Many people bike the Pacific Coast. Some start in Vancouver, some start in Seattle. Some travel along the Puget Sound, others go through the Olympic Forest. But (mostly) all of us end up on the beautiful Oregon coast. Things were different when I got to Oregon. The hills and the ocean met with stunning effects, […]
Tag: cycling
20 reasons why bicycles are the best way to travel
1. You never have to “fill up.” 2. Food never tasted so good. 3. Showers never made you feel so clean. 4. You never slept so well in a tent. 5. It never felt so good to dry off after getting drenched in the rain. 6. Your legs never hurt so much. And they’ve never […]
Dear Kansas City Drivers
I think you guys get a hard time from some of the cyclists in Kansas City. But the truth is: you guys are the shit. My Kansas City cycling experience varies from sunny day cycling to the depths of winter cycling. I’ve covered ground from 130th street in Shawnee to just north of the river […]
A winter bike riding manifesto
It’s gotten cold in Kansas City. There’s frost on the grass in the mornings and threats of snow. Sometimes I wear a hat and two pairs of socks even when I’m inside. But I still ride my bike to work. I wear two pairs of socks (one wool), two pairs of gloves, a hat, and […]
Local travel: biking the Katy Trail
Over Memorial Day Weekend I crossed something off my bucket list that had been on there for a while: I biked the Katy Trail. The Katy Trail is a rails to trails project–one of the most successful “rails to trails” projects in the U.S. in fact. The MKT railroad began in St. Louis and made […]
El Camino de Santiago: photos
Day 1: San Sebastian to Zumaia Day 2: Zumaia to Markina Day 4: I took a break in Bilbao Day 5: Bilbao to Islares Day 7: Guemes to Queveda Day 8: San Vicente to La Paz Day 9: La Paz to San Esteban Day 10: San Esteban to Deva Day 12: Gijón to Avilés Day […]
Tomorrow I’m starting the Camino de Santiago. I might be crazy.
A few months ago I came up with this awesome idea that I would ride my bike around Spain. I like riding bikes. So I bought a bike. Then I bought a train ticket with a bike reservation. Then I bought a helmet and rode my bike around Madrid. Then I bought a patch kit […]
Anne Foster 