Last Minute Preparations

The saddlebags are full and the winter gear is ready to take on any weather that good old mother nature (or should I say mother Minnesota?) can send us. This evening, I had a wonderful meeting with State Auditor Rebecca Otto, who is going to host the Bike MN 350! team at her home along our route. Rebecca and her husband Sean have made their home 80% carbon neutral, with a wind turbine, solar, and geothermal energy. It always feels good when you find out that there are actually representatives who practice what they preach.

This August, when the idea for this epic bike trek first came to me, I thought that it would be a piece of cake. Little did I know what I was getting myself into. Now, after two months of planning, and phone tag, of gearing up and saddling down, this adventure is about to become reality.

Until next time,
Reed

Getting Ready To Hit The Trail

10/08/09: This past week, I have had a series of amazing experiences speaking with classrooms and groups engaged in climate solutions work in the Twin Cities. It is hard to believe that after months of planning, an idea is about to become reality as the Bike MN 350! team hits the trail this Saturday. I've never undertaken anything this enormous before, but I'm ready, and I know we can overcome any challenge we may face on the trail ahead of us.

This Saturday, we will be hosting a Base Camp kickoff event open to the public as our team of cyclists departs. Come join us, along with polar explorers, youth delegates to the UN Conference On Climate Change, the Will Steger Foundation, 1Sky, OXFAM, and Carrot Mob at the Harriet Alexander Nature Center in Roseville, MN (10:10am til' noon).

-Reed