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Yes it is true...we would have liked to see a few more smiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452127106773-197XLMQZHHFQ0KLEFCXT/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Biking Home we ate school lunches with the next generation of middle schoolers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452127136313-EI99389FV9UIINTQMC9S/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Biking Home Like mother like daughter. My mom was a pro at shooting a typical bike49 photo. 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Teaching Through More Than a Presentation Bike49 Day: the first graders head out on a walk, wearing bike helmets because bike49 does. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452129176441-3EHT5AKRZ6E3NQDA3QCP/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Teaching Through More Than a Presentation Getting exercise and exploring, just like bike49 does https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452129204893-BESCFJKDJC057CSZPMYS/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Teaching Through More Than a Presentation Trying out the camping gear bike49 uses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452129233868-EXDWNUDR2GFCK738VTTP/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Teaching Through More Than a Presentation Navigating with maps, just like bike49 does https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452129260810-8CS178B2PYU016GAW1FF/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Teaching Through More Than a Presentation Showing off the "bike49" veggie nachos they made http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/6/the-streets-are-for-people monthly 0.5 2016-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452129492851-65MQ5IMUAX71H6ZHPNSX/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Streets Are For People Danielle and Juan's house in New Orleans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452129546731-0N7JLRG8YKC2XUFHSXYO/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Streets Are For People Two drummers transform the street into music venues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452129586746-QA42TW1LBPEAGFTJP8HQ/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Streets Are For People On Bourbon St in New Orleans the pavement is 100% for people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452129630318-BTKDTW4ECF5B2M53I479/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Streets Are For People More music in the streets of New Oreleans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452129666486-O8LBXJQAG9790RVT5SNI/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Streets Are For People Is that a statue? Streets should be interesting and entertaining, not just busy, dangerous thoroughfare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452129701053-E16M649IUCMX58NN5XGS/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Streets Are For People Grooving in New Orleans... anything is possible. http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/6/gear-heads monthly 0.5 2016-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130077450-5PZTHMBIPA4BGH5SS43B/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Gear Heads Aaron's Swift Industries bags can be customized with your choice of fabric and even thread color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130102912-4EA9YFPRQ470V0P4EGBO/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Gear Heads Tommy's Ortliebs are completely waterproof but lack the compartments of other bags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130149580-54B0EU2JL8J05KILQ2BD/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Gear Heads Fenders are a must https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130181624-6VKE4G82G9VFYP8NIIS6/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Gear Heads In the winter it was the snow, ice, and salt taking it's toll on the bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130211953-59T7MWPDXCEQ25LANWHK/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Gear Heads Now it's the sand that mixes with lube, creating an abrasive grit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130246513-IZ3WF7PY4LM4WKM6WHP4/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Gear Heads Typical cable and housing problems https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130288947-WNPACDJ5PBYEPEB2KLZX/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Gear Heads Cantilever brake system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130340799-53IX1PK4KJYJ2DN6HIBD/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Gear Heads Disk brake system http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/6/alligators-and-armadillos-and-manateesoh-my monthly 0.5 2016-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130692203-FWVL8HXWKU5E1KHG5VZA/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Alligators and Armadillos and Manatees...Oh My Tommy bikes through a southern swamp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130730080-JRGZ09STC2664SQ7PJWY/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Alligators and Armadillos and Manatees...Oh My An armadillo burrows through the ground cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130757875-TNC30E8H4BAO6UV3I5XM/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Alligators and Armadillos and Manatees...Oh My Just setting out on a two day canoe trip in the Okefenokee Swamps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130816958-EIQCCMRA769LT1E3DP49/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Alligators and Armadillos and Manatees...Oh My Great Blue Heron https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130867520-9M9OE8589NR4T12205EF/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Alligators and Armadillos and Manatees...Oh My Anhinga https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130896997-YLITKJ3BF1BWX76HBFNY/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Alligators and Armadillos and Manatees...Oh My Racoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130946221-P7LUF3SWQ8GUPRCAT58A/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Alligators and Armadillos and Manatees...Oh My American Alligator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452130985379-9ZKCDH0XPONE9AV151XA/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Alligators and Armadillos and Manatees...Oh My Tommy swims in the Wakulla Spring's clear waters. 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On top are beets and kale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452131735926-9LOI122BNASTH25PYAIE/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Eat To Ride, Ride To Eat Not green eggs and ham but cheesy veggie eggs and breakfast potatoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452131767501-12T9EBO4KMTFJJZJZYBY/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Eat To Ride, Ride To Eat You didn't think we cooked all the time? This is our largest pizza of the trip, 24 inches. http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/6/phewthis-blog-covers-a-lot monthly 0.5 2016-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132090924-QYM3EDTTRA8FR6W1ZC9G/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot Winter biking in KY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132142211-6DXISG7QI4LW7JQG41SX/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot "Camped" in the YMCA in Tazewell, VA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132185847-F79R703DPU0FSO2NFYY0/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot Sara's plate is full of desserts from the teacher's luncheon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132209486-Q9Z1J4YR6TBQAIUC8KGX/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot Lisa and Perry in Tazewell, VA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132252752-ACIQ4QMICE1QR2R3URUG/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot John, Logan, Patty treat us to Pizza in Lebanon, VA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132277298-JZ1EYVOMKRGNGWR989ZP/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot Aaron and Tommy play video games in this spare trailer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132318440-I970C0ETLK8ZGGXCQO68/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot We watch a movie among a trailer full of "spare" furniture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132376988-6P4Z2O2XJSL17J6E2HS7/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot "Camped" in the World Famous Little Congress Bicycle Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132484240-N9WORUKQC5VACJTULEL7/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot Richard, Scott, and Greg bike us into South Carolina https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132536162-HILZQTDXX8FKPP7AFXKU/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot A Christmas feast! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132580053-PN112FRKQDNXB0HGNIZ6/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot Paige and Chrystal bike us out of Columbia, SC and into the swamps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132608628-HL84WXAAIVZDRQLDL3O5/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot The swamps of Congeree National Park in SC https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132637386-AL8B561DUAJ6ZY2KD85R/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot Before the plunge into the Atlantic ocean https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452132661729-7AV9IP7TA0PSZ3WSVAXA/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Phew...This Blog Covers A Lot Celebrating the New Year http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/6/eight-crazy-nights monthly 0.5 2016-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452133019455-HUXQFHBJF6I443UB523U/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Eight Crazy Nights Matt is lost in a daydream right before Paul reemerges from his house to invite us in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452133110149-PLXVHGP0T4AB9KBUJDV8/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Eight Crazy Nights We push our bikes from the windblock, past vacant summer homes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452133155423-HKPPCPHS9LSVVCEXC2VK/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Eight Crazy Nights This was more than adequate accomodations for the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452133225187-R642OCAW1X23S71D1JO8/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Eight Crazy Nights That next morning Donnie came by the college and we talked for a while. 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Even Greater Hospitality maggie and Daniel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210013869-MYTLSJRHS3MW5D0EWLEW/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Even Greater Hospitality Our Tillamook friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210052920-ESTQVX9B6WNOTXHIH3U7/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Even Greater Hospitality Bike49 and Aaron Antrim on the back stoop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210112422-K0KZMXC7EGI3C3SPPSFA/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Even Greater Hospitality Shane and his wife's yurt built over the course of one year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210129968-0GDNOWO0RCTJ1K21R5GT/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Even Greater Hospitality Shane plays the herty gerty for us, a homemade musical instrument https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210154160-AT9QRK4XZHYMUCBPCM4D/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Even Greater Hospitality Stephon and Eric play an short improvisational piece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210177970-TBNTWVACIQVSXEKE7SKS/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Even Greater Hospitality bike49 at the "Miss Jackson" house (Seattle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210207196-XSL1M2T3ILOFC5SP0FAC/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Even Greater Hospitality Jean, Dyanne, and the crew on Whidbey Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210238177-YWXYW9P42VVB2ZDEX2TL/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Even Greater Hospitality Bob and Marty were awesome hosts. Thanks! http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/7/the-gulf-spill-close-and-far monthly 0.5 2016-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210608232-DL4X4K4UFK50G7I145DX/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Gulf Spill: Close and Far A less than typical interaction in Seattle, WA http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/7/our-first-presentation-on-the-road monthly 0.5 2016-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210841123-KE3H64G56K3KNMZ81U8Q/IMGP0220.JPG Bike49 Blog - Our First Presentation On The Road We greeted the class and introduced ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452211138193-WK1CGHOQIA2NMPZ1CD9F/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Our First Presentation On The Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210858419-1IFKJVFHMOIERT5LKQX1/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Our First Presentation On The Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452211279191-DN3MTO22QQIUCE49NG8A/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Our First Presentation On The Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210957165-KOFAJGSV7BY5026AGAC2/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Our First Presentation On The Road We had a cafeteria lunch and realized they offer root beer milk these days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452211012527-FAQL0E8O7CQXE0L3HKAS/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Our First Presentation On The Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452211401941-D103U9EY0XATYMTC53D6/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Our First Presentation On The Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210991412-JEJHGXTEAVFRMSMF9TBY/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Our First Presentation On The Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452210907538-4NYYFYPW7UOQTS9OY0OK/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Our First Presentation On The Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452211455817-IVUI52VFLSDYG807WSOZ/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Our First Presentation On The Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452211470393-U65JTMZCPHQHK0462A49/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Our First Presentation On The Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452211499483-MP5NU6350GIF6FGX9P2O/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Our First Presentation On The Road http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/7/tailwinds-turn-to-headwinds-and-we-all-fall-down monthly 0.5 2016-01-08 http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/7/15000-miles-to-go monthly 0.5 2016-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452212137941-9XV45PS6X1VQSOY5M6IA/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - 15,000 Miles To Go We make sure we don't weight too much. http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/7/back-to-school monthly 0.5 2016-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452214170456-UIBQP0MLTZIZKO5YMMO4/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Back To School Tommy after our first presentation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452214219364-2ULS01R5Q5I8DVS07E24/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Back To School A 2nd graders dream bike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452214193052-9E2PGJ5535RPD2WPM4TV/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Back To School Even in the rain, this dream bike stays dry. http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/7/the-bike49-shake-down-tour monthly 0.5 2016-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452214748454-29DBZAY73CCPGQSEYPR6/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Bike49 Shake Down Tour Tommy, Danny, and Aaron in Long Beach, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452214772903-FBBAI9A9PVTFHQ5YN2XY/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Bike49 Shake Down Tour Tommy plays the ukulele in Merle and Linda's cabana by the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452214809828-EM7VH7H0G40P8V9RY82R/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Bike49 Shake Down Tour Tommy cheers Merle on as he tests his drywasher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452214850377-EJA6X13L3RG07TUIM0FB/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Bike49 Shake Down Tour Jerry’s pups welcome us home for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452214877914-3SM4YQ4ZV3RAZVLOC83V/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Bike49 Shake Down Tour Katie's home is full of kindness and animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452214900496-IYB6A4TTWHAW97FU40Q2/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Bike49 Shake Down Tour I pick one of the best oranges of my life at Katie and Jerry's house in Ramona, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452214925441-6KIAY4HR6N49H66VQ3Y2/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Bike49 Shake Down Tour We exchange stories with Henry and Al at their home in Twentynine Palms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452214947571-7I4Q6J26J0NFBEHPKNZI/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Bike49 Shake Down Tour Tommy shows us how to win a game of horseshoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452214976188-EJDS6KWG7NC6JFLS287A/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - The Bike49 Shake Down Tour The finale of Beejay's show and our bike49 shake down tour. http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/7/celebrating-firsts monthly 0.5 2016-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452219311333-R1XY5IV3Q7185J3MR54S/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Celebrating Firsts Thanks John Meyer at Capitol Graphics Inc for our business cards! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452219363629-0KZ4OEWVVOFLXB51V1E0/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Celebrating Firsts Aaron and Tommy hard at work. http://www.beyondabook.org/new-blog/2016/1/7/plan-bo0yeah-a-story-of-bike49-beginning monthly 0.5 2016-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452218157224-ARB4ZMH2Q19BCT27BNTU/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Plan Bo0yeah: A Story of Bike49 Beginning We daydreamed about LONG bike tours on shorter bike tours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452218317443-7HV4PAVV6VC3D505E25O/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Plan Bo0yeah: A Story of Bike49 Beginning I was enjoying the most beautiful place on earth when Aaron called. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452218405984-HXUB8TU9QSFLMTPX6W05/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Plan Bo0yeah: A Story of Bike49 Beginning In a world of disappearing amphibians, all these tadpoles are a welcomed sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452218502755-1PXJNB520RJUYO5ZIX4W/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Plan Bo0yeah: A Story of Bike49 Beginning Matt and I went on a southwest tour before bike49 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452218585403-QYSCTT1LT31J9SBXWMZI/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Plan Bo0yeah: A Story of Bike49 Beginning Arcata will always be one of my favorite homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452218665194-H7WBV58NCGU7MF6JCRBE/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Plan Bo0yeah: A Story of Bike49 Beginning We have always been good at winging it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452218844077-MEUE710DVC3QIWOLH482/image-asset.jpeg Bike49 Blog - Plan Bo0yeah: A Story of Bike49 Beginning Tommy is at home in the big cities. http://www.beyondabook.org/ontheriversite daily 0.75 2016-01-09 http://www.beyondabook.org/ontheriversite/2015/11/09/2015118crossing-missouri-on-the-missouri monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452316427770-6J8WZA568LFB5PQ6GCH8/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Even though I new what to expect from the Missouri River in Missouri I was still wowed by its beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452316581534-WSFMVSN7SHV5VJKJBS29/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri I was so excited to canoe through my home town of Kansas City and meet the river. I was not disappointed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452316724456-WM6VXI3EIEW3VZPA2HW9/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Joe is a River Angel that left a big impression on me. We gave him a postcard of his stretch of river and boy was he happy. We try our best to say thanks to River Angles with water colored postcards.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317186507-GV7MDAUISP8TKJLR3TO2/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Thanks mom and dad for ALL the snacks, the support, and the Royal's wins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317513415-IUXB67ES07H45VVBC4JN/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri We wish we had more daylight to enjoy these Missouri River views! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317529669-AKCGKYLBK1RQTNOQJHOP/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri We made it to the St. Louis arch, but not without the help of River Angels along the way! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317544623-SXJOCFPVW492MQ11IXJL/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Lance is not only a glass blower, a pizza genius, but he is also a River Angel in New Haven where we stopped for just an afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317658204-8REK8M37ZG2C6MPD9DWZ/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Bill has a great cabin just 25 miles from KC and no one should pass up meeting him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317674956-VTN960NVG2KQN5YWXZTN/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Without Robin, our Waverly River Angel, we wouldn't have been able to present to the students of Santa Fe Elementary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317749256-FBL8FQ6V8WJKJ6A7BA8G/brunswick%2Btent.JPG On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri These kids loved crowding into our tent. They learned a lot about the river even though the rain was coming down thick! You can see Matt rocking his rain pants and rubber boots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317689835-CBRMUDQPAT5IA72C76HV/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri The rain hides great views, but we paddle on because the sun will return to dry us out and light up the cliffs, the fall colors, and the bald eagles...eventually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317798567-3JHZ7WRHWZCYDCPHOG50/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri A local Columbia school got to meet us at the river, walk the Katy Trail, meet a snake, and make lots of observations. We had a blast! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317809923-SXMD3BQCCQ9DLI5RKR9G/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Our radio presentation was a lot of fun. We are not use to talking to adults nor audiences of one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317823129-GEXJP3XQVJS79JGE5WRQ/img%2812%29.jpg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri The 16 mile trip from Cooper's Landing to Columbia was almost entirely on bike trails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317835896-TNTLO7WU5Z44SGJCDKDN/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Joe has poured his soul into Serenity Point and it is our home for a few nights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317873887-EDSVLWVNY8PP857G7OTY/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Baby, Smoke, and Bandit are Joe's puppies and River Angels in their own way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317846681-N3A0VCQYOANX6M5NGG2R/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Joe was a master story teller around the fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452317980789-B8L31VM0AD7DG4F5MHSF/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Joe managed to get us into a city council meeting and gave us a lovely introduction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318060510-LQ1V7HXLPC2KNU64VOZ0/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Without Joe we would have cruised by Jeff City, but instead we spent three nights there enjoying the view and his stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318078464-6BVAM78I7WQRRPTJ78GA/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Crossing Missouri on the Missouri Thanks River Angles we can't wait to find out what is going to happen next! http://www.beyondabook.org/ontheriversite/2015/10/21/20151020changing-channels monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318227476-XYUGNM5ELYMX33F0V99W/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Changing Channels - The Lower Missouri River On the Upper Missouri picturesque camp spots were easy to come by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318252850-B1YXH3YPJC173196ND2L/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Changing Channels - The Lower Missouri River Instead of sandbars in the middle of the river now we find sand dredges! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318271331-BKLG6NF6SNB7NZOVY599/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Changing Channels - The Lower Missouri River Rip-rap and pilings become a feature of the river bank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318281614-A2N8OJGG7X37I7Z6P6PG/img%283%29.jpg On The River Blog - Changing Channels - The Lower Missouri River There's still plenty of wildlife along the river, including this gray tree frog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318306850-J3NJ2GESMNKRQ8ONNAZU/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Changing Channels - The Lower Missouri River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318316292-ZG7VK6YJTWXCQ70GKBW8/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Changing Channels - The Lower Missouri River http://www.beyondabook.org/ontheriversite/2015/09/22/2015922flatwater-blues monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318422105-0IS53YE8QBPIT70UJZ0Y/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Flatwater Blues We are now all officially Trenton Tigers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318434858-NPJAJH38X9OJP0OAX307/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Flatwater Blues These home grown veggies made our 'dregs of the food bag' dinner 10 times better! Thanks to Joy and Kerri at The Confluence Center.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318449447-050SLKKE6WFXQRDWW57H/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Flatwater Blues It was back to big water for Lake Sakakawea, and we didn't even get any views as smoke from the summer's wildfires filled the sky.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318459803-8ZXVGG5FEI2VUHRSSSG1/img%283%29.jpg On The River Blog - Flatwater Blues Peg gave us this awesome cosy cabin for our stay at Tobacco Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318469888-LXCHFRKI4N4E8RV4SIN7/img%284%29.jpg On The River Blog - Flatwater Blues And more ice cream than mouths to put it in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318479247-2XHAJ289TH449N4UWIFG/img%285%29.jpg On The River Blog - Flatwater Blues Thanks to Heather and Trenton for letting us stay (even when they weren't there). We had great fun dog sitting Kayla! