Author: Caeli Quinn

Anne Sauer “Last year [Climate Ride California 2015] was one on the best experiences of my life. When I registered, I had been commuting by bike for less than a year, had never biked more than 18 miles in one go, and had never camped for five straight days, not to mention, I had never […]

Meet Tawn Kennedy. Every year, Tawn spends three days, biking over 100 miles from Santa Cruz to Monterey, California with a pack of 20 high school students.

Guest blog contributor, Brandon Sutton, is a 2015 Climate Hiker and Climate Ride Ambassador from Atlanta, GA. Read on for a personal account of his time spent in Glacier last summer.  When I heard the words ‘Climate Hike,’ there was no question I was in. Two of my biggest passions rolled into one experience – […]

The New Year is a great time for a new personal challenge. This year Climate Ride is offering a record ten physically challenging events across the country, including one in Southeast Asia! How can one say "NO" to signing up for a new personal challenge while taking direct action to grow the sustainability movement at the same time?!

Many people around the world tuned in last week to the Paris Climate Conference, shared stories and ideas, and raised their voices against climate change. Like others who raised their voices, Tina Hilding, temporarily living in Norway, just finished running an epic 350 miles over two and a half months in support for 350.org and the Paris Climate Conference.

The following is an account by Reese Wells, a member of the Keys to Freeze group that rode from the Florida Keys to the tip of Alaska this year as part of Climate Ride’s Independent Challenge program. Two months removed, lessons are still being learned, and the road still beckons. The following is Reese’s reflection […]

Climate Ride will have granted more than $3.1 MILLION by the end of 2015 and bicycle coalitions and active transporation groups are soaring – a whopping 37% of Climate Ride grants will support sustainable transportation, getting people on bikes, and safe routes to school and work. Here’s a look at a few of the bicycle […]

We’d like to honor the memory of one of our favorite Climate Riders, Allison Smith, who was involved in a car accident with another car in New Hampshire last year that took her life at the age of 31. Allison completed several Climate Rides and worked as an analyst with the New England States Committee […]

Inspired by his mother’s passion and the drastic drought he has witnessed in his home state California, Lowell Meyer has set out on his own self-supported bike ride for change down the Western Seaboard. Having never biked for more than 55 miles in one sitting, let alone 1,600 in one month, Lowell mustered the courage […]

Departing July 7th, Forrest Watkins is one month into a multi-year, multi-continent cycling journey. Over four years he will cycle one circumfrence of the Earth while searching for, and documenting, the impacts of climate change in the communities he visits. The following excerpts are taken from Forrest’s May 19th blog post in which he focuses on […]

Did you know that 30% of Climate Ride participants are 30 years old and under? This generation’s leaders for climate and sustainability are taking life by the handlebars and pedaling hard for the cause. In philanthropy, young people are often overlooked as fundraisers and leaders of movements. Well, no longer. Here are a few profiles […]

Glacier Ride 2015 was a resounding success! Thirty incredible riders rode 250 miles of the most stunning scenery in America. The result was a trip of a lifetime and more than $100,000 raised to support bicycle projects, sustainable transportation and research in Glacier National Park through the efforts of the Glacier National Park Conservancy. These […]