d leave a rating or review in iTunes, Stitcher, or via whatever method you listen. It helps more gals find the show, and I believe the more stories we share, the more women who ride, we make this world - both our internal and external worlds - better with every revolution.
Also, I read 5-star reviews out on the show because I love you.
Ratings and reviews help with that, but nothing is better than a personal referral, it’d be rad if you would share the show with even just one woman who you think might dig it.
Never forget, "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage."
Keep moving forward and until next time I hope you enjoy the ride.
Forever Forward,
~C
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