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318492142-WBANB67NG75XIZUY8YJ9/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Flatwater Blues Lake Oahe gave us some challenging paddling conditions...  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318500492-OCUW7FXSCDC6IKW32NVO/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Flatwater Blues ...but treated us to this amazing evening light display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318510089-BVVOUPPUMYB9C60T26FC/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Flatwater Blues Thanks to Darla, Mark, Jacob and Eliza for a great stay in Pierre! http://www.beyondabook.org/ontheriversite/2015/08/11/a-speck-on-peck monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318751616-CRTVXDDY4DEBGIX33A28/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - A Speck on Peck Aaron and Nia paddle through the choppy waves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318761921-1V79UKR26QZ1PF34BORH/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - A Speck on Peck We begin to see the scale of this huge reservoir. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318772693-E3Y3HLX5G1APUO78WT5W/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - A Speck on Peck The high water levels mean that instead of channels through the sediment, we see grebes bobbing on the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318784540-QOGNULNUO3BOKZ6N8HLT/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - A Speck on Peck The shore is a distant line and the other canoe just a speck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318796729-4GDU7KLDQQE6QBW2SF48/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - A Speck on Peck We were invited into this camp spot by a full rainbow.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318808238-50MK5W3607GBA2LG3C2P/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - A Speck on Peck A tern colony chatters loudly as we paddle by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318822657-QFG0B5NN94F0NLEI1E0X/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - A Speck on Peck The tail wind gives us a chance to try out our homemade sail...for the next 10 miles our canoes travel by wind power instead of paddle power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318845205-PH844XG9UFUP2COEOVBI/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - A Speck on Peck At the marina our 18' 6 Clipper canoes look good. http://www.beyondabook.org/ontheriversite/2015/08/11/2015896dmgp1fsgq4gwxxa066iuegbjil2xs monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318971418-9C707ELN6J06FHIROLCW/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Good to Meet You, Missouri River. We are happy to be on the Missouri River headed to Kansas City and beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318985889-JUC2N8Z0EOP2TOEY9CYT/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Good to Meet You, Missouri River. I had no idea the Upper Missouri was so beautiful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452318999891-UBUXGUJEUVCNX4DFLXFK/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Good to Meet You, Missouri River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319011015-C7ST7ADPY4SI8K4F167S/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Good to Meet You, Missouri River. You can see the layers of sedimentary rocks that the Missouri River has eroded. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319031359-81NNK08KM1C5BY14T0UR/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Good to Meet You, Missouri River. It is a wilderness adventure out here on the Upper Missouri! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319046155-ZX0U3GS1CQALJ9J3QA85/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Good to Meet You, Missouri River. The Whole in the Wall is beautiful despite the lack of foresight of past travelers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319077543-XVD8FEUWLUA2FLW31PB0/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Good to Meet You, Missouri River. Muskrats and beavers are common here, but Lewis and Clark surely saw more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319184426-LQFU4TJY3LGCDXA5AT6U/img%287%29.jpg On The River Blog - Good to Meet You, Missouri River. We find a few Lewis and Clark campsite markers, but we find our own camp spots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319198324-OCE80NOPIWA76CZ4HQJ3/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Good to Meet You, Missouri River. Downriver here we come... http://www.beyondabook.org/ontheriversite/2015/08/02/201582canoeing-101 monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319451127-339PUBB0SFYJU0AP38UB/img.jpg On The River Blog - Canoeing 101 Hitting the start of the Marias was a relief and a celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319461375-LQDYNTMFPZJWZUKRO1ET/img%281%29.jpg On The River Blog - Canoeing 101 We learned as we went, which included a few unusual setups.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319473187-KLZY7R7YT32H46M8H33T/img%282%29.jpg On The River Blog - Canoeing 101 We find great spots for lunch and camping! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319484996-Y60XCEU50JY9TPTH2ASZ/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Canoeing 101 We learn a lot while paddling, including how great the sunsets are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319500354-63UHZMN3EUNG4ZE5UVPT/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Canoeing 101 When it is my turn to rest, I do it with a good book. http://www.beyondabook.org/ontheriversite/2015/07/12/2015712canoeing-without-water monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319586549-Q9EJPOMI3APQDVYGKYRG/img.jpg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water In West Glacier we are given the red carpet treatment and an ENTIRE backyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319622673-IOD1ZB46WFAOZ7V8OIKJ/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water Our test ride with gear is on one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319608675-ZG6SBLIAD0BZ151ZG4UE/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water We start the climb over the Continental Divide at 2am to avoid the cars and heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319636878-8MZSZEI64RGVDVUUQH6S/img%283%29.jpg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water The ride over the pass is a ride of a lifetime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319649894-6ZF5IP154X3D0N9K8ULV/img%284%29.jpg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water We take turns pulling the canoes and acting as pit crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319660971-A1NFFXZ88LQQVUIPECZX/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water We "survive" an extra rest day to wait out bad weather thanks to generous neighbors and homemade pizza from the Cut Bank rangers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319672941-ODUVEGCYVY9P92US9EBV/img%286%29.jpg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water Walking up to Triple Divide Peak, we get views of three drainages. Here the Pacific drainage will flow to the Flathead and beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319685444-JKBBUV804QIMZJPAIXWW/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water The Arctic Ocean drainage is a real beauty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319695757-EX1V6PDQMPCICGP3C40W/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water And the Atlantic Ocean drainage will be our home for the next five months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319710419-GGTAXH79O0EOKS75ZR7R/img%289%29.jpg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water Another 60 miles of biking and we are on the shore of Cut Bank ready to canoe...or at least push our canoes. Herb sets us up with a care package and then we are on our way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319723042-VBXRG3DNUBP8AZF743WH/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water Cut Bank Creek is a meandering canyon that we spend a lot of time walking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319735470-7J4E39DA69BS3DJR6OWJ/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water The swallows are at home on the steep cliff banks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319752470-FNC7SQTXVVVX0YLJSHM4/img%2812%29.jpg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water The water is dirty from cattle, but we make the most of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319772586-9UOPL10G8LM1BKJB2FO7/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Canoeing Without Water At the confluence of Cut Bank Creek and Two Med, the Marias is formed and we are able to paddle more of the time. http://www.beyondabook.org/ontheriversite/2015/05/10/2015510greetings-from-wherever monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319863762-MDN9LCXSZXAOGKY9P08V/img.jpg On The River Blog - Greetings From Wherever From the Yukon to Australia and everything in between (including space!) postcards are a great way to send a piece of an adventure to your friends and family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319878980-277RGWP2T6JUHHQ77Y17/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Greetings From Wherever Postcards are small, but say so much (even when they hardly say anything at all). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319893712-RF1A83WJWZXLEX48BXLX/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Greetings From Wherever This is an original print Nia, from the On The River team, sent me for my birthday. What's not to love about postcards?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319906039-EBHK6E76OV1JMUWV664L/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Greetings From Wherever This postcard made the journey from Australia to Westwood, KANSAS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319918573-TVWCICBCPO1G2EF1BY7L/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Greetings From Wherever Here is a handmade postcard I sent a friend for his birthday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319940892-MTE3SVC1NY2OND9TSIUT/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Greetings From Wherever I love sending thank you postcards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319971885-6475XWGS5SG66YS5EMZS/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Greetings From Wherever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319983628-WFPGOEMZKHIE4CG41GH1/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Greetings From Wherever I sent this postcard from Arkansas to Wales. Nia has yet to receive it... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452319995288-QTV44M2FUHXQLVEC8SOJ/img%288%29.jpg On The River Blog - Greetings From Wherever This is a postcard I sent my parents. No word if they have received it yet. The vulnerability of a postcard always keeps me from being confident that they make it to their destinations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320013482-R954FPI1E20P9T673CSO/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Greetings From Wherever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320038608-JQBIGBM3QB327ADJUF7R/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Greetings From Wherever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320056464-ADCQSEXB3H6WKMLFJZWA/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Greetings From Wherever This is a postcard I sent after bike touring in Utah. Like all postcards, the picture tells most of the story. http://www.beyondabook.org/ontheriversite/2015/03/30/2015315mooncup monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320145789-9VIUNOTJLBUIRBKHDQTD/image-asset.png On The River Blog - A Moon-what?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320168622-ZYO390BO91XOPRCK4ZOK/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - A Moon-what?! Backpacking is even more fun when you don't have to pack out used sanitary products! http://www.beyondabook.org/ontheriversite/2015/03/22/2015321testing-the-waters monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320338760-224PB2GS0RKW4ODVWA44/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Testing the Waters Micro-adventures are a great way to test the waters and stay motivated during the beginning tangle of logistics.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320353654-YRGWH5MIRWW7147EHK0T/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Testing the Waters It took a few tries to find a set up that works, but now that I know the best way to pack I am ready to float... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320469107-0IKAEQMSAX37N79QPYOP/onsc%2Bon%2Bthe%2Btrail.JPG On The River Blog - Testing the Waters Being a teacher naturalist at the Ozark Natural Science Center has been a great learning experience and a perfect excuse to explore the Ozarks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320368073-RNLMUNXMIX5DWE0UVCX6/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Testing the Waters From the river there is never a shortage of wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320384342-5ORVW70C68H5RDP0JNQ5/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Testing the Waters Kingfishers cackle and dive as I pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320576087-CXNOMM8W4074RKCZUNBA/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Testing the Waters An otter watches me and I watch him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320592173-OLLDU49JIUDL3CA8OTIZ/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Testing the Waters The Kings River is an incredible aqua blue color I can't get enough of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320606079-5N3ZWDVR2Z2Z0JGVWQM9/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Testing the Waters The perfect campsite: no cars, no trash, and a great shelter in the rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320627359-4DP7Q8J92PO1A8ECCFJ4/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Testing the Waters Forty river miles later, I am ready to hop on my bike and bike (with my raft) home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320644206-IWR7YRFP1NOJNC37A8O0/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Testing the Waters On The River here I come. http://www.beyondabook.org/ontheriversite/2014/10/28/20141028uxku7yyqxcw2rocl2bw13atdx66it6 monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320713778-WK827SEUWFWNWHBTHVLI/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Starting On The River will start in the mountains of Glacier National Park. We will start on Triple Divide Peak, which is on the Continental Divide (the ridge that divides the waters that flow to the Pacific and the Atlantic ocean) and the Laurentian Divide (the ridge that divides the waters that flow to the Pacific to the Atlantic). From Triple Divide Peak it is just 3,500 miles to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320730489-8LC5KQYE65JKGVA00MBW/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Starting I took a trip to the Boundary Waters in MN to practice canoeing and learn to portage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320741125-J0L4D5O3LJ4VCJURL3LL/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Starting A group of sixth graders bike49, one of my previous education-linked adventures, presented to about health lives and a healthy planet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452320756307-0YI8A52CR6HWGXAGEO19/image-asset.jpeg On The River Blog - Starting The canoers of On The River are biologists too. 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It's hard to believe that we climbed these hills the most energy efficient way - it certainly didn't feel like it at the time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304073652-MRH2I44JGEB50MNOVVIO/energy-efficiency-graph.gif spoon in the road - 25 mpp (miles per pizza!) This nifty graph shows how energy efficient different kinds of transport are - #1 biking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304076092-56TH4N8G3V6BPRY1DW5V/lots-of-pizza.jpg spoon in the road - 25 mpp (miles per pizza!) You would have to 'feed' a car at least one pizza per MILE. That's a lot of pizza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304085005-I58ZSVVTKKG9LXN1E14E/yum.jpg spoon in the road - 25 mpp (miles per pizza!) When food = fuel you get to eat lots of cake! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304080111-TZY9MVW4V6254SIFNF3V/pupusas.jpg spoon in the road - 25 mpp (miles per pizza!) and delicious pupusas... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304081642-6I5FH9NFB7YCHB3IZJ7H/sara-enjoys-tortillas.jpg spoon in the road - 25 mpp (miles per pizza!) and beans and rice... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304078011-H4JEQVK32FEZBIQREOOU/nia-street-food.jpg spoon in the road - 25 mpp (miles per pizza!) and street food... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452305652868-OKH0XS17ELJU0BXSJ3N9/sara-bugs-e1403065446340.jpg spoon in the road - 25 mpp (miles per pizza!) Even bugs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304076501-8UP7DQTE9QFDWEGMN61B/nia-and-carlos-biking.jpg spoon in the road - 25 mpp (miles per pizza!) We met Carlos while biking through Peru and ended up staying with him in Colombia. http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2014/06/10/las-posas monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304075598-5KMLP9DSLQJNEEVP9SUI/forest.jpg spoon in the road - Las Posas The rainforested hills around Xilitla were Edwards' eden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304072734-7LSRM7LOIS4QHQNGDLA6/crazy-stairs.jpg spoon in the road - Las Posas Amidst the trees you will find hundreds of Edwards creations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304073294-P1PEQ1BOOBOA8VT86JBU/edward-james.jpg spoon in the road - Las Posas Edward James https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304077635-63D1ZEZT6JDN1C31FVAN/nia-stairs.jpg spoon in the road - Las Posas Climbing the winding paths in search of more sculptures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304084840-QLDT8MSBAU2VQL3TDY02/saras-kingdom.jpg spoon in the road - Las Posas Sara surveys the 32ha of gardens from above the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304073119-36QPN7JZNJMBNL6MOS3Q/creative-chaos.jpg spoon in the road - Las Posas Waterfalls cascade down around the works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304076022-381RIM2Q0QHROSJO4YHO/hidden-building.jpg spoon in the road - Las Posas Giant concrete sculptures are around every corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304083756-FY1I1OD2BXQNNT500LNB/sara-peeks.jpg spoon in the road - Las Posas Inspired by the orchids, birds and butterflies, sculptures take on natural forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304072463-8WI5R5HHR195B7AZNSI9/crazy-stairs-sara.jpg spoon in the road - Las Posas Sara stands 4 storeys up - health and safety is not a problem here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304078487-9D96A6X2VCJJ9GNNZC0O/plants-paint-cemet.jpg spoon in the road - Las Posas Moses creep to cover cement bamboo stands, and epiphytes grow in cracks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304079656-L7D6H4GIAJB4QYEXZV5Y/plat-in-concret.jpg spoon in the road - Las Posas Art and nature merge. http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2014/03/21/provecho monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304062896-9FHWUOU9O2O9MDOMJLRJ/wpid-storageextSdCardphotosniahondurasclose-up.JPG.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Roadside cashews. The fruits are strange but juicy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304065196-21IT42JTN5IF2P8BIQYL/wpid-storageextSdCardphotossaritaguatamalania-street-food.jpg.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Nia eating a fried tortilla topped with BEANS and guacamole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304059691-SNPTABQUNBJ280CM8Y4W/wpid-IMG_8177-e1395435957103.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Beans in a bag is one of our favorite lunches and super cheap too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304059389-1ISWEKB6YSA9AN7C98MR/wpid-IMG_8176.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Most lunches the beans in a bag are accompanied my a colorful spread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304062293-TLX9QI89951S7E8CWTJF/wpid-listas.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho We fueled our hike up and sled trip down a volcano with leon's finest street food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304070399-C9VUFLSNWFK6I0JVT1CK/wpid-storageextSdCardphotossaritahonduras-y-el-salvadorlorena-cuts-nias-hair.jpg.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Lorena cuts Nia's hair in her hair salon at the front of her house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304071471-JZ62K5IPB632YDR8U55Z/wpid-storageextSdCardphotossaritahonduras-y-el-salvadorpupusas-with-lorena-amy-luis-and-kati.jpg.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Lorena, Luis, Amy, and Kati invited us to stay at their house and enjoy some delicious food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304062431-8QNFI962CG55843OUKVM/wpid-pupusas.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Several pupusas decorated with spicy vegetables and salad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304069005-J6TOC204P324L7DF2WCH/wpid-storageextSdCardphotossaritahonduras-y-el-salvadorcandy-stop-with-lorena.jpg.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho A roadside candy shop filled with a hundred different colors and shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304067700-ILI96P0K2MTNU4P0O1W3/wpid-storageextSdCardphotossaritaguatamalasara-enjoys-tortillas.jpg.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho I enjoy eating tortillas, beans, and eggs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304064388-RBWH7BVI1YU7NG8ZL18M/wpid-storageextSdCardphotossaritaguatamalamireiras-tortillas.jpg.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Mireira shows off her delicious corn tortillas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304064101-ZN0NYTPJA7UNZTD2Z097/wpid-storageextSdCardphotossaritaguatamalamaritza-tortillas.jpg.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Maritza shows up how to clap the corn meal into round, thin tortillas that are put on the fire to cook. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304071793-31G9RC1Y2WFRJM09RP7R/wpid-tortillas.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho This is just the start of the giant bowl of tortillas they make every other day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304068690-KAASLYTZBEBOM085FKT1/wpid-storageextSdCardphotossaritaguatamalasara-trys.jpg.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Turns out I am not a natural tortilla maker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304064895-PBYHK56626MBD7P9TK3D/wpid-storageextSdCardphotossaritaguatamalania-maritza-torts.jpg.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Nia struggles to make them round too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304063898-ELI9F5Z2VNQ1ZA65P6VC/wpid-storageextSdCardphotossaritaguatamalaguess-mine.jpg.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Can you guess which ones Nia and I made and which ones Maritza made? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304065642-70LKBBCGWBCL2NAHP5T7/wpid-storageextSdCardphotossaritaguatamalasara-confused.jpg.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Pinatas are traditionally filled with candy and broken with a stick so the candy falls out. I first try fighting the pinata with an innovative martial arts approach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304061706-4I2PZIKLR7SYBKLRLXSG/wpid-candy.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Finally we break the pinata and the candy is quickly cleaned up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304056644-979H4SKZPRR3JPAWATIH/wpid-IMG_8151.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Francisco the bombero and his family treated us to several delicious meals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304058587-DGUBJX8ZMZTJQYNUPHMF/wpid-IMG_8153.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho These nances were not my favorite food of Central America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304056293-4YYCUY1IN1TM2H5Q4NYG/wpid-IMG_8146.jpg spoon in the road - Provecho Much of the street food includes a few interesting surprises. http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2014/03/03/costa-ricisimo monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304044575-3WHZGFTTXEB14CK029HE/church-room.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo I tend to wash my clothes by hand, camp, and cook to save money and put myself in more interesting situations...like the night we camped inside this church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304046234-JWD09985ICC89BQVXC6A/lapas.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo Scarlet macaws. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304050411-N2EBU6EEV57ERJC1UKKZ/osa-frog-2.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo One of many amazing frogs we saw during a day hike in the Corcovado National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304051389-B9ZQ7WO8B40129BLG7YJ/palms.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo Palm oil farms where rich, diverse jungle once stood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304044300-UIFLPGUAX747NASMJP5X/blurry-white-face.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo White faced capuchins. Blurry...yet. I took a LOT of blurry animal photos in Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304056206-9CCZ3D4XOMDD9AADZWN2/sloth-ma-and-baby.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo A sloth mom and baby pair sleeping the day away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304055244-OLD0JS78UPLFK3ZA0G5B/sloth-face.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo This was the only sloth we saw moving. He didn't go far nor did he poop on a fallen male, but he was really cute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304048451-5MCWNJDK0ROYQO362KJG/n7coya-dusty-roads.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo No picture will ever show how steep the hills were...just trust us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304045447-FBBTFMKJPJ0QJX4O5MW9/kattya-marga-and-co.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo Magi, Kattya, and their grandma and grandpa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304047196-PSWDYA35H7G8C36UNMIC/maggys-sisters.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo A BED and AIR CONDITIONING!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304049735-MI7PO1E8RWA4Y51603NI/nia-surf.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo Nia killing it out there on the waves. I was lucky to stand up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304047701-6TGIRSPKZ6T1F99E7X9Y/more-windmills.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo It was so windy as we climbed the mountains that windmills were a common sight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304050193-JP9S8M9OSANR07KUI8R5/nia-volcano.