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biking is awesome

mirapark — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:26:29 -0500

Thank you for that link to trails. My daughter is still young so we need to stay on paved areas. I am planning an article on my blog about how to fit your car w/hitch and bike rack to easily travel anywhere w/your bikes.

Mira Park

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Our decision to go car-free

greenyourdecor — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:50:55 -0500

Our decision to go car-free wasn't our own. Long story short, the economy got us. When we were living in a place with easy access to bus stops (albeit with an outdated bus system that stopped at 8 p.m.), losing the car was tough, but not impossible to overcome. We did a lot of walking (which led to a 40-pound weight loss for me...yippee!) and we bought bus passes.

Where we live now, however, the nearest public transportation is easily 10 miles away. The nearest grocery store is easily 15 miles away. No kidding. This has made our lives a lot more challenging. Thankfully, we have the ability to share a car with family, so we're able to get where we need to go. But if nothing else, not having a car has made us become a lot more savvy at planning trips so we can do everything at once. And it has also made realize that a car is a convenience -- not an absolute necessity, although it can feel that way when you live in a rural area.

I wish I'd written a post in time to enter the carnival, but I am certainly inspired to write one now :)

Thanks ladies!

Jennae Petersen

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Day Five

How Green Is My Valley — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:32:51 -0500

So I'm realizing that this is the end of my car-free week; we have some pre-arranged car-dependent activities on both Saturday and Sunday. I suppose they could be done without the car, but I'm not sure that my biking skills (or my confidence) are strong enough to fill in the transit gaps--particularly in a less-familiar part of town.

With that in mind, Day Five--my final post for this challenge--is up.

Day Four

How Green Is My Valley — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:39:03 -0500

My latest post is up: Day Four, in which the course of my day is not really affected at all by the challenge. Sounds fascinating, doesn't it?

Very cool!

KYouell — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:10:46 -0500

I'm so glad that you linked to CafeMama's post too. I highly recommend watching the video of her Ignite presentation -- I mean meditation -- because it is wonderful. I think it really helps people to hear her voice and see that she's not some wacky person, just a mom who is living her convictions.

This morning on our way to our library walk I got to the top of a hill where I can see quite a ways out to distant mountains. As I descended the hill I realized I was looking through a layer of smog. My small little hill went above, through, and below that smog layer. Never would have seen that from a car, and I had the pleasure of knowing I wasn't contributing to the smog.

It's easy to go through the rush of your day and not notice those kind of things. To me car-free is very much like slow food. Your whole way of looking at your world changes if your eyes are open to it.

Thanks for giving me more to write about on my blog, too!

So far, so good

How Green Is My Valley — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:18:37 -0500

I'm still looking forward to ice cream, too! I didn't eat any last night, though, so I probably won't make a trip to the store until tomorrow.

A lot of what I'm doing isn't all that different from my daily routine. Most of my days are car-free or car-limited already. Most of the time I use the car for errands and to meet up with friends, but the majority of my commute is by bus. And I have ridden to the bus stop in the past; I just had fallen out of the habit. Today's visit to the farm market, which itself is new, will be a bigger test. I still haven't decided if I'm going to bike there and back, or take public transit in one or both directions. It'll depend on how I feel at the end of the day. And it'll depend on whether my panniers are still chained to the bike rack.

Still looking forward to ice cream!

Beth Terry — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:59:21 -0500

@How Green Is My Valley So far, are you enjoying the car-free life?

Beth Terry
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Day Three

How Green Is My Valley — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:02:45 -0500

It's been great to read about other people's experiences, and to have concrete examples about how a change of perspective can make a huge difference. Beth, thanks for setting up this carnival!

My Day Three post is up now, with more to come.

I did that last year

Zandria — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:18:56 -0500

I biked to the gym sometimes...the only problem is that I keep my bike in a locked room, which is in the basement of an adjoining apartment building. It's nice and safe and secure, but due to the hassle in getting it out and bringing it up and down the stairs, I tend not to take it out so much for short trips. :)

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bike to gym week?

greenlagirl — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:34:19 -0500

Hey Zandria -- I don't bike to work either because -- I work at home :P Anyway -- I hear you about how biking to work for you may be too arduous -- which makes me wonder if maybe biking to the gym may be a better biking goal for you! It's certainly closer -- and it sort of goes with the goal of the trip (working out). :)

green LA girl

If anyone lives in Western

njgeiger — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:40:51 -0500

If anyone lives in Western North Carolina - Todd has a road that used to be a railroad. We've taken our bikes up there a lot - it runs along a river and you'll often see people floating along in inner tubes. It's a lot of fun!

Nancy

OOO this is sooo exciting!

Bobbie — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:16:53 -0500

JeninShanghai, thanks for your comment--my very first in repsonse to my very first blog!

And thank you especially for your encouragement--I really appreciate the sense that others commiserate and are supportive.

"Love laughs at locksmiths!"

You rock

JenInShanghai — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:14:28 -0500

I loved this post and can sooooooo relate. Congrats on your 60 minutes! Keep on biking!

Been There!

Lyndsay Kirkham — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:54:00 -0600

I love your poem. Excellent. I plan on showing it to my students tomorrow morning.

And of course there is nothing better than a kick-butt spinning class!

Best,

Lyndsay Daniel
www.vegancowgirl.blogspot.com