Author: Caeli Quinn

Jessica Pollitz is “a woman of action.” Whether it’s working with Engineers Without Borders in Fiji, Thailand and Peru, visiting all 50 of California’s State Parks, or biking with Climate Ride for her first time this year, Jessica definitely lives up to her personal motto, “Be more AWESOME!”

This father-daughter duo has biked many places together, including much of New England, New York, and even Spain! This year, they join us from all the way in Massachusetts and New York to bike in California for the first time!

Meet James Reber, the Executive Director of San Jose Parks Foundation, who is taking on the challenge of his first Climate Ride on the California North Coast. James originally set a fundraising goal of $3,500 and now he has surpassed a whopping $7,000 for the cause! Here’s his story. Why are you participating in Climate […]

Meet Stephen Stewart. Climate Ride California will be Stephen’s first Climate Ride, although long distance charitable bike rides are nothing new for him.  In 2009, Stephen rode from San Francisco to San Diego as a part of the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) Million Dollar Challenge. This year, “I wanted to see more of the northern part […]

Greg Dalton founded Climate One at The Commonwealth Club in 2007 after traveling to the Russian Arctic on a global warming symposium with climate scientists and journalists. Today Climate One produces a weekly radio show broadcast on public stations in Marin, Monterey and Sonoma counties. Greg also hosts a monthly TV show broadcast on KRCB […]

Mel has been car-free for over 28 years since he sold his car during his first year of college “out of frugality.” After moving to San Francisco, he discovered a large community of people who share his same car-free belief. Mel explains, “Living without a car isn’t that difficult, but it is necessary to consider a […]

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 […]