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo We pedaled towards and then around the impressive volcano Arenal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304053126-9YCBFOY1DWVYIMH3SHBH/pizote-pair.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo Pizotes ask for food but we just take their photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304044731-7CRG9GR6GLQPN8CUGBJX/howler-hangs.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo Howler monkeys are seen and heard through much of Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304049494-4BH96NZ814C4DPT6IXIW/nia-beach-biking.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo We skipped some dusty, bumpy road for a few miles on the beach. Some of my favorite miles in Costa Rica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304054921-4L96DGDQ5A57N4U8MFTE/sara-margarita.jpg spoon in the road - Costa Ricisimo Costa Rica can be expensive, but once in awhile one needs a bit of luxury, maybe even a margarita. http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2014/01/06/feliz-navidad monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304041294-9JTI8U81LISD4GJF2XSS/christmas.jpg spoon in the road - Feliz Navidad Christmas to me means lots of good food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304040390-5JV2TT328UFJ8H6TN2F8/ben-cheers-us-on.jpg spoon in the road - Feliz Navidad While Christmas in Kansas is not that hilly it can be cold and snowy (and there are some hills). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304042113-BROPHSVVRCN1TYSZX7HX/navidad.jpg spoon in the road - Feliz Navidad This is a manger scene made from recycled bottles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304041599-O2MGDM022DTPPKGF3NIQ/merry-christmas.jpg spoon in the road - Feliz Navidad We said yes to Juan's invitation to let us celebate Christmas with his family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304043666-3F0GGWKZE96FLKUBNBCC/vivi-pizza-chef.jpg spoon in the road - Feliz Navidad We decided to make pizza because their was a great oven and a small kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304040887-R4D17H9MQPPZ43Y4V8FP/cheese.jpg spoon in the road - Feliz Navidad cheese https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304042197-G8P0WVMNK6GE3R6H4PXE/plantain-pizza.jpg spoon in the road - Feliz Navidad Everyone liked the pizza. Maybe it was because we added plantains to them? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304043490-75AVIUBFOQHNEAMGOD24/teter-totter.jpg spoon in the road - Feliz Navidad Valatina and I play on the teetertotter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304039436-UJXLSWO1JFKO6691T4KJ/baby-jesus-born.jpg spoon in the road - Feliz Navidad On Christmas baby Jesus is placed in all the manger scenes. Before Christmas the manger was empty. http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/12/30/sense-of-community monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304025409-G1ZPDFHUYX5E1YBDRP3K/coffee-break.jpg spoon in the road - Your sense of community is waiting for you...OUTSIDE We stop to ask to fill up our water bottles in this small village and end up staying an hour, drinking coffee and talking bikes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304020846-5L5DGW0ZPSZGFDOFMIMK/car-jam.jpg spoon in the road - Your sense of community is waiting for you...OUTSIDE We spend too much time haulled up in our cars, boxed in from the rest of the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304027448-EPQLD455DF80TMBE1DI1/estaben-helps-nia-s.jpg spoon in the road - Your sense of community is waiting for you...OUTSIDE Get outside on a bike and you´ll meet all sorts of people - We met Estaben on a dirt road in Peru and he pushed us up the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304034096-MYC44OKQ0PTAIK3BSC9F/nia-chicos-map.jpg spoon in the road - Your sense of community is waiting for you...OUTSIDE An ice cream break ends with all the local kids crowded excitedly around our map pointing out the towns they know. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304019790-I1UZ9O4HZJM82MLKQ09M/bomberos-jump1.jpg spoon in the road - Your sense of community is waiting for you...OUTSIDE We stay at the firestation in Natagaima and spend hours talking to the chiefs daughters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304027821-GXVC6AYSITME49MUG75W/joanna-catelina-etc.jpg spoon in the road - Your sense of community is waiting for you...OUTSIDE Catelina and Joanna invited us in from the road the night. We played games, showed pictures of our trip and made guava juice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304029933-D5F2MO13NGL6AKI9TVYF/nati-y-valantina.jpg spoon in the road - Your sense of community is waiting for you...OUTSIDE Don Jose and his family invited to their house for Christmas. His grandaughters Naailia and Valantina love the bikes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304028103-UMA6SDQW9ZSB1H0B9MCM/lunch-stop1.jpg spoon in the road - Your sense of community is waiting for you...OUTSIDE Pedalling slowly means we meet lots of people - biking past this house we were invited in for lunch and a chat. http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/12/20/thanks-colombia monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304020396-CRO1EBBJNL58XWB0L20Q/boys-with-bug.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! Everytime we stop people come to talk. These boys brought us a caterpillar, and their mum gave us juice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304034787-J15R1PXU5KNZN5TCL7FL/orlando.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! Orlando, our saviour from the Alcalde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452306814468-SOBOE89GZXIWE3JGN1U0/alcaldia-gym-e1387579432331.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! After much searching we found this sports hall to camp in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304030856-NMVOZ528ZAXAUFJOATZ7/nia-and-carlos-biking.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! Carlos picks us up on his bike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304018303-MQK92VNTW3XMJREX72QM/bienvenidos-a-pasto.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! Carlos welcomes us into his home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304035982-ZSALAUJYTCYA686HPVPJ/papa-noel.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! Feliz Navidad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304037896-B5G6KJO5AJ3ORVNIKNJ9/yum.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! We got to eat SEVEN cakes at the bakery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304016583-91MCQ97V8Y84HTMPUZMH/basketball.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! Joanna favourite ball game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452306886246-GAFHGZDP438L0L91YZGL/cleaning-guava-e1387579862493.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! One of many steps in making fresh juice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304036776-7UY5MCUMV623I62X660B/soldiers.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! The soldiers bring us breakfast number 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304026105-G6FGBKJ4NEXZ46OPAI5M/dirt-road-cactus.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! Virgile and Nia bike towards the desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304028062-JR37OAQQB74RH8EZWLGH/lunch-stop.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! An impromptu lunch stop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304037717-0TAEPCACQAJIIHMCWLBF/statue-virgil.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! Virgile doing his impression of a rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304020011-JYCLA3QSPKV0YLA6WMLX/bomberos-natagaima.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! Ricaurte - one of the firemen in Natagaima. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304025912-Z2QLCX5AHNOWWVAR070V/defensa-civil-more-people.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! The folks at the defensa civil in Gigante. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304018906-SSUFO7QE509EXJNYOJSP/bomberos-jump.jpg spoon in the road - Thanks Colombia! Viva la Colombia!!!! http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/12/20/phase-two monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304012576-45YBPLFH2A42HLN5RUFE/tortoise-portrait.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two Our trip to the Galapagos was incredible. We got to rest, see amazing animals, and talk to OTHER PEOPLE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304012890-PLMS4E47CI6EZ9GICGW5/I.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two Our Phase Two pump up picture. We are ready to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304018392-JPKA4AFD158UD7KA7O0I/bike-path-tunnel.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two The bike path, an old rail road line, started off wonderfully smooth and scenic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304036597-C1OYO586A7OAMPDTWLVW/singletrack.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two The bike path became a bike trail. It was fun but painful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304026488-UHUAC758DJITLW1JBC28/ecuator.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two We made it to the northern hemisphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304036517-SNCFRJL65R5K9MZ7EYAF/sara-ecuator.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two Sara in TWO hemispheres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304034390-X72D57U94QHNLF1RHOSF/nia-ecuator.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two Nia in TWO hemispheres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304031718-Q5B2WEONGUZCIHGAUIHI/nia-cayambe.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two We leave our bikes once again, and explore on foot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304031628-DS8R0IYT3PME2S4ZPMRD/nia-cabin.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two Our cabin in the forest for the two weeks we volunteered with the Andean Bear Foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452307059146-3KQVL8E9GAQNVZ3DPSY8/machette-e1387576595119.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two Nia and I manage to cut though a huge log with our machetes. I am obsessed with the machete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304017688-PM92SUY0K5AJ3BMGWTCT/bearsign.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two These plants have been eaten by bears. This is the proof we need to know that bears are in the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304013888-R8MEIZEV8WA6IEVV1N2J/awsomest-frog.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two This frog to me is just as cute and awesome as the bears. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304020588-KZJ7R2N7YJYA5A6LSKM7/camera-trap.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two The project uses camera to study the bears and help create solutions to the bear, human conflict. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304036199-Z7Z113QRWYBD90I7KTJS/paramo-view.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two Above the forest lies the Paramo, it is a great place for seeing bears and wonderful views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304022706-EYBQ9X0CBN53XQE3WM13/chao-equador.jpg spoon in the road - Phase Two We say 'chao' to Ecuador and 'hola' to Colombia. http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/11/16/blue-footed-boobies monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452307173584-MCHSBXWORMVEHB852YAY/IMG_0379-e1384613840163.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Santiago, the hero behind the Casa de Ciclistas in Tumbaco, and Maria del Mar, another cycle tourist from Argentina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303999533-NVX5ZLFEYD414FJS9KHO/family-fun-2.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Rog, Nia, Jan and Rhod - a few days into the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303998409-9E848JQWMXUF9KKKNDP8/barthalamu-sea.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Bartholome Island is only accessible by boat and uninhabited. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303999277-BNUS4T998YUVBHVT5RND/debreifing.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Our boat was cosy, at this table we ate, read and learned about the places we would visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452307266173-OLZBJ7LFPZZGWVQN2LLG/IMG_1031-e1384616075588.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Victor, our trusty cheif, was able to cook for 17 in a rather small kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304004994-ODZPCB5RCAGHQ8FNXVCW/nia-jump.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Nia jumps from our boat, the King of the Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304006877-NGTWWQEFM8CKG37AVYW1/penguin-rock.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies The Galapagos penguin is only a foot or so tall, and is endemic to the Galapagos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304009001-Z966RPNYW8CTJPYTPHSQ/sara-lava.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies A barren lava field from an eruption some 120 years ago. At one point every island of the Galápagos looked like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304008488-QLQ7PIFYWLYY626YTO7J/sara-and-tortoise.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies I hide behind the largest tortoise I have ever seen in my entire life. Being this big, it was very easy to find them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303997069-T2LILSVO14HDYP5L3WSE/G-elephantopus.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies This tortoise evolved a saddleback to allow its long neck to reach delicious cactii. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303999597-QC7J4L3VPTX4HY68OZSW/finch.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies These finches are named after Darwin, but the mockingbirds were what inspired his idea of evolution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304003997-U3HJDA997KSBQ15N0Z93/iguana-pose.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies A marine iguana basking in the sun after an icy swim. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304003898-ZOMGSJNIBRR5RZNBWH6E/iguana-congo.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Iguanas bask almost everywhere we look. I couldn't tell if these guys were soakin up the sun or dancing the congo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304003714-NHY46LHFLIDF63LWPNDM/frigate-red-pouch.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies A male frigate displayes his red pouch in the hope of attracting a mate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304003009-P5OINDM7DDR4BSKFP470/frig-bjrd-nest.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Here a female with a young chick ignores the flirting male. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304006091-WYTRF7QFZ0H68Y0KX9H6/noddy-takes-off-pelican.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Noddy birds hope for a taste of the fish a pelican has just caught and is trying to swallow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303998837-B6M9ETSGHT3VKFT5Q338/boobies-dive.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Boobies turn into bullets at they plunge towards the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303998502-HQH4NHJOPPS5RD225I9B/boobie-dance.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies The courtship dance involves lots of head bobbing and foot lifting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304012680-GGTEXB691147OISA6JHN/turtle-through-water.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies From land, we can only just begin to see the life underwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304011677-MF2JJOMJ4R3NMV09XECK/shoal-with-coolfish.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Snorkeling allowed us to see a world normally hidden from view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304011013-FUOEMPILX3TBVT405AJO/seal-sara.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies This sea lion turns flips while I doggy paddle and watch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304011210-186MGWOXV28BL76NQVLK/seaturtle-upclose.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies The sea turtles lumber on, beautiful and peaceful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304006996-CH5ODGSMTHYR1M7M771W/penguin.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies These penguins flew by us, showing off their grace and character under the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304001316-2R01GDCBWF9JP8DSKIWC/flounder.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Flounders blend in almost perfectly with the sandy ocean floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452304012576-45YBPLFH2A42HLN5RUFE/tortoise-portrait.jpg spoon in the road - Blue-Footed Boobies Until next time... http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/10/03/bienvenido-a-ecuador monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303991222-4JTA95F40WM6XMQ1CQ2A/mountains-clouds.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador La jungla es muy diferente de los montañas pero todavía son hermosas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303992695-RVZJHHZ36JMLMXQ1JNNV/nia-waterfall.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador Nos gustan los cascados. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303993596-7NRSZACFR0TID083PE47/rainbow.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador Nos gustan los arcos iris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303994439-7ESQ5R04OLGY8JJH2ERZ/river.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador Nos gustan las vistas bonitas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303990375-RRVJAJ5T9I7XX6232FF5/less-crazy.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador Y nos gusta la gente amable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303986589-R7Z9IMQPNC6JX2CRQQFT/church.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador Nos quedamos en una iglesia grande. Pedimos por un lugar para acampar y ellos nos dio un habitación, Era increíble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303991660-P47AU7WXFOX4U46C40EI/nia-church-camping.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador nia church camping https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303992486-MIP2ZMSVXGR6R90J1BYW/nia-fire.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador En Loja nos quedamos en nuestro primer bombero. Los Bomberos de Ecuador son muy amables y hicieron su hogar nuestras hogar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303989093-2YWI0ZQZUYNWFSOP4S2D/jimmy.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador En Limón nos quedamos en otro bombero. Jimmy es un bombero alli y nos hablamos mucho con el. Gracias Jimmy por su hospitalidad y lecciones de español. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303990993-5AZHMPFTRED1ONN0LCZ6/more-crazy.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador Cuando no hay bomberos ni iglesias preguntamos personas viviendo cerca del camino si podemos acampar en sus jardines. Este familia nos dio un lugar, mucho conversación divertida Y empanadas ecuatorianos. ¡Me encantan empanadas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303988588-WOKEVQ4125TDJ3KOH1ZL/home-in-the-hut.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador Una noche cuando habia mucho luvia nos quedamos en una cabaña de madera. Estaba seca y mas cómoda que en cualquier otro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303985591-JYNVBKB6GPWTS14BFL6M/bird.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador Por el cumpleanos de Nia caminamos en el parque nacional de Podocarpus. Encontramos mucha lluvia y algunos animales como este ave increíble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303994192-UTY05BNFKE6AQMBHRD4I/red-legs-on-frog.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador En la noche buscamos ranas. Encontramos muchas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303996186-TVP8WYBJBQO5SVSF9CJG/yellow-frog.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador Esta rana estaba solo 50 metros de nuestra carpa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303988487-MQ5FV7EI8Y51TV5DMW0U/frog-leaf.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador ¡Que hermosa! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303986285-TGVO18BOKMSE8FSYLMTM/bug.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador Durante el dia encontramos todos tipos del animales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303987571-TLVA53UN8XJJMUG0N5GM/four-eyes.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador Este insecto tenia cuatro ojos. Que raro. Que increíble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303989827-IFLF9AHQK2GPJD5HHJMD/leggest-lizard.jpg spoon in the road - Bienvenido a Ecuador Este es un Culebrillas ciegas. No es un serpiente ni es peligroso. Viven en el subsuelo y son muy especial. Encontre este despues de un hombre le mato. Era muy triste e innecesario. http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/09/16/sort-of-beelining-it monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303984590-RDC061T4FVTPQ8FU0DRT/whats-one-more.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. How could we resist one or two more passes over the mountains? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303984007-NRRTEJXZQM1DCGU11DJ5/tent-at-night.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. We had a great view thanks to our detour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303983641-V99BXG5W19AMVWDRGRQU/switchbacks-coming-up.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. We went down these switchbacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303982910-43G77HZAQTYIRB5F044Q/switchback-galor.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. Switchback mania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303974889-LDEZ0TR809MSMOTC2LQA/highest-pass-yet.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. We celebrate at our highest pass yet, 4,890 m (just over 16,000 ft). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303973739-GKKGPOAMFRAWHJR1WD9V/canyon-del-pato.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. Canyon del Pato had great river views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303974671-UZ6P2G8IOISCBR393F6J/headed-through-tunnels-to-the-coast.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. fun tunnels, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303975645-9ELO1KRSHONC5OLRV8C3/light-in-tunnel.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. and tunnels long and dark enough to need lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303973222-GZHE4R9AWEV2SVBJCBRJ/and-back-up-the-other-side.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. Nia bikes down to the river while enjoying views of the next climb out of the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303977085-SVVUYFHP9ZSHUKJ97K3V/mines-yuck.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. One of the many gold mines that have contaminated the water killing frogs and livestock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303978585-619TB1JS2YPUB3TX14L1/oso-y-oro.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. This sign like many of the others we have seen. This one says that without gold one lives, without water one dies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303976090-8UMKFL8AV7WU47BB0D9R/margarita-y-flors-house-with-ours.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. Our tent at the foot of Margarita and Flor's house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303980775-CGECRZSA57OLDI16TULI/sara-flor-y-nia-with-canca.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. Me, Flor, and Nia with a bowl of cancha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303979877-9KUJILW0BTHIZ6O1OAHV/sara-and-margarita-enjoying-cancah.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. Margarita and I enjoying cancha. We have more photos of us enjoying cancha but I think you get the point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303978315-O11ZANWMZAZK5GJOJ35N/nia-with-hat-and-friends%C3%A7.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. Nia in her fancy hat with Flor and Margarita. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303977177-AG8KYRBM9BBQBSMMFE4O/nia-and-margarita-tent.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. Nia and Margarita in the tent. Margarita needed this picture for proof white people had slept in a tent by her house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303981503-UYEY01HHHWIAI1MVXGQ8/shitabamba.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. How could I resist taking a photo of this? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303981280-W9O1VXR3036H8X9WVU16/sara-nia-and-maria.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. Me, Maria, and Nia. Maria disappeared for a bit to changed into her sunday's best before we took the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303976684-WHFGZAVOM4ETL2IM4920/mas-and-nia-and-juans-house.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. We cook dinner and get ready to go to bed in Juan's house. Thanks to people like Juan we have found a place to camp just about everynight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303980575-9YM56L6P1YH20968Q2OR/sara-burnt-but-happy.jpg spoon in the road - Sort of Beelining It. I forgot to mention the sun burn and tasty papaya... http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/09/03/the-mysteries-of-the-spanish-language monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303979620-3R9WB84PDXBNGDJZV6EW/rico.jpg spoon in the road - The mysteries of the Spanish language rico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303973032-1QW998FAWCXY8H83WEEM/P1070957.jpg spoon in the road - The mysteries of the Spanish language P1070957 http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/08/07/whats-that-rock-a-family-fun-game-that-rocks monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303960890-7Q7L9M8JI5J50JUVYF4R/elephant-rock-1.jpg spoon in the road - What's That Rock? A family fun game that rocks. 1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303964998-XKXY4WNX6UZE6JXTHGB9/man-watching-tv.jpg spoon in the road - What's That Rock? 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Bonus. 21. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303956587-DSHT9V6E7OB75OB22BXQ/Nia-rock.jpg spoon in the road - What's That Rock? A family fun game that rocks. Nia rock http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/08/07/forests-of-rocks-mountains-of-views monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303965584-U1SBNKBPM7P6620HLSXY/nia-awesome-moutains.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views One of the roads we would have missed if we had zoomed by on the highway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303971670-DX7Y9Y0N5WTYIHCDIB8A/weeeee.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views I prefer this and a bit more work over the paved highways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303959794-EADLS0K1AB49GI3K4KUP/canyon-walls.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views Amazing canyon walls swallow up the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303963681-KXBKP7RRHFJ1C1C9W5R1/lakes.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views The road followed a valley of incredible lakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303969387-MYBH2UA69QQ63D3UYKNE/shitty-road-nice-views.