It’s been a while since I had to consolidate life into a 4-day pack. Pens, notebooks, laptops . . . just the essentials. Ok, a huge zip lock full of Clif Bars, some clothes. How cold will it be? More dry-sacks. Having biked from Seattle to Boston, I have a healthy fear of wet gear. With the gear laid across the kitchen table, I can’t help but wander my eyes . . .(more...)

Below are my notes from the past five months of preparation - from getting a new bike to tearing ankle tendons to physical therapy. Also included are notes from Clean Air - Cool Planet. A Long, Long Time Ago (May): Well, I have committed. C-O-M-M-I-T-T-E-D with all capital letters. To the most, shall we say, ‘different’ thing I have ever done in my whole life. No, not marriage. And no, . . . (more...)

Taking action is getting popular again. It was fringe for a while there. As a kid I used to go into Boston to “walk for the whales” with Greenpeace, and I organized a boycott of of the school lunch program in third-grade. Then I took a 28-year break. This spring . . .(more...)