So close you can ride your bike to them…
Category: Travel
Picking up chicks and narrowly escaping death at Coney Island
So there’s this movie–that I actually have not seen… but I saw a preview for it once on accident. I was watching something on youtube and it automatically played the next thing, which was this trailer. Zach Galifianakis is talking to Keir Gilchrist in a hospital. Zach says, “Why are you in an ER at […]
I am a woman and I ride my bike
(Roar.) Feminism is experiencing a resurgence these days. I’m a feminist and I think it’s great. So for what it’s worth, here are my thoughts on being a woman and also riding my bike. First, I love. love love love. That I live in a place, in a culture, in a family, in a time, […]
Everything you wanted to know about my bike trip
My smart, lovely friend Molly gave me some feedback on my blog (which I love–everybody give me feedback please!). She said, so your posts are great and all, but you don’t really tell me what you do everyday. Good point. Molly sent me some questions that she wants answered, and I figured some of the […]
Never stop growing
This photo is in response to the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. Find more photos and stories about endurance here.
Road hospitality: pay it forward
If you’ve kept up with my blog, you know that on the first day of my bike trip I stayed at a campsite north of Vancouver where I met Jenny, mother in the fearless biking family of four. Jenny gave me lots of cycling tips, one of which was to connect with cyclists and hosts […]
Kansas City, Missouri
So here is my last bike-on-location pic. On August 28 the amtrak train from L.A. arrived at Union Station in Kansas City. And as one last hurrah I loaded up my bike and road 15 miles to my parents’ house. If you’re from Kansas City, you know this place–it’s Foo’s Fabulous Frozen Custard in Brookside. […]
So today is your first day…
At sunset beach, a campsite about ten miles south of Santa Cruz, I met Eddie and Eric. We went through the typical cyclist introductory questions: Where are you from? Where did you start? Where are you going? Eddie and Eric were college students from the Bay Area. They were biking to L.A. The night I […]
“I always wanted to live in California because I loved skateboarding.”
(Quote: Demetri Martin) There is an intersection in Venice, California where, once in every light rotation, all of the stop lights turn red and all of the walk signs turn white. For a moment, cyclists, skateboarders, and surfboard-toting pedestrians flood the intersection. Tourists run to the middle of the street for a picture. Cars are […]
Seen and heard near Los Angeles, California
Heard: (from inside a car trying to parallel park) “Reverse until you’re halfway into the space then cut it.” “Man I gotta get outta this car. You guys are making me seasick or some shit.” Seen: a guy talking on his phone while riding his bike and crashing into the curb.
Anne Foster 