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views It looks nice, but trust us when we say that that was one bumpy road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303964784-KQNL6BNKMO9IMNLW5VM8/lucuma.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views Lùcuma is my new favorite fruit. Tastes like a combination of dried pumpkin and toffee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303970369-O22G9HJ1AO0QUM7M8LLI/vicunas-clouds.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views Vicuñas watch us pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303968793-1N7NNXWKQEIWY1YZ5B1B/sheep.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views Sheep use the roads more than cars, which is fine by us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303968310-0JTO2HZ621S5IGYRP8ND/sheep-chaos.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views Sheep are one of the few things we are faster than. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303966682-BY85QK53PIXGWTVOIMOQ/nia-panarama-walking-rocks.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views We left our bikes behind for the day and wonderered around in the Bosque de Piedras (Forest of Rocks). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303956701-A8J6DU1JXEHX63WS0AJR/Nia.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views Walking in the Bosque de Piedras leaves plenty of excuses to sit and enjoy the view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303961187-G36JAJWXNKD37MY908X1/elephant-rock.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views An elephant in the rocks! I dedicate this one to my grandpa and all the other republicans dedicated to saving public space, clean air, and clean water. HA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303960086-Z5VZ0M8CJ4PBZN29TGSV/cobra-wow.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views This rock is called the cobra. If a cobra falls in the forest and no one is around... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303969785-5KGWD3YAMPZK8J96WURB/sillouet.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views The Forest of Rocks offers great horizons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303966597-UO98C459LZCHTD7QXCZL/nia-looks-fake.jpg spoon in the road - Forests of Rocks, Mountains of Views Until next time... http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/07/24/the-ups-and-the-downs monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303941988-M5GNI7W810GJ4SK0RTJP/gulp.jpg spoon in the road - The Ups and The Downs Sometimes the roads feel this steep, but mostly they are well graded and we just trudge along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303950016-ODUL8V53WXG0EM5NK7MS/towards-mountains1.jpg spoon in the road - The Ups and The Downs After climbing a hill for two days, we are rewarded with a downhill and awesome views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303945179-1XWVXUMRAW9XTUZUXEFP/oh-boy.jpg spoon in the road - The Ups and The Downs We believe sunscreen is the culprit, and I hope we are right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303936712-51U3P941W3768W3UJI7I/better-river.jpg spoon in the road - The Ups and The Downs The river gets smaller and smaller as we climb out of the valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303948014-MLF0D8ZSIQPPPCLGG8HA/river-firework-plant.jpg spoon in the road - The Ups and The Downs At the bottom of climbs succulents erupt like fireworks and cactus stand guard in the hot sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303952498-KAB1WS2VY26BKVWMGGA0/we-must-be-really-low.jpg spoon in the road - The Ups and The Downs Cactus put 26 holes in my tubes. Ouch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303945988-ENLI5DQ8WLS6QOHH9Y8N/one-lane-road-got-to-wait.jpg spoon in the road - The Ups and The Downs Cars honk to say thanks, I hate you, get out of my way, look a biker, I am driving, I am a rude SOB. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303943590-CTN8NRUTTT286YCQZYI2/luis.jpg spoon in the road - The Ups and The Downs Luis treated us to TWO dinners and a great place to rest for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303948192-H3MGDD1ZR6OYVDYMCTEI/road-turns-to-river.jpg spoon in the road - The Ups and The Downs The road twists and turns with the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303949324-V1VX5CB12RYKWCPBBDKX/to-the-flies.jpg spoon in the road - The Ups and The Downs to the flies http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/07/03/into-peru monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303940589-YFP6VKJJ2K9OM51MX0TC/fans1.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru Peruvians almost always drive by smiling, waving, and honking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303937475-52AA2OQAGUKC178BE12T/conception-hard-at-work.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru Conception starts working immediately to prepare our second lunch of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303946885-OTT8GKXPIV6TR6W15J31/our-tour-guide.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru Nia and Oriel at the fourth church. A bit of a fixer-upper compared to the other three. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303937014-WVPDL25KO6ZU2Z1IXGG1/blurry-potato-feeling.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru Nia and Conception peel potatoes for dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303934180-T7IQ1BVID21EI8I3T6DO/P1070473.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru I am perhaps a bit to proud of my three tablespoons of milk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303942674-PRDVXP02MNJ54S1WE0V0/hermaldos-land.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru Hernaldo gives us a tour of his land. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303935076-HAZAOMAGQ0IMIQLPB8BM/P1070474.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru I wash the colorful potatoes we buy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303951911-X0QE752O1DG8QXMBD1CT/us-with-juan-and-concepton.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru Nia and I with Juan and Conception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303949776-134PNCRWJ8YB7ZPCRK8A/to-the-river.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru We enjoy an amazing descent down to the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303943535-YDWFYRQQQXSHFN7EDRB2/ill-learn-to-hate-this-river.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru We descend to this river and don't want to climb a mountain just yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303947002-F14FBA8KRVCGXU4PWEFO/rd-to-nowhere.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru We continue down the road following the river hoping the road didn't end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303948789-JD69TSRKKYHRXZDN2N0X/sun-bike.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru sun bike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303944608-4GJ3ODDHSAAPI9SBS5DI/nice-but-unnecesary-camp-spot.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru A great, yet slightly bitter, camping spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303948993-AARV5I6X30WUOUUCUP2I/switchback-amazing.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru Amazing switchback to make up for the extra climbing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303941691-SH39SGZ456UDJTRXGBSR/getting-dryer.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru Climbing away from Lago Titicaca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303939673-0WPH0TMTTUNM9MZAEQPG/estaben-helps-nia.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru estaben helps nia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303938592-GXHDE05JRHZFTOZSF4ZB/estaben-helps-nia-s.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru estaben helps nia s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303949786-EOG38S5G2U2QTBKO0SB0/to-the-valley-of-meanness.jpg spoon in the road - Into Peru We say goodbye to Estaben and descend into a beautiful valley. http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/06/12/polly-want-a-cracker monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303923795-WT2187MPMEEDVQ22KCG2/cracker.what-we-are-working-with.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? Here is what we were working with. That is ketchup, mayo, mustard, and assorted spices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303912229-MBS6NUOL709ZIXAPC3NE/carrots1.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? We bought a handfull of carrots from this family washing their carrots before shipping them to the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303910688-HMWOVO8PXTPGAX2292V7/Imagen-305.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? Imagen 305 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303933825-7SE5WCKBDAPZ9CE9A87T/we-have-made-a-horrible-mistake.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? This was a dinner of rice, eggs, and milk that went horribly, horribly wrong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303915794-0T6M92MP6HHR6OXWV42E/cracker.-what-to-do-with-the-crumbs.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? Mountain of Crumbles: cracker crumbles, mayo, and dill. The perfect start to a cracker meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303914700-HDWHREDYER1I7F2TYKOZ/cracker.-naked.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? Naked: simple and classy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303921595-0T0GKASM1GAURQ2IWAKO/cracker.potato-salad.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? Potato Salad: cracker with dill infused mayo. The chefts favorite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303919709-BPUSKE48XQDWE94GY9O4/cracker.god-bless-america.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? cracker.god bless america https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303918778-IX71ZF9V5FDXVM1V282J/cracker.french-fry.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? The French Fry: A classic mix of cracker and ketchup, seasoned with salt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303918493-QGWUSBMGFQFRHC1XRYPV/cracker.everything-but-the-kitchen-sink.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? Even the Kitchen Sink: a cracker topped with everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303916706-JUKALFUM9ED66R8G38EC/cracker.chilli.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? The Bowl of Chilli: cracker, ketchup, cumin, and chilli powder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303915265-FM2UKS01PI7JKEI01AL6/cracker.-trifecta.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? Trifecta: a perfect combination of ketchup, mayo, and mustard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303913317-8V02F1FOAA9L2Q4BHL43/cracker.-dizzying-trifecta.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? The Trifecta Swirl: a dizzing blend of ketchup, mayo, and mustard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303920396-OIZBGS2A4NY7KR6BYICD/cracker.pizza_.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? Bolivian Style Pizza: a cracker topped with ketchup and fine Italian herbs (oregano and basil). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303918312-SZRT6FBVXSA50PFWOCML/cracker.curry_.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? Curry: cracker, mayo, curry powder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303917294-HDNX8VP7WDXBDZLGBV43/cracker.chip_.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? Potatoe Cracker: an inspirating take on an old favorite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303914279-UNLV7QIFFDK5H5RQEO4E/cracker.-mix.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? The Mega Mix: A chip, mayo, and ketchup topped cracker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303922620-OFP83DSVFCNFV29N2FBI/cracker.sweet_.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? Sweet Tooth: a cracker smoothered in carmel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303921715-LR8VRGE94G1MDIM4BX70/cracker.sweet-and-salty.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? Undecided: A cracker decked with carmel and sprinkled with salt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303925828-SPHZJS6KTEXB6JLM7SIY/merry-christmas.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? A thoughtful gift from the army's Major. He assumed we could use some protein. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303914220-ZCRREGLSD28H5M93YMSZ/cracker.-healthy.jpg spoon in the road - Polly Want a Cracker? The Salad: layered fresh veggies on a cracker with a pinch of salt and hint of mayo. A healthy alternative to other cracker meals. http://www.beyondabook.org/blog/2013/06/12/uhhh-what-country-are-we-in monthly 0.5 2016-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303925305-R821A1HPMLEO5KT3SCPE/lost.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? This is me trying to keep cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303930233-8A3TPE61154PV7EDUZ2T/salt-hotel.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? The salt hotel and our chance to get less sick before continuing on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303927428-BZ30G60TIH17248Q2HU8/nia-salt-flat-birds-eye.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? Nia bikes off route to an island in the middle of the salar. Jeep tracks can be found when you want to follow them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303928302-Z0EKW0SMI8G0HRJLCOGO/salt-flat-camping-e1371055793865.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? Camping on Salar de Uyuni. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303927365-6XJ4FXT9EPUHAWQCEOPN/more-cactus.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? Cacti on Isla Incahuni. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303909296-AYCKT4KDZR7UKX90OQCW/Crazy-rabbit-thing.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? Bolivia's vizcacha. Their tails are amazing weird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303908603-01T8R0YM2KAT2YX2FO4Y/11.scary-nia.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? 11.scary nia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303930237-3BCYA5MGZT267TCZ1DYU/salt-flat-sunset1.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? Sunrise on the salt flat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303933102-O7P6WTQ7GRA6E4HOW9PA/two-track-salt-flat.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? The jeep track we found and followed in something that was not quite a salar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303931130-N044AVKH3CYB2IDULNHG/sand.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? SAND!!! GULP!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303926340-41KSRAPLTUEIXFJHB8HQ/mirage-coipasa.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? The islands look like they are floating as we finally cycle on Salar de Coipasa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303921595-0T0GKASM1GAURQ2IWAKO/cracker.potato-salad.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? My personal favorite cracker meal: cracker, mayo, and dill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303909709-H0V19PURSIU1KEMP5QT4/Ever-and-army-gear.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? When staying in a barracks it´d be rude not to try out some of the head gear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303925828-SPHZJS6KTEXB6JLM7SIY/merry-christmas.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? A thoughtful gift from the army's Major. He assumed we could use some protein. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303909418-SRP0EEH5HLA7P4UDWA6N/EMU.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? The rhea is a giant flightless bird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303908441-R79LM6A80W1ZHJ1KCHNE/11.llamas.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? You can find llamas wherever you look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303933201-XW0HHQYZEFVHHT4XE9HY/vacunas-close-up.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? Vicuñas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303924519-R6C6AZ2DEB23XALQM5ZE/flamingos-close-up-and-awesome.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? flamingos close up and awesome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303924901-PKLGFEKW2PZ1XV0QW6JI/karaoke.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? Karaoke in Oruro with Ramiro and Miki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452303930289-KJQ49I7OM4NFGORBIG44/salt-flat-shadow-e1371057305851.jpg spoon in the road - Uhhh...What Country Are We In? 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1e02dfa7-a77e-4db0-862b-38784369eda7/Cute+butterfly.JPG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/4de37e3f-d028-456f-8a5f-9902f39ff4ef/P1630553+%282%29.JPG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out I was excited to be in Mexico as the monarchs started to arrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/7c76a9bb-2cc7-4364-8eb6-174ee10e3c61/20221102_192333.jpg Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out My friends welcomed me back to my home away from home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/28891ac2-f13d-42f3-be87-62fc42a5dd41/Lizbet+measureing+wind+screenshot.PNG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out Lizbet lives near Angangeo and is one of the woman counting monarchs for the first time this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/00404811-6700-4bcb-a090-98b979abc456/Erika+Data+Sheet+screenshot.PNG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out I created new data sheets for a new season of data collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/23e94fb4-192c-4a3b-8977-9896fde6381e/albertina+counting+monarchs.JPG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out Albertina counts monarchs while the thermometer on her roof records valuable data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/98a300fb-a739-4ea3-acd8-eb1748e3707d/Erika+Thermometer.PNG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out Troubleshooting these thermometers was a full time job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/93eaa2a1-f56a-4f50-a0c6-4b7546a697fe/P1630541+%282%29.JPG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out From afar the monarchs look like black specks in the sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/e73a15c7-d552-488e-bb29-05694df0f00c/paneon.JPG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out I saw my first monarch of the season at the local cemetery a few miles from the El Rosario sanctuary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/cee12dad-794b-4ea7-827e-912a2056c03e/Val%27s+monarch.JPG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out How is it possible that this butterfly (born in the front yard of Val in Joplin, MO) will fly thousands of miles to a forest they have never been before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/77e5e2d5-84e3-47b3-8def-977274ff59c0/first+days+monarchs.JPG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out One of many blurry photos of passing monarchs. I can’t help but try to document their success! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/337542c6-b2f9-485f-865f-765fc15e2d14/20221026_160143.jpg Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out There was a chance that I was seeing a monarch I had meet in a Texas parking lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/e60d7eb6-d8f5-41a2-a268-d68f02fce1e9/button+bush.JPG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out Or perhaps I was seeing a monarch I had first seen at a city park in Oklahoma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/dab2eb32-9aaf-4ac8-9dbb-0507dd86c669/Sandy%27s+land.JPG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out I hoped every monarch had found the flowers they were looking for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/d21b168a-bbee-4428-a3b5-38e54bcb5b5f/P1630067+%282%29.JPG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out I hoped they had grow fat on our garden hospitality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/fbb2990b-5bb3-484e-b467-d464f83c2850/P1630482+%282%29.JPG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out The butterflies can bring beauty and awe to our lives, but we must invite them in with native flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/451ff2de-f001-49c3-8372-0f2ee320ec82/how+many+monarchs+can+you+see.JPG Butterbike Blog - Feeling the Arrival - Make it stand out Can you count the streaming monarchs? http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2022/9/18/celebrating-chip-taylor-and-monarch-watch monthly 0.5 2022-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/60cfa75a-01b2-4bd2-b4bf-f767ea94049a/imagejpeg_0001.jpg Butterbike Blog - Celebrating Chip Taylor and Monarch Watch - Make it stand out Me and Chip at Monarch Watch’s 30th anniversary celebration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/f996d75f-9f5b-42ca-92b7-7c856f64db69/20220917_100624.jpg Butterbike Blog - Celebrating Chip Taylor and Monarch Watch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/7b27dab9-41a8-4a95-8684-8a6d8884add3/20220916_170518.jpg Butterbike Blog - Celebrating Chip Taylor and Monarch Watch - Make it stand out And of course there was food! Lots and lots of food! http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2020/1/1/learning-by-riding-and-writing monthly 0.5 2020-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1577900442197-KLMGN2DUMGAEIIBH19NW/bikin+in+the+sanctuaries.JPG Butterbike Blog - Learning by Riding and Writing The first photo I took after officially beginning my Butterbike tour. So many lessons were in store for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1577900831355-9KK7M2A49NB2U0NR5KJ3/welcome+to+california.JPG Butterbike Blog - Learning by Riding and Writing We returned to California, 49 states later, as new people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1577900927700-SNA4FC8BSMQUV9ROS5PW/beyondabookwordsaroundtreeblueonbrown.png Butterbike Blog - Learning by Riding and Writing Beyond a Book is an umbrella project for my education-linked adventures. The name works on several levels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1577901291836-9VFWK4PPUMG6N83OKPMC/cactus+bee+close+up.JPG Butterbike Blog - Learning by Riding and Writing To learn we must get lost in the details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1577902011640-JQP8LRDH0DMSQHJEPV35/camping+silly+nwr.JPG Butterbike Blog - Learning by Riding and Writing I’ve written a large part of my book in my tent, on the ground, without electricity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1577901409890-6UXRHH5J05R25TFK9TRN/sara+plants+asclepias.JPG Butterbike Blog - Learning by Riding and Writing I hope my book will help people jump from the pages into their gardens (to plant milkweed). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1577901593785-BDKNC76PP96ZZ070IP5W/flying+monarch.JPG Butterbike Blog - Learning by Riding and Writing http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2019/12/6/once-a-butterbiker-always-a-butterbiker monthly 0.5 2019-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575661750343-IYPI5014UHOVEV0EXAO7/Southern_Tier+%281%29.gif Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker My 2019 Adventure Cycling’s Southern Tier tour route. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575661879574-OGXC4S06V6N5A7D3XBEF/map+with+range.png Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker My 2017 monarch bicycle tour route. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575679498263-LD8FELKKEQZL6Y0I0OQA/george+cactus+road.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker This time around the goal of my trip was less about monarchs and more about crossing the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575753619816-469UUJSDXZBRZAEAT716/views.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker I wasn’t expecting monarchs in the rugged vastness of Western Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575678577241-DB748JKCPPSIUH9JMD9F/flying+monarch.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker Yet, I began to see a monarch here or there as I got closer to Sanderson, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575679994322-PPJ9B4MD18MGMLG9II0Z/sara+cat+selfie+under+leaf.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker Perhaps the monarchs I were seeing were the great-great-great-great-great-great grandchildren of the monarchs I had biked with in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575678672945-ZEWHDWXXGVNXUMH7QOGL/dead+monarchs+at+gas+station.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker In less than a minute I collected a dozen dead and dying monarchs in the gas station just outside Sanderson, TX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575678761381-HOS6130C1H5B2TXAHS3J/monarch+carnage.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker Hundreds of dead monarchs on this bridge. Many are still alive, but their wings are broken and they can’t fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575678916172-N5UE0P2E506RCJ0SZOR8/monarch+roost.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker My first real roost as a passing truck unsettled the butterflies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575679005341-DO8ZKFTA9OL5UDUFCMCG/second+roost.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker This roost was smaller, but also further off the road. It was less stressful to watch them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575679066532-S85IWV3ONM9624X1ZCTW/monarchs+on+white+flowers.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker A rich-smelling flower that captivated the monarchs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575679226837-FEYWML6NF7R7YW4MWEGT/monarch+shoulder.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker Along the Gulf of Mexico the monarchs began to reappear in mass (There are at least 15 monarchs in this photo). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575679277638-HFCLA9UR8UX6YSCIC8NH/hillarious+.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker Some of our group at the ocean, 3,200 miles from San Diego, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575679338116-HRN8KZUIR0ZVQXNBBE2E/pelicans+surf.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker I didn’t take a photo of the beachside monarchs. So here is one of the pelicans that skimmed the waves and awed me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575680058148-R1SZHI7718IGFMVA02RP/alligator+long.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker And since this tour wasn’t totally about monarchs, here was a favorite wildlife sighting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575754126754-58ID63ZTEUPCFD0GAW9R/sand+dunes+sara.JPG Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker A favorite view (in California). