Category Archives: climate ride

Climate Ride: Day 5, Reisterstown, MD to Capital Hill!

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Shannon

Our final day greeted us with rain. Forcing myself out of my comfortable bed, I ate the best breakfast of the whole ride, with excellent eggs and Greek yogurt. In his morning introductions, Blake, the ride director, reminded us of … Continue reading →

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Climate Ride: Day 4, Lancaster County, PA to Reisterstown, MD

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Shannon

Day 4 mysteriously began at 4 AM, when someone’s alarm clock went off. I was sharing a room with seven other women, plus Tess, a five-year-old girl. Tess had spent much of the night complaining that she didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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Climate Ride: Day 3, Valley Forge to Lancaster County, PA

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Shannon

I had three goals today – to pedal up all of the hills (my goal every day), to see an Amish buggy, and to do the zip-line at the camp where we stayed. Thanks to a combination of grit and … Continue reading →

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Climate Ride: Day 2, Princeton to Valley Forge

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Shannon

Author’s Note: There are so many great things going on and cool people on this ride that blogging has often been put on the back-burner. Updates will be late, but I’ll eventually chronicle the whole thing, so visit often! Today … Continue reading →

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Climate Ride: Day 1, NYC to Princeton

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Shannon

The first day – 44.6 miles down, about 255 left to go! Overall, a fantastic start. After grabbing a chai latte and yogurt/honey/granola parfait from Starbucks, I awkwardly shleppted my giant backpack on the New York City subway to Canal … Continue reading →

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