Home Sweet Hillbilly
Sal laughed and said, “Heidi, stop drinking out of those mason jars – we have real glasses… We aren’t hillbillies.” “Speak for yourself.” I replied. We went up to see my parents and brought a tent so we could camp in front of the cabin, which is fairly small for four adult-sized human beings. We [...]
Read MoreIt’s Such a Perfect Day
I’m glad I shared it with you. We rode heavy bikes with racks and mostly permanent fenders. We wore old jerseys and carried too many cameras. We found our friend, Mike Davis, and followed his wheel. Then he followed ours. We climbed and descended (Davis goes downhill at breathtaking rates). I met Art, who reads [...]
Read MoreWomen Who Ride: Rhiannon Millar, Age 13
This is the second interview in my follow up to the Women Who Ride piece I wrote for the Oregonian. I’m so glad to be able to publish Rhiannon’s complete responses because she’s articulate and thoughtful as well as inspiring. This interview gave me a lot of hope for the future of bicycles – if [...]
Read MoreWomen Who Ride: Tatiana Rebanal is Seven Years Old and Stoked
A few weeks ago the Oregonian published the “Women Who Ride” piece that I’d been working on for a few months. It’s a collection of short interviews profiling 9 women-cyclists from age 7 to 83 years old. Putting it together was one of the most energizing and inspiring projects I’ve undertaken in a long time. [...]
Read MoreBeauty and Power: Pro Women at Emakumeen Bira
Dispatches from Bilbao, Spain where I am on a secret mission assignment for Peloton Magazine. Legs The women of the pro-tour are a force to behold. A peloton stacked with power and grace, realized in the form of hundreds of tiny, muscle-laden bodies. Together they move elegantly, camouflaging the leg-ripping at hand so that it [...]
Read MoreTour de Victoria: A Very Long Bike Ride with Friendly Strangers
Second Chances for the Land of Queenie Here is what I used to know about Victoria: Tea Queen Parliament Big gardens I could care less about Buskers (god, I even hate that word) Boats and water ferries Bad trip with college boyfriend and his mom involving tea, previously mentioned dumb gardens and a Christmas Shoppe [...]
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