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1575754179548-FC2ADOCA09M9FZG8B44W/best+sara+rainbow.jpg Butterbike Blog - Once a Butterbiker, Always a Butterbiker And a favorite photo (New Mexico). http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2018/10/10/guest-post-by-chrissa-the-migration-explained monthly 0.5 2019-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1539200974531-2MY1PZ11OLFY51NGMU1G/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Guest Post by Chrissa: The Migration Explained Millions of monarchs cling to the Oyamel Fir trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1539200857237-OXCAUDQGJZL9QNXMOFE0/sara+monarchs+biking.JPG Butterbike Blog - Guest Post by Chrissa: The Migration Explained Sara is migrating with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1539197749571-R9PJYM7MCIX8GDWS7663/sara+monarch+watch.JPG Butterbike Blog - Guest Post by Chrissa: The Migration Explained Sara’s bike is heavy with everything she needs. The monarchs don’t carry any luggage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1539201309763-09FPGTTCG6AHN0FDJ545/monarchs+blue+sky+flying+yeah.JPG Butterbike Blog - Guest Post by Chrissa: The Migration Explained When the monarchs started painting the sky, it was time to start. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1539201155787-KAZABEUIGPWM4Z10MQ9G/cat+milk+farm+wow.JPG Butterbike Blog - Guest Post by Chrissa: The Migration Explained Milkweed is the only plant monarch caterpillars can eat. It is what makes them poisonous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1539202926770-Y68FJ5J6QXPX365ETHO2/storm+stitch+sara.jpg Butterbike Blog - Guest Post by Chrissa: The Migration Explained Monarchs don’t fly when it is cold and rainy, but Sara bikes whatever the weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1539201396729-61GAK41LYZ4M79OWEP49/iowa+road.JPG Butterbike Blog - Guest Post by Chrissa: The Migration Explained Farm fields use to be full of milkweed. Every year the monarchs find less milkweed, and because of this their population is declining. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1539201739420-ZH8UVSPVDUOJQ95W4G72/spreading%21.jpg Butterbike Blog - Guest Post by Chrissa: The Migration Explained Nadia has a waystation for monarchs and a house for Sara to rest at. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1539201520302-O4Q0ZW8QXT3TYZN3K8CK/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Guest Post by Chrissa: The Migration Explained Most nights Sara sleeps in a tent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1539201937523-CH0Q3J678EQ2GOUWYN8T/Four+monarchs+Mexico.JPG Butterbike Blog - Guest Post by Chrissa: The Migration Explained These monarchs will begin another migration. Their descendants could visit you if you invite them in with some flowers and milkweed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1539231481894-RJRAFFCC9HS7GVGLD6HW/Bio+Photo+CPedersen.JPG Butterbike Blog - Guest Post by Chrissa: The Migration Explained http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/12/14/sowhat-does-it-all-mean monthly 0.5 2019-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513264700260-HAB707JJHKTJHYTPW45X/sara+monarch+caterpillar+antelope+milkweed+%282%29.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513264819029-Z4S1OR5FX6FXRA5BN5TH/mega+march.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? The monarchs represent more than just butterflies. They remind us that we are North American, and if we don't work with our neighbors we will likely fail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513296970946-WXA6HMJX0P5Z8M173BRY/milkweed+cat.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? The monarchs are a symbol of our planet's health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513265030850-VIWGLOGZWVTSTLWFTN1O/monarch+golden+rod.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? The monarchs show us how they are doing, how the planet is doing, and what we need to do to help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513265232888-PBE6T8JVM6HHLD53FG0I/monarch+watch+plant+sale+sandy+and+teacher.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? Our gardens add up, our voices add up, and our passion adds up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513265499364-2TMAWC4R0JFNETMW3BLN/dead+mama+monarch.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? No one would blame this female monarch for dying because it flew across a street. Instead we fight harder for them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513265647690-ZOXZBLA9PPV4WKADZDAK/layin+eggs.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? Now is our only chance. We don't want to lose the opportunity to see an egg laid , to become a butterfly that might eventually fly thousands of miles to Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513265913445-Y3PGJYLZRN71L6YKJZ7H/sara+rat+snake.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? If your goal is to let diversity have a place on the planet, then I believe you are moving justice forward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513266163993-2ZSBKVGHNNPQH1R13N99/spreading%21.jpg Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? I truly believe that the hard work of the "crazy monarch network" is the reason monarchs are still here. Their dedication and passion was a surprise to me and an inspiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513300413097-XPF72C5UDCM4O3KBXB7Y/sara+cat+selfie+under+leaf.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? Whatever I do next, the monarchs will be in my head and heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513266369733-1BFD6PDK6IX854PIHY7U/IMG_2402.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? My rally call: plant native gardens, teach your community about the migration, foster an informed, compassionate, and engaged team of monarch stewards, and scrutinize our cultural commitment to manifest destiny. (photo credit: Kylee Baumie) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513266582547-41CBZ087C0N0WIVHQ6CO/last+of+the+prairie.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? This planet is not just for humans, and we must take responsibility and start sharing it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513296746099-4BET9DW85H6U6SO3QE2I/skunk+2.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? I want people to read about my heroic encounter with this skunk and immediately leave their house to go meet a skunk themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513298254228-D2N8T53PV1JA30ZWVW11/watercolor+biking+with+butterflies.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? If you love bikes and butterflies then you might want to order one of my prints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513298402275-9C1IPDORQSS09F3HL0RQ/watercolor+yellow+flowers.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? My watercolor blog has many, many more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513299477569-S9K56QRG3TVPCFKURKFX/monarch+on+bike+embroidery.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? And you can order a seriously limited edition butterbike towel. Or there are sewing monarchs, guitar-playing monarchs, monarchs with balloons, and monarchs dancing with beans! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513299984658-9FXSEEB90PSSGGJTGI4J/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? Thanks to everyone that supported my trip and continue to support the monarchs. I couldn't have done it without you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513300154290-BXGM237B3ERX440BPBEO/monarch+eyed+view+of+monarch.JPG Butterbike Blog - So...What Does It All Mean? And a big thank you to all the monarchs! http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/12/11/the-watercolored-story-of-butterbike monthly 0.5 2017-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513046217455-NC3CHNWKQ9MDSGRU4CSY/butterbikers.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike A. I biked 10,201 miles with the migrating monarchs. My goal was to be a voice for the monarchs and see the world they see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513040691393-7JIW3JVUN75AF0TGM1EF/watercolor+monarch+colony+%282%29.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike B. I started at the colonies where monarchs lingered in cold, clusters waiting out the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513045292026-OTE1UTV06HCDMF8ZNPXZ/DSC09096.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike C. When the sun broke through the clouds and the canopy of tree branches, the monarchs leapt into flight and splashed orange against the green and blue above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513045387365-X9FT8R4O854GDS5S4XTD/watercolor+monarch+flight.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike D. It never got old watching a sky made of orange and blue, while the sound of thousands of monarch wings sang with the wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513045677166-G3CELR9BM89BG0E48OZC/watercolor+biking+with+butterflies.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike E. I rode between the sanctuaries, interrupting the monarchs drinking from puddles and preparing to fly north. , https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513310738447-QBURQBYLUABWLOA09TW8/watercolor+butterfly+parade.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike F. When the monarchs started streaming, like a river of wings, I knew it was time to start heading north too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513045743674-8Y8FH58GWIT1L53FL6ZQ/watercolor+sanctuaries+%282%29.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike G. I packed my bike with everything I needed for life on the road, and the monarchs and I headed north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513050235972-JJ7Q0NLUCHC7CH9F2MNJ/watercolor+acoducto.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike H. Since monarchs don't have to follow roads I was on my own through much of Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513045856906-MTLBJ8JKTT498W6X43W7/watercolor+yuccas.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike I. Scientists don't know exactly which way the monarchs go from the colonies to Texas, but they think they follow the mountains. Since the roads don't follow the mountains exactly, I dipped between suitable habitat and lonely desert carpeted in yuccas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513045941049-7TD7F807617RZX6D264Q/watercolor+flowers+and+bike.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike J. In northern Mexico, the roadsides began to cut through colorful splashes of spring flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513046073089-0JLT1B2MNAYWK6J1YVKJ/watercolor+milkweed+caterpillar.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike K. On my second day in Texas I celebrated finding my first caterpillar of the trip on a striking antelope horn milkweed. Taking pictures of this one, the cops showed up. Someone had reported a cyclist having crashed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513051676943-EP6HV456JJBC3IGYQX3M/watercolor+green+milkweed+caterpillar.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike L. In Texas and Oklahoma I developed my search image for caterpillars and several types of milkweed, including green milkweed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513046140983-INQYO1O213SEYXCY2XD5/watercolor+monarch+clover.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike M. I started seeing more and more monarchs. Some ragged from having survived the fall migration, a winter in Mexico, and the spring migration. Others looked fresh, like they were the kids of the migrants, the first generation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513046011063-SJK9G3M745C1LISJC0Q8/watercolor+scissortailed+flycatch.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike N. The monarchs were not the only migrants that crossed my path. The breathtaking scissor-tailed flycatcher never stopped amazing me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513050810958-Y6Q315QHXNUU4TBQ4GKO/watercolor+american+toad.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike O. The spring woke the frogs and toads who survived winter not by fleeing but my hiding from it underground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513046812273-17SA407Z59XKYYDEVQPH/watercolor+iowa.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike P. Scrub turned to corn fields recently seeded. I struggled to find milkweed and monarchs, growing angrier and angrier at the state of our planet and our inability to see the effects of our actions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513046650950-YY35PU5QP0K5BUBWFW9S/watercolor+iowa+corn+road.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike Q. I didn't paint the ugliest, but rather painted my hope. Farmers giving roadside habit to pollinators, and protecting the wild from pesticides, herbicides, and entitlement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513046407676-QMCCPYLMIZYQ9S04VSLD/watercolor+kids.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike R. I took strength from the people planting gardens, using their voice to advocate for wildlife, and those helping nurture the scientist and steward in all of us. Visiting schools was my medicine against the dread that welled up in me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513046573257-Y00FVCR9G1HCPZYMU9OE/watercolor+yellow+fields.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike S. I cut through the Midwest, connecting small towns and big cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513046977636-OB09PNAP093EBMMX7JGJ/watercolor+daisys+monarch+bike.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike T. By the time I got to Minnesota I began to find pockets of roadside flowers hosting pollinators including, of course, monarchs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513046905258-NLLZCFJHMV76PMEUS8JJ/watercolor+daisy+monarch.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike U. I chased monarchs through the fields, aiming my camera towards the orange blur in the clouds of flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047125302-WR66CT0YPEGZ6VCRHAZ4/watercolor+butterflies+white+flowers.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike V. When the monarchs escaped me I often turned my attention to all the other beautiful creatures at home in the petals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047056136-606HSD2C20DYER68S6MP/watercolor+milkweed+bike+by+%283%29.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike W. From Kansas to Canada I had biked just ahead of the common milkweed blooming. Turning south in Ontario, I was rewarded with the purple flowers finally revealing themselves and painting the air and my route with the smell of a sweet spring day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513046330949-VDG1I6S18TNFFV9HJGWT/watercolor+peek+a+boo.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike X. Hidden between the flowers were monarch caterpillars hard at work eating bite after bite of common milkweed. At a school, I noted this monarch would not be alive if it weren't for teachers, students, parents, grounds crew, and administrators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047181067-TORPXW9H70N76TVE49EQ/watercolor+chinatown.jpg Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike Y. When I saw a monarch in New York City I couldn't believe it. That tiny orange migrant proved that monarchs can thrive anywhere if we give them even just a tiny bit of planet. If you grow milkweed and nectar plants they will come! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047251192-LES1RIC7Y3O9C1KV8V1D/watercolor+brooklyn+bridge.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike Z. I crossed the Brooklyn Bridge alone, but wouldn't be surprised if a monarch was nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047374448-Q7O8NUVCLR9I7KP6CZ4A/watercolor+pye+weed+bike+%283%29.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike AA. Leaving New York City, I escaped into the rolling hills home to joe pye weed and goldenrod. The color combination was inspiring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047460653-10I413UEJDXO010HHAQD/watercolor+bike+hill+monarch.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike BB. New York's rolling hills were tough but fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047517734-N1NWF997AELTAIXF2GR5/watercolor+cat+horseshoe.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike CC. New York's caterpillars were just as cute as ever, and the milkweed's green patterning as pretty as ever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047608452-2CWSPPSPF7I3NKROTIJG/watercolor+leopard+frog.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike DD. Just as I never tired of seeing monarchs, I never tire of seeing frogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047749652-D3MUNDP7LUDXAQLQII27/watercolor+butterflyweed+monarch+%282%29.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike EE. Pedaling south I began to see signs of fall. Butterfly milkweed flashed like hazard lights sparse but strong in fall's browning fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513051500055-6UOMJOQL0T97UTN67LZD/watercolor+caterpillar+bike+2.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike FF. Smaller caterpillars became hard to find, and instead the roadside ditches were left to large caterpillars and pupas. This was a stressful time to bike, knowing so many of the critters I found would be killed my lawn mowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047874243-AGV0HJUQMG7G7ZXPWRQ7/watercolor+asters+monarch.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike GG. In Kansas the purple asters fed the adults powering up for the long-awaited fall migration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047683278-9USKZF6GMH4EXTUMXZU3/watercolor+milkweed+pods.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike HH. The common milkweed humbly made seed pods, bowing out for the winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047808100-TW3NL393ZZ2V3Z4ORRLL/watercolor+sara+monarch+goldenrod.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike II. In Arkansas, the goldenrod took the wildflower reins and showed us all what the sun looks like through the eyes of a butterfly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513049489071-HHAT2QIFLIKQNLOLCEJM/watercolor+big+moarch.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike JJ. I wished the monarchs I saw good luck on their adventure south, and I hoped I'd see them again in Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513047926267-5PQTNA8ISFURYTOFF4H0/watercolor+sunset+sillouette.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike KK. Fall showed itself in the migrating monarchs, the seeding milkweed, the browning horizon, and the earlier and earlier sunsets. Often I'd see a few monarchs looking for camp alongside me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513049374737-AD4QAL7I7BROVFN82WHQ/watercolor+sulphers.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike LL. Crossing into Mexico I was accompanied by a pilgrimage of yellow sulphur butterflies. Never had I seen so many before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513049579505-NX2JYXSRSXTGTOZBTKJB/watercolor+victory+climb.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike MM. I took a different route through the mountains of Mexico. Sticking to the greener eastern side, where layers of forest were accented by butterflies of every color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513049685714-MCD2BCN0CO67W4QMU2V3/watercolor+victory+climb+curve.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike NN. The riding was steep and challenging, but distractions were everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513049861233-WXDGPYJO4BJQI54PTKVZ/watercolor+wavey+road.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike OO. I climbed, observing the wing beats, habitat preferences, and color patterns of so many butterflies. Even a few monarchs wandered into view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513049949119-SGP4TQR3QMD6ZJW9SSV6/watercolor+rolling+hills+monarchs.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike PP. On the last climb I reflected on just how far I have come, and how far we have left to go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513303205429-E2FBMSW2YL5BTIG8DNGZ/watercolor+yellow+flowers.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike QQ. The monarchs and I made it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513395716091-C2GLWSLRKP6QUXNPFUK4/monarch+on+bike+embroidery.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike Support my friends at the sanctuaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513395521161-58ATQ9YQG2W5KPQU33LF/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike They are napkins and tortilla warmers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513395350244-WLWQUL8OQ4SB88F3RCUB/sirvieta+globos.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike AND household bling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513395126834-ZYJAX7GM8CRYQX84XYR0/napkin+sewing.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike Monarchs sewing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513394825755-7RWJC2HLKL5OQADT7MYS/napkin+bean.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike Monarchs dancing with beans! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513395067087-KOA9JBV9XZW351G31LE4/napkin+guitar.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike Monarchs playing guitar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513394724006-JYAV266K2QGI21CXUUHL/napkin+balloon.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike Monarchs with balloons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513394909346-6564CS6SNV12QF1CTNQD/napkin+bici+blue.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike Monarchs BUTTERBIKING!!! (blue) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513394987523-3N00G5LYNJZF721ZHXFF/napkin+bici+pink.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513396292411-P9XPZ5XAS78D9YUZGKPH/napkin+big+bike.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike Butterbiker on larger design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513396552368-QSXYLZ0WD95FN15DTK1M/napkin+bike+smaller+pink.JPG Butterbike Blog - The Watercolored Story of Butterbike Butterbiker on normal size. This is what the other designs look like too. http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/12/10/k4i631lyd4ohir95ch54iqidkfbcc9 monthly 0.5 2017-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512943591509-WQ0FIISAKUY6CVH6QL2C/sara+road+mexico+here+I+am.JPG Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Back in Mexico and heading south. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512943743521-TGRGIIK8051RY2V2F492/cows+on+road.JPG Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch The cows didn't warn me about anything! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512943905008-U7EE02TDRRFN4R2Y2JKP/vulture+cactus.JPG Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch I didn't see 15 men with guns BUT I did see this sweet vulture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512944117663-41CYMKK0WNNV8Z8PUPI6/purple+sulpher.JPG Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Sulphurs!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512944264391-ADCES0SQ3XYZIW93MZVG/zebra+helocopter.JPG Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch So many butterflies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512944392482-GYMVYX9FBJS32O7RVU81/yellow+mums+sunset+butterfly.JPG Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Some of them remind me of sunsets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512944485957-GDTZH4WUQ6Q0PIEO72BO/mountain+monarch.JPG Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch All the butterflies make it harder to identify monarchs, BUT this one is obvious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512944574042-JUE46G8ISBIMX1IB1N6D/crazy+hairy+cat.JPG Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch What a crazy caterpillar. We must be taught to see and appreciate nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512957381061-4WI9DD2UEUKRMGT39YGX/potions.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch One tiny corner of Ciudad Victoria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512955084323-75Z4P10BYJDR1H3IRG0B/pool+hall.JPG Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Ivan's invitation included a trip to the pool hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512957506343-T99SZX13OPM5YZI8LSVN/ivan.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Thanks Ivan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512957764617-XHBPCHRTXAD3596G6WBN/road+curve.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch One of my favorite roads of the trip. Hundreds of more butterflies, more than views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512957893551-MK13GRFV0U5PLFG4YPKT/el+alta+cumbres.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch My new friends told me to pay for my lunch when I go back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512957943820-PHD9VYVBWJ4PQGNUPNMN/blue+lizard.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Now that is blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512960000773-OJ77ZIYAISPI8OCJKV9A/tall+dancers+tec+dancers.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch In Tula I met many amazing folks and got to cheer them on in a parade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512960465821-ZOZTPMVGVFRENMRU2PU9/pyramid+diego.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Diego, with the great smile, is as cute at they get! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512959902003-VKZ2UCAS55IHNUZYCLDX/almost%21+everyone.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Almost everybody. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512959563222-SH8M8H1H2J25MKDO85TO/to+el+piramide.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Go team ActivaTec. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512959417183-F1VPJAVBLSB79QR47SPH/cooking+gorditas.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch I learned how to make tamales and gorditas with the family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512959258027-EAB2786HN3THC44DTEUB/scrabble.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch These kids had some incredible rules for scrabble. My team did take home one victory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512961037432-2ROO0ZJZ8BHGXU99IAMY/cane+truck.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Luckily the trucks hauling all the sugar cane to the factory moved SLOWLY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512961144801-FJO0DPPWRMPY03B351EN/downhill+to+pisaflores.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Camping was tough because of the steep hillsides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512961230204-LVZUTHHKNZ8SD25PG397/casa+de+campesino.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch I wasn't a typical guest, but the bunkhouse was better than rolling down a hill in my tent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512961555977-LNTIJEOV2LH1LVI3DMEP/chole+and+amiga.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Chole and her friend welcomed me to town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512961424995-7U7C059EKA7EOQTOZYY1/sweet+view%21.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Chole's house was amazing and overlooked a great view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512962827720-FWFQX7M9WFZJ4C3MC65W/P1280651.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512962989538-H0VNE64H93E1QJ80RHM2/P1280677.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch First I had to bike back to Michoacan and then Angangueo.