If you’re already biking you may be doing the 30 Days of Biking challenge. To keep myself on track I thought I’d better set up a weekly check-in on my 30 days of biking/blogging, similar to an earlier post I…Continue Reading
Month: September 2011
Name: Wilma Flanagan Location: Spokane, South Hill Things Wilma does: I work as a librarian for Spokane County Library District. I also volunteer at Spokane Public Radio, at my daughter’s school (currently Lewis & Clark High School), on the City of Spokane…Continue Reading
I’m not a backpack gal. I don’t like the sweat or the weight messing with my center of gravity. I do, however, haul a fair amount some days. You can find a variety of types of bags with different ways…Continue Reading
OK, now it starts to sound complicated. You don’t just need a bike–you need all this other stuff. Maybe not all at once, mind you, but over time once you get hooked (and you will) you will start picking up…Continue Reading
For some people, the first thing on the to-do list to enable bike commuting is “Buy a bike”! If that’s the case, go to a local bike shop (LBS, in the insider vernacular). This means a place where someone can…Continue Reading
So you’re thinking about starting to bike commute. What do you look forward to? What do you fear? What questions do you need to have answered to feel comfortable and reasonably safe? Typical thoughts/questions: How do I pick a safe…Continue Reading
New Year’s resolutions come at the wrong time of year. Who can start something new when snow blankets the ground, we start and end our days in darkness, and all we can think of is hot cocoa, snuggly blankets, and…Continue Reading
When faced with the blue waters of a lake do you plunge right in and adjust to the temperature with a huge shock, or do you dip a toe and then decide to wade in a bit at a time?…Continue Reading