Having never spent much time in New Jersey outside my cousin’s apartment in Newark, I was excited to bike from Atlantic Highlands to Princeton today. I wasn’t disappointed. We biked 43 miles (a little more than expected due to an unintentional detour) through the aptly named Garden State, passing . . .(more...)

I can’t believe it. I have pedaled my way to Princeton. No sag wagon for me. I smugly perched high upon my saddle as I pulled into our YMCA campground. Ignoring my sore ankle and my screaming thighs, I gave others the thumbs up and exclaimed “no problem”. In fact, the last 4 miles I had to ride in mostly silence since every breath counted down distance in minutia. Today was our EASY day. Only 45 miles . . . (more...)

Beat writer William Burroughs said a lot of things. The title of this post was one of them. And he was right. Language changes, it mutates to suite the host. Today was the first day of Brita’s Climate Ride and we did our best to mutate a little language. (more...)

As we began Day 1 of the Brita Climate Ride early this morning in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood I was struck by how appreciative and enthusiastic the New Yorkers we met along the route were that we were heading out for 5 days to raise awareness about climate change. To me, it’s very much a sign of the hunger for (more...)

Hello from New York. I'm Stephen Miller, trail development coordinator for Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) and I had the pleasure of joining my coworker Kartik Sribarra and Team RTC as they set off this morning on the first ever Brita Climate Ride. The day began well for Team RTC with sunny skies with temperatures in the 60s. Things kicked off early as Brita Climate Ride was featured shortly before 8 a.m., on the CBS Early Show, and . . .(more...)