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512962269890-QO39XCUZP6J6V4OQ7AM0/DSC02202.JPG Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch Brianda and all the guides were waiting for me at the sanctuaries to celebrate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1512962576752-WFMOUO6PQ131HPFKBGMF/P1280695.jpg Butterbike Blog - Home Stretch We did it monarchs! http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/11/14/south-through-the-south monthly 0.5 2017-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511130439161-512YHLC9KJRR8B0LXBXX/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South From the mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma to the hill country of Texas I tried to stay focused and move south purposefully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511153865363-XN44EQV1EEXEU28KMH74/welcome+to+AR.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South I celebrated making it to Arkansas, the last new state of my trip AND the 8,000 mile mark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511129246449-T4OGL5W95YX1D2G3Y2OZ/golden+rod+monarchs.JPG Butterbike Blog - South Through the South I've never met a lonely goldenrod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511154002305-AO1XPCLQGR0BAVCR8LZ1/ozark+camping.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Arriving in the Ozarks felt like I was returning home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511154132778-N7AQST2MQUEULVUSNMAK/bluff+sun.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South I could spend months exploring the Ozarks and never get bored. Of course, even if I wanted to, the monarchs kept me on a tight schedule. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511157006859-XKF6PGKLO08ZEAXBUIW6/where+mowers+go+to+die.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Out of the blur I remember specific moments like finding a cemetery of mowers. I hope this is a trend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511154817177-QPOB93FLCAA5262JOU64/cemetery+sunset.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South I never forget wildlife sightings and the best sunsets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511154284368-B163RYYZ50DJLI6APM6G/armidillo.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Armadillos are cooler than we give them credit for being. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511154556898-Z0GI18E1V4BYIOQ7CZHQ/walking+sticks+walking.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South We need crosswalks for walking sticks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511154668118-7I7KT6NIY6WLE8A1Z9ZS/walking+stick+needles.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Can you believe this pine needle is an animal!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511156564146-40LK1PQ0EOMCJGA7V4YW/four+monarchs%21.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Breaking camp, I often notice monarchs breaking camp too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511156676087-LVAMZ1GV4DT2MS2NFOW4/matress+fix.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South I figured if I could find the leak in m air mattress using a TX river I could also rinse off (no soap in the river please) and be clean enough for a ride with a reporter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511154403515-OSYI3SQGF4V3E6DXEBP9/camp+spot+taylor.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South I like turning non-camping into camping spots. This building was a government buildling that I assumed would be quiet during the weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511154957700-6CSSSYIT08IXF2IHY94G/rio+frio.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South I made sure to enjoy the public land I could find in TX, which included a swim in the State Park Rio Frio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511155061379-XBZ5HU4H65VM17COIHDG/camp+in+plain+sight+1.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Camping in plain sight was my strategy for camping in Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511155148825-K2N51CJA4Q7HI69WUDO6/camp+spot+by+road.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South I check to make sure cars can't see me, but am confident that since they are going fast and not looking for me, I could likely camp in view without problems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511156072417-W74IHCG006RMDAP7VKY6/P1270655.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Creating my Austin schedule was a bit stressful, but with some planning , loads of help, and some good luck, it all came together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511156135570-TWDP6GS9YAKRVWSTZSZ7/P1270654.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South I was welcomed to Austin and treated like a queen... more perhaps a monarch, if you will. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511155268875-X59J2TNIYHQPG5UP1RH0/queens.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center showcases flowers and the pollinators (like these queen butterflies) that feed on them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511155432389-SJH71ARDBT62NIDYFZC0/native+lawn.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South The wildflower center shows us the potential of our yards, even if we want the grassy look! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1510708808445-LPDH4IMHOQIAXMMW32OI/nathan.JPG Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Thanks Nathan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1510709108165-YO343FMGMYCVW3GXNHFJ/felicity+and+paul.JPG Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Thanks Felicity and Paul! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511155529246-NCTC1CQEL4MFLE37PDUR/annie+in+austin.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Thanks Annie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511155751046-VGTV3DCSGO6B4Z2DLAEN/elizabeth+family.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Thanks Elizabeth and family! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511155664566-SLE8LPGFQDBGVCXP3WMJ/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Thanks sweet house! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511155909655-WQ13VT3R1LJ7OFNEPVRW/IMG_1722.JPG Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Thanks Allison and family AND students! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1510707207002-Y7YKKIV7BHV3NHYY3NX1/kate+rio+gus+999.JPG Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Kate and her family led me through Austin. Between our three bikes we are quite the crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1510706822749-ANUHYUZF9JR2VTF2IZ1J/juniper+hills+%282%29.JPG Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Getting sick, the sixty miles through this land of junipers felt like two hundred miles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1510706627463-BRMWBKOG9X19FBAKWXH3/lucy+guide.JPG Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Enjoying the Native American Seed Farm with Lucy the dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1511156376228-N2ZBDRZU4DVJHY5MVZIA/mostly+boring.jpg Butterbike Blog - South Through the South Even when the shoulder turned smooth it was easy for the route to become boring at times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1510706105659-5N3T5GVUES919Y33SIJY/border+scrub.JPG Butterbike Blog - South Through the South The border is here somewhere, but it is really just a line on a map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1510705771812-7I7Q9XV7J6PK6IWEOKW1/yellow+times+two.JPG Butterbike Blog - South Through the South The diversity of butterflies, as well as the quantity, made the last few days along the border interesting. http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/11/3/a-loop-through-missouri monthly 0.5 2017-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509733084053-ZTLI2G30G7XWI8ZT7RY4/elephants.jpg Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri I was happy to visit Missouri's not-yet famous Blackwell Motors Elephants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509735568561-PPUNSG934OK0M2WY39IQ/sara+shut+ins.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri The Ozarks are cool too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509735652499-SOQO0IYSRPJ5O0491GO1/parking+lot+garden.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri Biking gives me the flexiblity to detour for visits to parking lot gardens and other inspiring projects, something that was much harder to do in a canoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509733185790-4OQRL6U9HPN33LBX3P2Y/caterpillar+rescue+1.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri A monarch transplant on the ride of his/her life towards a new milkweed patch and away from the mowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509733440503-CD6LKSBQBHJ91I5LLCT2/cat+transplant+neighbor.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri I figured if this monarch was thriving, then its patch of milkweed would be a great spot for the monarch I was relocating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509735755890-2FW4LN7V35YZJLFLMXIH/god+bless+evolution.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri I've seen (and rescued) hundreds of caterpillars crossing roads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509733521491-L5CN4E4MOT8WGFQHHUCI/caterpillar+rescue+2.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri This is the only monarch I've seen attempting to cross the road, and it became the star of Monarch Caterpillar Rescue Mission II. (I'd be happy to sell the rights to this movie idea, by the way.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509733573319-X3YT2WFJ198KXT77LPXO/katy+trail+bluffs.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri I would have been crazy not to cycle a bit out of my way to take advantage of the Katy Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509733666449-TP2EHDCFBJASMZPTOWY3/katy+trail+tree+tunnel.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri Katy Trail tree tunnels helped with the potent sun and angry winds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509733699747-T2I5I8UI65O3RS22YC9Q/greeen+treee+snakeee.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri This rough green snake was one of many snakes on the trail that kept me from getting bored. This one wins the award for most beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509733880585-H3RYWGBQCCID4QLRAHLH/white+asters.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri I love when a monarch and I fly together like a team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509733815886-LHG50WT2I64XL4F8OS6I/four+monarchs%21.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri I saw about 70 monarchs in one day on the Katy Trail. A record for me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509733960904-V74U10RPOO9D7PD18YEK/sara+joes+spot.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri Joe would be so happy to see his spot still beautiful, still full of visitors, and still a nice spot to stop and think of my friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509734064810-53CNVS5XET0JMWRZDZ2E/nadia+cats.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri Nadia points out a monarch caterpillar in her incredible neighborhood prairie. All the creatures I saw, including this caterpillar, wouldn't be alive if Nadia hadn't given them space to do so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509734180122-HLJK0T4HY4Q2U4UX8HN7/spreading%21.jpg Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri Our words, actions, passion, and example spread! Keep sharing what you know and watch the world change! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509734273403-BJ5EXC9IWL541IHGSTOR/golf.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri THIS IS A GOLF COURSE!!! Instead of a rough, natives thrive. I was impressed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509734366570-WFOR4E7NKF1OD4GFD7C6/old+sunflowers.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri I rose early one morning with the sunflowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509734542424-HHA3WWG5SCJZNGE1HTD0/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri and a box turtle (an early turtle if you will...) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509734605170-CEOK82A9D9S8MV88YEGA/sunRISE.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri and a sunrise! One of only a few I've managed to catch on this trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509734799200-S4E0B8EOKQGM23KGDFDQ/20170923_162301.jpg Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri Operation Zip Tie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509734885989-VNF1DY8HDO6UOZXEGHGL/folks.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri My parents welcomed me to Kansas City! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509734975558-4B5GO21ITWBBJ77G81PV/monarch+charts.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri I visited a few schools in Kansas City and got to meet some incredible teachers sharing their passion with their students! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509735084419-5WONOAOAOSF5MXQ352XG/val%27s+garden.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri Everyone I stayed with from Kansas City south had monarch habitat, including Val, whose garden deserved an award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509735331562-TPRHLIRBML6IOZ6IJHKK/947.jpg Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri These kids in Neosho were great, especially considering it was 10 degrees too hot, my photos were all green, and every little movement was super loud! Photo credit: Bruce Hallman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1509735500207-W62FQOKHAVTO9QVUR871/preying+mantis+fingers.JPG Butterbike Blog - A Loop Through Missouri Thanks Missouri! http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/10/21/my-southern-pre-migration monthly 0.5 2017-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508685799122-DVPZVY655QADIUFT2MRG/monarch+wings+yellow+flowers+blurry.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration I started heading south, ahead of the bulk of the migration, but I was still seeing monarchs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508640977539-XYUYYUJP1RXBJSRGUQW4/cat+running+low+on+leaf.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration It takes about 35 days to go from egg to adult monarch, and thus in late summer in the far north, reproductive adults will sometimes fly a bit south to lay their eggs, with less threat of freezing fall weather. This is called the pre-migration migration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508681495672-21A21QJFTD44WZY4NGXA/don%27t+mow+monarch+flying.jpg Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration I love that the monarchs and I both enjoy the prairie roadside ditches (can you spot the monarch?). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508642649697-6IOO7TR9QW8P1WYUMQQR/sara+seflie+finding+cat.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration Roadside ditches are full of some incredible creatures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508642761007-TXCU06LWBI9C8A9VTMD4/mowing+terror.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration Mowing the ditches means many caterpillars, eggs, and chrysalids won't survive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508681594535-NNT10ZTJ3WLADB19DWOG/noooooooooo.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration Does a monarch wonder where all the habitat has gone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508681646823-4G6UA747K2FFNLUZF543/kylee+butterfly+release.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration Kylee is a voice for the monarch, and her garden is a buffet for monarchs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508682424725-1OFMTDW7IDK3QPFUPFBD/IMG_2365.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration Louise was part of the team that set up my presentation in Fort Wayne (at which she did some introductions), and she hosted me at her house so I could rest up before heading on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508681838139-DC1NYBZT1I2KSSXIC93Y/danas+pets.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration Arriving at the top of a steep hill, I catch my breath and am welcomed to Dana's house by the dogs and chickens. TOO CUTE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508682313630-CV71IJBFZSD63VRVH53I/20170828_203727.jpg Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration Just like the monarchs, Kylee feeds me (and a few of my friends who happen to be traveling through). Photo curtosity of Kylee Baumle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508682494797-OSEY2AN3SK420GSFD4IU/kylees+garden.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration AND she feeds the migrating monarchs with her garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508685128759-Y38A2V6MAB8TCT2NB1CM/milkweed+pods.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration The milkweed going to seed was fun to see but added to the sense of urgency I felt to get south quick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508682738377-YNYNY10FENJ933Q4WYJ3/layin+eggs.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration Seeing this female lay an egg was a huge relief. Her eggs would need over a month to develop, which meant I had some time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508682955332-H7F0ZPTGVGOZPBG8NG4A/monarch+butterfly+weed.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration The monarch and I have many shared experiences but obviously there are loads of differences too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508683062964-4F47GFGOQXE0SNKMJBQF/navigator+ride.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration I got to bike in a critical mass of jounior butterbikers, which made me both nervious AND proud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508683287480-YF0YHE6S6LE7JEYTG8K9/marble+sally.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration At night salamanders cross the roads and I do my best to find them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508683352154-U0L3JNJ3IB7VMO8ONGNH/rd+toad.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration I am always so happy when the animals I find are still alive and I can move them off the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508683420561-X5CKILXVZF69AGQHUBTW/hit+hummingbird.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration It is not just amphibians I find. This hummingbird had been hit by a car and was barely alive when I moved him off the road and out of the rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508682865605-SIIT34PQV6YSHX0EU5T4/covered+bridge.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration Some bridge crossings are mellow, scenic, and fun. Others (which I don't stop to photograph because I don't want to die) are NOT fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508683721650-ID0OXRG4R5RL1RTL24BR/slam+breaks+cat.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration This is me pretending to crash and it is NOT how I broke my bike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508684957449-0FIH5OLM902YZ7NI7ILW/church+campsite.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration Nothing like finding a perfect camping spot after a long, bad day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1508685045519-C0VAYGVNP6AVJP73DNEG/never+give+up%21.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Southern Pre-Migration I'll keep on cheering on all the butterflies I see on the road, and they will keep showing me how incredible this planet is. http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/9/5/okzqy9hv9g77xj1ftxad71cjgqehdt monthly 0.5 2017-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504631891612-05VSHC387ID8IBAGIL71/sara+butterbiking+wow%21.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Southern Ontario wasn't originally on my route, but I am 99% glad I made the detour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504632112040-KO73SV3H6EXLHE3305V9/camp+spot.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Camp spots like this one would feel scarier if I had weapons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504632225212-KGK1YA2PSMF99YV8XLCF/barb+box+lunch.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Barb used her camping skills, recycled bags, and frozen food to pack me several meals for the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504651093843-3MLZGD81AZCYVXEPFHRM/sara+greenway+sign.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy My presentation at Greenway was full of monarch heros and I was treated like a celebrity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504651145362-4EPSHG3W680U6LTSS998/sara+greenway+media.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy I love when the media cover my trip, because it means more and more people will hear the story of the monarch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504632185925-SQEDQKGABYSV8HEH96MM/barb+and+i+bikin.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Part of my garden tour with Barb was by bicycle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504632395996-21XJKIOSCCL1IU850QPU/barb+and+mark.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Barb, and her husband Mark, showed me the sites and monarch hot spots! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504651245352-9O2IL2R0EGAALLALI3EK/sara+barb+butterfly+release.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy I was able to release one of Barb's monarchs and I enjoyed hearing her stories of monarch magic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504667630233-GF7UNB6HNS3439VB45C0/sara+and+bruce.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Monarchs, biking, art, canoes, collecting random bones and stones...Bruce and I had a lot in common! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504632487476-LJPSSC5B8F4PBP0FPWD2/darlene.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy In the few miles Darlene and I biked together we saw dozens of monarchs and milkweed patches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504632564474-CYMUPHBQHHQJ2VRGXQ7S/eclips+clouds.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Got to see the eclipes come and go over Lake Erie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504632632982-BQZE9VBV4TKI3Y6EAW5H/what+driveways+should+look+like.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Louie is a great example of what our yards could look like. Even his driveway was habitat for so many critters, including frogs!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504651497373-IRKFOIRUUQ070FS1QXKN/sara+butterfly+waffles.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Crazy enough to make butterfly shaped waffles? I hope so!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504651415567-G7XBJ5NZR0C0CR5IGXZX/sara+clouds+corn.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy To be clear, I consider myself crazy too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504632743684-4XIN9TXTOE1GUTDB90FC/john+and+don.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy John and Don, two leaders in the monarch world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504651864024-UFHK82ZR3FJP4SU7IN11/sara+selfie+cant+blieve+it+cat.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy I discovered the world of the monarch by entering their world. Another way is to bring a few caterpillars into our world to watch the mystery unfold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504662199438-ZJOUI2P5J3JXSRUWRSXD/kids+releasing+monarchs.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Raising monarchs is a great way to get folks interested in the migration. It is a great first step. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504666302093-06VX5ATW57U9JAW6GM9P/monarch+craziests.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy There were so many people in Ontario interested in monarchs. I saw what happens when people use their voices to build their communities and grow a movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504666514136-MSR76KN77UGYUIPV70CR/sara+ice+cream+at+louies.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy I'll eat just about anything, EVEN homemade biscotti from an Italian (just in case the joke is lost: the biscotti was great and was not difficult to eat :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504662909456-WI8N84Q0DLNM1ZXFA6FH/canyon+walls.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy When Nia and I were in Peru, we found incredible scenery, wonderful food, and ... chewy beef heart which I though was.....ummmmmmmm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504662236710-V9G86K6F2B90NLL552F7/ice+cream+presentation.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy After presentation ice cream! Now THAT is even better than a standing ovation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504662275256-5PJGT5G9IGL6P1TUTKAN/sara+don+ice+cream+horizontal.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Ice cream with Don. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504662293902-WNAKHNJULWTGKO11XDDL/mark+and+sara+ice+cream.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Ice Cream with Mark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504663140077-JT535ZIF75EVGV933BWD/storm+stitch+sara.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy The tires in this picture are the same tires I've had since Mexico. In fact, these tires have gotten me 7,500 miles and counting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504663243359-5ZMS0L369W23BZMAXPP8/scarey+road+another+cyclist.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy The biggest threats I face are cars and climate change. Don't text and drive. Do slow down a bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504663381132-KP2N0KF9I2CWT39N76EZ/sara+leopard+frog.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy I've always loved animals, especially the critters that are often overlooked. I especially love frogs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504664933904-YPAVJPV88KKN5PZK4SIU/damn+bridge.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy THE bridge. Bikes not allowed. If you are a cyclist you've got to bike 170 miles to cross the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504664801005-49WX4VQJ2Q23725476FB/IMG_0132.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy I've been fighting for transportation equity (with my best friends) since I could fight. Sometimes the battles are fun, sometimes they are serious. The only path is forward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504665114538-XAL189L9F1OXLMNA1LU4/sara+deal+with+bridge.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy I asked everyone for help, including bridge workers and Detroit's Mayor, but in the end only Louie could help me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504665261084-MZ1RNHTYTDD9TQKOJIH6/sara+canada+flag.jpg Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy One percent bad in Canada is really not bad at all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504665012729-LBW8X7BIZUVDE2KAXQFK/poo.JPG Butterbike Blog - Chasing Southern Ontario's Crazy Butterflies feasting on poo, now THAT is a better way to end a blog... http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/8/16/my-eastern-loop monthly 0.5 2017-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1503002964433-HU7MBN7ATXO38U9AR6XL/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Finding monarchs was not the only factor for planning my route, but it was an important one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1503000305109-6PIHU546BMG2BC2SDOEM/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop My route was a combination of science and guessing. Whatever my route, I knew miles equal crossing paths with adventure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1503000639439-45B5MCXQBJRXRL7ZU286/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop I wouldn't have seen the Finger Lakes if I had hadn't added 1,000 miles to my route to cycle out east. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502918600397-W0BZROHSWC171SP09Y90/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop It was nice to cycle east and find some hills, which break up the wind and miles. Going downhills is pretty great too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502932501889-1L4OO37ZTLS8R8UDXM6T/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Vermont's back roads were scenic and steep. I didn't take pictures of the steep roads because I was busy biking up them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502936758484-WO12XI6OZLILNZPPKDEJ/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Jess and I still doing our thing nine years later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502937155484-1CZXWTF9F3EXUKH8CVDM/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Jess worked on a farm framed by milkweed. This is an example of how we can grow food and have monarchs too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502936924720-TEDS0T3XJOD9VPDI043Y/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Now THAT is a Vermont campfire. Thanks to a recently attended wedding we roasted a lot of s'mores on the fire while I rested at Jess' house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502937324149-XZ2IBOJARTMMN8JI6VZA/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop John and Nancy, pollinator stewards, welcomed me to their farm home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502937652496-B57G3KW5KMSV0SH93UQR/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop John invited me to go with him to a farmers market and try his fruit AND snow cones with fruit syrup. What more could you want?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502937513855-4BIPGUCSY898LNCFD2ZT/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Never have I seen as much milkweed as I saw at the Farm Between. Can you spot the fruit trees? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502937950030-1MH21KCJUDTA71S5LV22/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Seeing so much milkweed, the most I had ever seen, was like medicine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502937715156-2HPXMIX2GQXUVALBU5HZ/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Every milkweed is home to such diversity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502937777630-24QDEEYI0FA3U3FKRXKC/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop If we let nature grow, diversity can thrive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502938120170-EGATVCGUIGZ7XNJBQF6W/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop This could be the future of farming: small farmers growing our food and taking care of our planet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502938356243-ZQYT7XBJZNFAH1OQROYI/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop One reason I headed east was to pay a visit to the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1503000962563-SZ78SIHTLJUEB6P0HPOH/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop I like finding spots like this one and turning it into my home for the night. Along the coast wild places are hard to find, so I have to look for churches, schools, and other places I think I will be unnoticed and out of the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502939101197-RES9HID7V8WT0KXAN9HS/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop I enjoyed touring a school's pollinator garden and they enjoyed figuring out how to set up my tent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502939290850-UR7TAQ1KDAC9Q81NDGW9/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop The Monarch Gardener family gave me a grand tour, including a trip to a beautiful beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1503002830412-3XY8WZQH337OFUQEIT54/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop This Barred Owl welcomed me to CT, the last state in the USA I had yet to visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1503001357675-E32D6X2G6ITCNFXQ73HW/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop New York city is a collection of so many types of cultures, ideas, and delicious food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1503001467561-ZUDWLDYQ043JWPPBD68I/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop I kept busy in New York wandering by foot, bike, and even the subway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502939473910-P6ATN40M8RPC6FYVE0Y1/sara+brooklyn+bridge.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge was one of my favorite adventures during my New York city visit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502974669825-RSVEQEGTGW4IZQPABSCV/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop If New York city can be a home to monarchs then your yard can be a home too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502974845742-HHQJKW7FGL6APHNB4VYX/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Taking the ferry from New York city to New Jersey, I was mentally prepared to fight traffic that turned out to be manageable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502975085374-46IT0LYIFM3BYJ0ULBW5/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop From New Jersey I was able to bike along the river and watch the skyline unfold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1503001568446-EYFGZ6SQV7ZWY9M3H7ZU/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Besides great hospitality, Long Island offered me a quiet beach full of interesting rocks to explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502975151278-TKZTYJE82K4ZTTX4MIHR/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop This hummbingbird hawk moth might be one of my favorite roadside sightings. I honestly thought it was a hummingbird when it first caught my eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502975355758-U517GXXQG7S53LOQ4WU1/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Clifford, a cyclist and retired principal, was very hospitable and fed me LOTS of food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502975550889-P9LR25B2ZPTMBDP3H21J/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Don and Bruce are potters, monarch stewards, and all round pleasant company. I stayed an extra day to rest, chat, and even play with clay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502975652444-UQK8Z49LGUQ3XFS29LM8/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1503001806279-8D0CGDNMQVQ6IB8DCQ7C/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop I was lucky to meet Heather, her family, and some of her friends, a connection made by monarch magic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502976135094-JFPAK8E91GDZB3UM4OED/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop I was lucky enough to meet a wonderful family that welcomed me to their home for another type of advenure: finding bugs and playing in the backyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502976319863-DT6DYN6G75II9QZPAFKL/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop We did the impossible: float up on a basking frog and caught it with bare hands. It was a highlight of the trip and we were all very proud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1503095879107-KBBGGHVWEWTMB7T2Y9X0/turns.JPG Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop The terns were saving the fish from taking a ride down the falls...or that is at least one way to look at it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502976409282-SPCPP04VR3S2UCNAF03H/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop I could see the mist and hear the rumbling of Niagara Falls before I got to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1502976500554-JP5M6QLQXQQCYNWS38CM/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop It was fun to visit Niagara Falls and have a first-hand experience at a place that is referenced often. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1503002760993-MGWI3ZIW1H166SU5MXOB/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - My Eastern Loop Now that my eastern loop is complete, it is time to start heading south. http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/7/19/doioq8pvacmhu8wrrmt8n1zyj6dfy4 monthly 0.5 2017-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500515288673-3HWUBS1FP480JS5ROY73/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks Crossing into Canada on a bridge over the St Marys River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500515357364-MTQX2065GYFQ2HM4RK4O/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks Made it to Canada! Thanks Val for the warm welcome! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500515441502-08OK2QO7SYL0I5EW703M/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks On back roads, the Canadian country side was prime biking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500515410477-DT4G1UXG564C5W6XG17L/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks The roads had more skunks and horse-drawn buggies than cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500515525777-G29S8V12X3TM7BQ3CWDE/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks These milkweed tops had been mowed down hours earlier. I found eggs on nearly every hacked top, an easily avoidable mistake, had they mowed one week earlier before the monarchs had arrived. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500516979331-9GD0WU2SYRSWUREJ1LT8/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks It is the small things, like finding a welcome sign, that seem like huge victories when you are the road. I think traveling by bike makes you more aware of how good you have it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500517066659-4OSL3UHDZSLZJJYIWDF6/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks Four panniers...check. One should always make sure you don't leave a quarter of your junk behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500515639686-IO9XGNEN12BHB8NL10D5/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks View from my favorite camp site of the trip so far. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500515681776-9E5ZBA523EJDHOCXD0LM/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks The adventurous tent caterpillars could be found just about anywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500515744112-8IWWGLII8FSY2PD86PF8/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks Heather, Emily, and David enjoying a feast with a view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500517149547-W26XUQ2NRVA5QITB0ZQV/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks A day of rest at Gary and Jane's means swimming, paddleboarding, hot tub-ing, and eating a LOT of good food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500517332395-MEALSIX8ZOVK5VJCLARO/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks The innovative work of the Sudbury community to heal their town is paying off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500515875973-7OM77SQKBF4WV1LB54DX/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks Poutine, a suitable snack for hungry cyclists, is worth trying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500515945668-00AY8EXE3UCZ57A4P20N/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks The TransCanada highway was full, kinda scary but full of bike tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500516021011-9FWS5NG4KZQJDH6RINRJ/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks Ryan and Nick were two awesome cyclists on their own kind of ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500516108442-DO9Q6ELLYL73RTJXWZAV/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks A doctor and a preacher, this cyclist and I met as the sun was setting and found a great camping spot for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500516178769-1T347TEH9Y420EQ4ZK8A/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks My first night camping with company, it was a fun reminder of the advantages of traveling in a group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500516288905-XB1MIJV1LFASN5409RZK/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks Margaret, a dairy farmer, provided food for me AND for monarchs. Her homemade ice cream was beyond perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500516387669-SXV32R2EM1M2SM39U00V/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks At least milkweed is beautiful and, riding by them, you can't ignore the color, all the pollinators they attract, or the strong, flowery smell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500516613213-EZ3EEM2IGT93TUDLKQRL/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks The boats started filling in the river, finding the perfect place to watch the firework show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500516684953-H9MDO8HJDYNC28DY9XXT/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks The fireworks lit up the river and were pretty impressive. Happy Canada Day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500516770919-I899BJ0J6YS45A879ZFC/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks Candy and Peter work in their incredible garden which is like a beautiful welcome mat for guests staying at their bed and breakfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500516862410-VWM3ONQLBXAG3BHI5BJX/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Happy Canada Day, Happy Canada Several Weeks Thank you Canada! http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/7/3/2shlej28lbpy4kzr9v77w3ej85zb8a-jtred monthly 0.5 2017-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499131069432-SR47PY96UFG5D7YXTHTX/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest MN, WI, and MI seem to share a common ingredient. Perhaps it is that they share their borders with the Great Lakes? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499131152413-B3TCIHX40PRWKR39BOA9/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest The prairies, boreal forests, and hardwood forests collide, creating an interesting bike ride full of wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499131262643-Y61L0HW4DJAZZCWJAWH5/monarch+dandilion.JPG Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest This monarch greeted me to Minnesota and was a welcomed relief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499131345676-KHX8I4PW2EHGPFPJS756/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Welcome to Minnesota, and a much needed change of scenery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499131406278-FLQCVYIIZ5MAT1GD5HHJ/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Flowers erupt on the side of the road and give me pleanty to watch and explore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499134115418-F1TQ75AINORW88NK8TFJ/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest The wind could not erase my dread. Seeing wildflowers helped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499134198998-MP7GBYOM31DH5FILJ045/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest The universe gave me a second chance to meet Tom and visit his seed store where milkweed had its own shelf! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499131484352-RRQJ9PWA95MMFNR3K3N7/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Tom, the owner of a seed company, gives me a tour of a recent native prairie planting. What he is really giving me is a tour of hope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499134028392-1DE1R0XHO2HN32F7UO41/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Bike paths led me through Rochester and along lots of native plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499133891138-M1PLHOIR9T5PW6XTR73J/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Sky Button from a neighbor and a glorious day in the mountains. I met Andrew on the ridge where the grass ends and the snow starts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499131536151-NFIF7O9DFJVZPPRQC5RI/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Andrew, my friend from the mountains, and his family welcome me to Rochester and do the leg work to get some serious media coverage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499131650032-153NXG5PR1ACF4YPSP73/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest My rest stop in Minneapolis is also a rest stop for native wildlife. Imagine how much habitat would exist if every house was so pollinator-friendly!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499131794999-XUQP92Z892LKT9XZ30B6/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Sue, Chris, and I enjoy Open Streets, a day in Minneapolis where people and culture and community are not scared away by cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499131726381-GBUV2N0N7FHFZS8SEGMV/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest When we give our cities back to people, anything is possible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499131927450-S29KUIMN6ZML55MFY87R/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Bikes, bikes, and more bikes. This is the potential of cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132025083-3Z2UQH7HT1VD1U895JRW/chris+sky+line.JPG Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Chris leads me through the Cities, letting me enjoy the bike routes without stress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132113341-U0T8UCBQ340JGZ340BFS/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Maddy and I met in Glacier National Park and both enjoy a good, difficult adventure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132208434-OIKPN8C2VAQSUACRFJCJ/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest For three days I got to take a break from biking and do a bit of canoeing with Maddy and her puppy in the boundary waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132266569-YI82RVTTYPH26TFRNP5H/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Canoeing means lots of swimming and lots of fires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132355738-7ZDLP7SSO4FHA8GBOLVJ/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest WIth 700 miles to pedal in 10 days I needed to bike as much as possible and try not to get distracted by interesting wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132438354-ZLV81HMDC0VQO4ARINVQ/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest I enjoyed this perfect ATV/bike path, as did the turtles. I probably saw about 25 on 5 miles of this path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132507181-XEV5EMIXPC09KZIH88IO/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest This wood turtle looks at me wondering how dangerous I am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132577766-JPEQKHNIF352BIEAIUQB/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Big mamma snappers didn't show me their ferocity until I would grab their tails to move them off the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132624775-Q7DQKGCKL5LSPN833RNY/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest I saw several species of turtles nesting, I took this photo quickly so I could leave her in peace and she could continue to lay her eggs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132714264-179V8JVZWU6K1RIH7R0E/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Car kills line the roads and I have my own ways of dealing with the suffering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132799998-BEN1N5BJFG71QEQ7X4I2/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest I don't have a single good swallowtail photo, so here is a painting I did of my favorite view of the traveling butterflies. I love when our speeds match and we move together...especially when no cars are around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132926134-0H8FTKN883QB3YF90J51/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Some paths are perfect and others are sandy pits. It is impossible to say until you have biked on them. I abandoned this one after a few slow miles of sinking into the sand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499132990801-HAYWGKDL1S3V09ZJ4V52/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest I love the drama of a building storm cell. Some are all talk and other soak me to the bone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499133107464-BE81JQHNFY5JQTQJRBXP/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest This storm didn't stop until I was bailing water from my tent with my cooking pot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499133221066-7C132NP4XAYBZY75PDPB/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest By the next day I was dry, my stuff was dry, and I was enjoying some beautiful country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499133288902-BTYXNN1GO5Y0WSPB7G49/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Mackinac Island seemed smaller than my first visit, but I was still impressed by all the bikes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499133468550-HB1L1GZAU07AEL0I900H/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest I found a sweet view but potential camping spots were all covered in poison ivy so I headed out of town and into a thick mosquito forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499133723256-IK9ZPP5F4X2L7JN6JKX3/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest In 10 days I swam in three Great Lakes, but I'll need to swim more to get rid of my serious farmer's tan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1499133610059-HTIBUUOWM8OSNOC8NMB9/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Enjoying the Upper of the Upper Midwest Lady slippers line the highway...thousands of them! http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/6/10/iowa-and-nebraska-hope-between-the-corn monthly 0.5 2017-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497153132540-SYX2QNTSGLCPX1BAHB0M/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn Iowa had some hilly terrain, and some mental highs and lows too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497153195475-0907M7QP7LHVW1SX1HK9/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn This all used to be prairie, but now it is not. Seeing this made me get sad and then mad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497153379428-767F9ZM8V0O8OI8AIEL9/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn The cloud corn combo is beauiful in its own way, but I wanted to see milkweed and monarchs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497155853833-Q7GBDMXS4MZR4ROHNS5Z/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn Bobcat? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497153739078-CHK98RH4BPYUEBL6AU07/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn Becca and her son were part of the Iowa bike culture that made RAGBRI so popular and helped get bike trails made (and maintained). They led me to the Taco Tuesday ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497153511175-X7DRA946Z2JFFBN1YPOP/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn Becca's son enjoying some arts and crafts while biking on the bike path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497153884852-V3ZKO9TXRKRUJBB9PFML/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn These folks welcomed me to Council Bluffs and sent me across the Missouri River with a full belly and some spending money! One of my favorite pauses of the trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497154087760-0Q0TQVIJKL48W5CWTKSI/image-asset.png Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn I was lucky enough to not just stay with Kate and her family, but to also film a rather interesting video which involved me cooking lots of cookies in their kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497154714708-KPD9WSZI19X876RGAGKG/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497154958464-QCL1KVINVOZ5MLFSJRHQ/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn At first skeptical, this school can now be proud of their garden, which has helped kids explore nature and be part of the monarch migration; and was featured on the nightly news! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497154747964-R8996U9P2N7N7ALSOC2S/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn What I love most about monarch gardens is that the kids are able to have such authentic experiences with nature, be curious, and see what I still can't believe: that if you plant milkweed, monarchs will come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497154771559-XWF7NJCPJGR8AGV8R0RH/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn We found lots of milkweed, a few monarch eggs, and a monarch adult. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497155136009-958NX1YEW3PIMONEBH14/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn In Sioux City, I was given a tour of the city's prairie, their bike path, and a few points of interest. What was most inspiring was meeting the folks giving the tours, who work tiredlessly to leave the planet healthier for those to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497155336912-JZ9TCKAK66WI12Y4S4B3/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn Even though having my own cabin was AMAZING I want more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497155435467-H5HB7VVZTXZY92096XAF/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn This is what a lot of Iowa looks like now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497155686798-DM24QLNWCYHPI0HRJTIU/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn I was starting to feel like this barn as I biked across Iowa, a bit weighted down by reality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497155815700-AODBNDG6IKY8ZKK6GM1D/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn Folks tell me Iowa didn't always look like this. Folks tell me about how monarchs used to be everywhere and they would pull milkweed from the fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497155552572-QZ75EXIWR2PN5CQKQJ8S/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn How do we point out the bad without forgeting the good? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1497155611161-3QHQKSOUCKNAXSGHJZKF/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Iowa and Nebraska: Hope Between the Corn I did see a monarch in Iowa, and some eggs! This is why we fight, because there are still monarchs to fight for. http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/6/3/remember-kansas monthly 0.5 2017-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496539143665-TRANE6QGA874XFU30Y4H/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? Welcome to Kansas! Taking this photo could have been the most dangerous thing I've done yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496539386282-Q8XLIMIUNH7JLE7BU5U6/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496539469109-T9OB72U5Y6831H2UNC9C/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? This is what a lot of miles in Kansas look like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496542996022-OOJB5AZRCDZ0FTEPYVWO/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? The Great Plains Nature Center hosted ButterBike, butterflies, and lots of wild space in the center of Wichita, KS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496543533409-HCYL6M1EANUY6JM6G27J/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? TAILWINDS in Kansas... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496545985726-URT1UBC2NK5DI27318Y9/image-asset.png Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge sits between Pleasanton and Louisburg, KS and was a great stop on my trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496546086275-BHLJPJPY6T2E51O5SLMX/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? Go visit your local national wildlife refuge and enjoy knowing that these pockets of protection are where wild still lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496543809618-OD4N5AAWTM8DZVN377JB/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? Patrick Martin helped make school presentations like this one ANDgarden plantings, and media interviews possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496544689910-UZFD88GOG9IPY0KSAXM5/milkweed+planting+kids+at+rockville.JPG Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? Patrick also helped a school in Pleasant apply for free milkweed starts from Monarch Watch, and I got to help with the plantings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496549137585-1URXFGYDAKINQIVRLRHT/patty+catss.JPG Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? Besides talking with reporters I got to catch up with family, and meet the new additions, including two baby humans AND lots of monarch caterpillars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496547949044-LTHMSK5AEPRR407QZUFS/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? My forth grade teacher, Connie. Yeah she said I could call her by her first name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496547778709-JSQBN09FWVLT61SDPNY5/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? I found my stride in Kansas with my presentation and had a lot of fun. Photo credit: Citizens of the World Charter School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496548006085-AC0BPOJZQXFGS652M48E/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? Kindergartners in Kansas City "bike" with me and think about what it would be like to go on this trip and not be able to find food. Photo credit: Citizens of the World Charter School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496548913923-N8X8J3CEAQTZQ7DX2VLV/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? Look mom, the cats are alive, well, and enjoying the fresh air and sunshine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496548152317-8IH9CB0HQ1I3QVXK1FXV/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? Monarch Watch sold milkweed to the monarch team: people sharing their yards, speaking for the monarchs, and motivating each other. It was inspiring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496548351582-2BLUOYM62E8MWN774G91/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? Dr. Chip Taylor, who founded Monarch Watch, an outreach program focused on education, research and conservation relative to monarch butterflies, finds time to talk monarchs with monarch fans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496548618793-VR86G1PA4UOCTWMZAPO9/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? Jacqui Knight shares lessons from her New Zealand conservation efforts. She has also ridden a horse the length of New Zealand (and survived to write a book about it), which gives me hope for my horse traveling dreams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496548775466-GETFWA5BYQOYKEFM5U0Y/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Remember Kansas? The Indian Creek Garden Club and their dozens of monarchs are proof that trying is what we need to do. These kids and many more, made my Kansas miles memorable. http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/4/29/texas-and-oklahoma-suprisingly-awesome monthly 0.5 2017-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493513271446-FEJS68MPHM2LCUW4XBVB/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! Texas and Oklahoma...check! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493515744023-7ARWZFWKVLC1GKSD46FW/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! My trusty Cannandale Road Warrior was one heck of a bike and allowed me to explore thousands of miles of the USA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493513368037-O74FIT3EI8C7JCMZWSHT/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! How come no one told me Texas and Oklahoma were so beautiful and had so much to explore!? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493513655243-O7CCLESFAM8LE9ODR20G/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! Mexican free tailed bats emerge from the Devil's Sinkhole in TX. I was very happy that I decided to wait for dark and see all the bats! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493513824551-54F1RHT60UIDV0P2NWBG/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! Every time I see a scissor tailed flycatcher I kinda freak out. They are so dang beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493513917850-2NE2FBRONE7NLLDPURQD/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! I am always so happy when I see live critters crossing the road. I always wait to make sure they cross safely, or move them if waiting is not an option. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493514012092-P1LDQ33GYHGWICW30QS1/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! And I think about where these animals long after I move them across the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493514168088-D5BCLCZZADIB9LRRQIQ9/matt+barnard+sara+school.PNG Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! I've been tweaking my presentation and figuring out how to handle all the logistics. I haven't figured out how to take photos during my presentation. This one is from the Tulsa World's photographer Matt Barnard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493516527954-39VG7EMRW4GIOGYNG8FN/image-asset.png Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! Bill among the native plants he grows as part of Native American Seed Company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493514388725-8EL48UHAJKU3H12V0Z3G/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! Bill investigates a tiny flower during our farm tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493514551212-TIBWYZJY0S1NDMR0PUZD/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! I didn't want to leave Native American Seed's farm...but the monarchs were leaving me behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493516406727-CH1XD6E4BT7C43SQDW81/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! So I biked to Dallas and think it is so cool that I've connected the overwintering grounds to the Dallas skyline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493516170756-1L70RQH78RDD6S7WEY7T/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! Thanks to Stan and Liz I not only got to take a break in down town Dallas, but I got the cyclist's tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493514785122-L1S6KT8BJ827EYR4L3C3/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! I was proud to speak Spanish and welcome diversity to my country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493514973395-INU75XE9AL3WUOZP32UU/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! Linda and her grandson are wonderful hosts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493515180462-NJD0RLA5DGDSC1762MGR/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! I was welcomed to Denton and given a home away from home even though they were still out of town! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493515332360-6DK4LKESR07LFSXU8135/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge is a refuge for grey treefrogs, monarchs, and me! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493515475923-MYBAASL91K6XPDN8HSHP/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! Sandy and Marci take care of the monarchs and me. My trip was jam packed (and chocolate packed) in Tulsa! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493516973379-7U1IWEEJUTKXK6TEJOQQ/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! Sandy's garden has already hosted 300 eggs this year and is very inspiring! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493516868758-63SJNX0O4OZ8QZRFX89H/IMG_7934.JPG Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! Amy, Hannah (my "sister") and Drew. What great hosts! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1493517074476-OWM61UV41ZQ7GPYVEX2S/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Texas and Oklahoma, Surprisingly Awesome! Amy's garden is also a great example of how every yard can be a home to monarchs. http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/4/17/1000-miles-in-mexico monthly 0.5 2017-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492465334346-YEFNU2S3CENLQD6PHGP3/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico A sign telling drivers that we are on the route of the monarch butterfly. Not sure how reliable this is, but it was nice to see! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492465451884-5Z241CTP7DJVP4L4LQR7/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico The monarchs, guides, tourists, and myself all seem to sense the approaching migration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492465572762-RXXU7A0YVSPG0UCFZRWP/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico Finally on a road that is new to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492465944911-0K372A5G71R3KARTZ345/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico The first few days of riding were not all that inspiring, though this rock was cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492465827578-R3NC8TEV8SURGOCDGNZ8/sara+++bike+no+where+close+to+the+top.JPG Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico I (hilariously) thought I was near the top of this climb two hours in....little did I know! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492465737848-PPUHFUCL9QO79D4DVYUK/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico The view after nine hours of climbing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492466013521-AU1H4M79ZH20DSD8RC1W/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico The first monarch (and queen) I photograft on the trip. I was SO excited to see them AND have proof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492466151755-JPY0MQHFEDP6HRI9LZ49/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico I pedalled forward but was pretty sure I was not on the right road. Turns out I was... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492466271435-9V5BA2RIGSD90J3K1VKL/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico These cactus cheer me on like crazed fans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492466330597-QJSVG7KY5B1VW1PDOG2V/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico Much needed, free ice cream in the heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492466509463-TFC18IR30LMP1AGF3A8V/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico Vicki had the cleanest store I saw, and cooked me bean and egg tacos (so good!) and gave me a place to sleep (and shower!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492466398323-SGW0Y4RZNKRO3KQX8870/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico A great rest spot and delicious bean soup...What more could I need? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492466759732-L3QYIV5ZTGYC6KUQNKWP/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico Saying yes to milk and bread was TOTALLY worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492466636334-0SGTPXCFLMQKS7D4V5ZO/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico Saying yes led me to a monarch parade. Does it get cuter than this? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492466858173-NPOPQWS6NWD07OK3T37Y/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico Same route, new sights: a cow snacking on plastic... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492467316915-OQV5LOPZZDHTXS08YV4I/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico Nia 2013 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492467102133-BR9C5JVHU8VD0PTF672W/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico Sara 2017. Same road, but now I have to deal with a tripod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492466964160-4JIPXW1U3DO8TKXRMLY0/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico What else is there to see? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492467125645-0JE27MAUQ0BCK8M6WOAE/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico Yes the shoulder is a passing lane in Mexico, but no worries, all the drivers were very respectful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492467215392-CWPX0ITEUWF5VZLRRWN6/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 1,000 Miles in Mexico The last few days in Mexico were nothing but colorful! It was enough to ignore the headwind. http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-blog-1/2017/3/24/offically-offically-officially-starting monthly 0.5 2017-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490392545695-SHT8KOS0FN8MQE08SWPX/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490392608780-16ZL534B25T2SS9H6RC2/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting After two miles I was ready to take a two week break and soak in the sights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490392753796-B8ZHGLJ0NRJI204XJO94/barb+to+el+rosario.jpg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting Even if Barb didn't directly protect these monarchs flying around her, she and Darlene are an important part of the conservation puzzle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490395577978-AV0S2SC5LH5W3LQ4VH76/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting Barb's educational, adventurous bear and my new traveling buddy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490392959199-BBZP654902DEGJ37TBLJ/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting The highway to Piedra Herrada was something I'll never forget. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490393053939-3T9BYFDLEKNM7ZL4AQE0/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting Barb was at home in her meadow in Mexico. A reminder that the monarchs connect all of us living in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490393131916-VOAOFOL9SWPJHDDPF4CI/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting I'm butterbiking with the butterflies! It is surreal to be part of the winged pack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490393218619-RDJ37X7D8CHK4M8X0YNU/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting This trip is a challenge for me and I have a bike, maps, stores, support, the internet! Let's give these monarchs the props they deserve! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490393483144-DVV0QAO3RN3M7MKFADAR/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting Papalotzin was the perfect place for me to learn and prepare and help out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490393545188-WBCOLZM6SZXG35VGYYPF/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting Papalotzin is birds at dawn and dusk and stars at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490395118793-3XH66IGD0KU7WXT8YKHN/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting Saying goodbye to the Papalotzin crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490393791218-4SO1PPSBTXEQDC4YXQMU/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting I was lucky enough to lead some super cute kids and future butterfly protectors through Papalotzin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490394292187-Z89B7E1WS1HDIGAHPBEY/rappids+on+the+buffalo+here+we+go.jpg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490394179904-MNL4887UP5T46CEAOB19/sara+and+brianda.jpg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting Brianda and I met at El Rosario, the most popular of all the monarch sanctuaries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490394386119-UGY88Q9LY54PTFCN8QYT/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting Teaching English to the guides was just as much about teaching me how to teach! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490394495115-MFRFHYQADB4O0ZBFU8QI/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting The guides were so welcoming and let me tag along and get an idea of what their job is all about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1490394660667-KWNUCBKYGIDOYU76SKY9/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Offically, Offically, Officially Starting If the horses don't look like they are moving it is because they are not! 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Waiting in Mexico Jamie and Manuel bike with me to the overwintering grounds in Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1489683345580-J4G74C0NZ1FOIPD4G11J/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Waiting in Mexico Angangueo is the jumping off point to two of the sanctuaries and it is one beautiful town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1489683227123-DXWPECNECWVGUTL7JMJI/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Waiting in Mexico The Sancutaries are litterly covered in millions of monarchs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1489683383643-W3M97QFCF4ZVPJP023E8/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Waiting in Mexico I enjoy the monarchs despite sharing the space with other tourists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1489683468828-SY1CBASXITJBQU07V9NH/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - Waiting in Mexico When we first arrived it was cold so the monarchs were not flying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1489683492223-8H2V66XDDM0UN4CB1SE1/image-asset.jpeg Butterbike Blog - 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EVER. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/0c32defe-2cf1-4efb-b98f-7b531871373c/elis+favorite+frog.JPG For Frogs - Weke Waroni - Make it stand out Weke Waroni. http://www.beyondabook.org/for-frogs-blog/2022/1/28/connected-by-frogs monthly 0.5 2022-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/38a9ce9f-904e-42a1-83c7-9bff39ac7e63/nenquere+makes+a+paddle.JPG For Frogs - Connected By Frogs - Make it stand out Nenquerei was a pro with a machete. One afternoon he fashioned us canoe paddles out of some driftwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/e3ba659e-0fda-4a39-b246-3891fc03e8d0/filo+thriving.JPG For Frogs - Connected By Frogs - Make it stand out The plants of the jungle were as worthy as the frogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/f92f686a-1169-43a1-9548-0992f893b8a8/gonzalo+with+fish+catch+and+machete.JPG For Frogs - Connected By Frogs - Make it stand out Gonzalo lead us through thick jungle to an oxbow lake full of fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/6ce53e47-b3ac-4d32-b199-056bcb3f615d/drift+wood+bats.jpg For Frogs - Connected By Frogs - Make it stand out Our guides were also very good at pointing out bats roosting on driftwood in the middle of the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/ddad401e-a6c1-48d2-9a18-d0deea5c14fd/studying+frogs.jpg For Frogs - Connected By Frogs - Make it stand out We studied field guides while we waited out the rain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/642b135f-6e45-45fc-bb7c-88b2a5b5b1dd/nenquere+frog+2.jpg For Frogs - Connected By Frogs - Make it stand out Nenquerei would gently holler to us whenever he found a frog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/89f3ec5f-af60-4a74-b368-1d87a8bbdba8/praying+mantis+hand.jpg For Frogs - Connected By Frogs - Make it stand out Wow! Need I say more? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/d0d70934-de81-446c-a251-c78fe2ce05ca/snake+DSC03384+blunt+head+snorkle.JPG For Frogs - Connected By Frogs - Make it stand out We fell in love with blunt head snakes, who roam the forest looking for frogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/7942d220-dd99-41fd-b762-faebf058bf27/renacuajo+kira+and+eli+with+cana.JPG For Frogs - Connected By Frogs - Make it stand out Thanks to frogs our paths crossed with Pigemo and his family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1fb14e85-1f97-4d04-b16a-491a3beb79f4/kira+and+cane+toad.JPG For Frogs - Connected By Frogs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.beyondabook.org/for-frogs-blog/2022/1/7/naming-frogs monthly 0.5 2022-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/24f2fc5a-53f3-417a-a75c-f9afe1bd0081/ants+vs+cats.JPG For Frogs - Polka Dot Oreo Frog - Make it stand out For obvious reasons, we do our best to avoid the ants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/9196efd6-393f-45c6-b3fb-dbd234c5b958/total+DSC02087+oreo.jpg For Frogs - Polka Dot Oreo Frog - Make it stand out “AWWWWWWWWWW,” is my first reaction to finally meeting this frog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/fda415c5-6b61-439e-8102-d846dc2f033b/kira+and+eli+hard+at+work.JPG For Frogs - Polka Dot Oreo Frog - Make it stand out We measured and recorded this hunkish Cane Toad in the manner we measure and record Polka Dot Oreo. Kira measures, Eli records, and I snap photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/b5589de6-e201-472b-b693-cea9406ac6e9/total+DSC02412+cool+face.JPG For Frogs - Polka Dot Oreo Frog - Make it stand out Tarzan Walker Frog (a nickname coined by Eli, Kira, and I) is not an object, just like Polka Dot Oreo isn’t. I want my words to bestow honor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/e724a5c2-db8e-495f-ab62-7b502f6da687/total+76+DSC00778.jpg For Frogs - Polka Dot Oreo Frog - Make it stand out The circle behind Big Bumpy Rana (another nickname) is a textbook tympanum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/24bfe97b-6ff3-4bc3-9557-87dd0fc25f45/total+DSC02706+boana+convict.JPG For Frogs - Polka Dot Oreo Frog - Make it stand out Thanks to DNA sequencing, scientists are finding one named species actually includes multiple species (they look similar but are genetically distinct). Convict Referee (our nickname) is likely in the group of species that were once all referred to as Boana calcarata (scientific nickname). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/605a770d-6805-4b26-9817-69628c3b81f6/amari+frog+better.jpg For Frogs - Polka Dot Oreo Frog - Make it stand out People that know and love the land should give frogs living on that land their names. 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water clean down the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452445539980-P0EAGMK9BF920BO989IS/image-asset.jpeg On The River Education A trash pick up allows these sixth grade students to help the river they just learned about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452445491949-M9K71B7T6KYAC5RFZCKE/image-asset.jpeg On The River Education Fifth grade students make observations about organisms found along the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452445284857-TU260XC6FZFOKQFZ0NK7/image-asset.jpeg On The River Education Fourth grade students connect to the river, and animals that they find there, like this bull snake, become the teachers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452448015711-4JPDWKUQCZT2J7V7NW9M/image-asset.jpeg On The River Education These sixth graders discover that nature can be found is the most unlikely places. 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Here grades that didn't go on a field trip were able to pledge their support to the river by signing our canoe after a presentation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452449523054-LJHK27P67PVW2322MD0G/image-asset.jpeg On The River Education For kids that might not have access to camping gear, this is a great way to let them try it out and help them to begin to imagine ALL the possibilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452446547150-JAIZ6CSJT8IOE4VM53TX/image-asset.jpeg On The River Education Our Presentation included stories, photos and hands on experience with our gear. While some kindergarten classes managed to fit 15 kids in the tent, these eighth graders only managed 8. http://www.beyondabook.org/what-is-beyondabook daily 0.75 2019-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1475520512096-F2YML9TF9FSRRBFK36WP/image-asset.jpeg What is Beyond A Book? Beyond A Book integrates adventure with presentations, videos, skype calls, field trips, and more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1475520609666-Q0IMA9MO9MZN08XOR06D/image-asset.jpeg What is Beyond A Book? Transforming science into real-world experiences is the key to effective education. http://www.beyondabook.org/on-the-river-route daily 0.75 2016-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452642541007-TJDIW9WDBL8J0NPDSNRN/image-asset.png On The River Route On The River's route map from Triple Divide Peak to the Gulf of Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452642589397-XYBLXL3XTLBXT30FRC19/image-asset.png On The River Route Triple Divide Peak is the start of the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean and the start of On The River. http://www.beyondabook.org/media-coverage daily 0.75 2023-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492051823834-UC6ZQZL9V96CE01D2WCK/image-asset.png Past News Coverage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452565645799-5UNQY7338LJJ43G3T7C0/mondamin+news+1.JPG Past News Coverage The Daily Nonpareil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452564936792-0TTDB18DGPH63E2QOUFW/image-asset.jpeg Past News Coverage PILC Native News https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453004252061-GJLM8XBVN9GYLQP2VTOV/jeff+city+paper+.JPG Past News Coverage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452559363555-2C6EJF2BJEUEWV68XGRS/image-asset.jpeg Past News Coverage September 15 2010,Newell, South Dakota https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452559842930-8QIQ40A306FMOVIH4GQJ/image-asset.jpeg Past News Coverage The Dothan Eagle http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-education daily 0.75 2017-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452723020834-USX1GTMMA4WQHQFPPKRA/image-asset.jpeg ButterBike Education We strive to keep kids engaged during our entire presentation. A contest to see how many kindergartners can fit in our tent does just that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452721223582-LLJTC7OXNW0Q9UJ5U9YE/image-asset.jpeg ButterBike Education You never know what you will find when a group of students use their powers of observation to explore a bit of nature. Can you see the tiny horse hair worm these seventh graders found? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452721721580-GDWNAVZXFFKHT6DJWHFW/image-asset.jpeg ButterBike Education Monarch butterflies are surprisingly easy to spot once you know when and where to look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452721488271-RCZ5ZN84KYP0WIFHN3BT/image-asset.jpeg ButterBike Education Classroom presentations give kids a chance to see the diversity of our Planet, the equipment needed for a long distance bike tour, and the amazing Monarch migration. http://www.beyondabook.org/microplastics daily 0.75 2016-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452740413599-9FVMLGIPMGMHBBPQ3MFY/image-asset.jpeg Microplastics On The River Check out Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation's map show the results of their worldwide microplastics study. How many pieces of plastic were found near you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452739502161-NCRZMIM4L41H6E8533P4/image-asset.jpeg Microplastics On The River Can you spot the frog among all the trash? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452741375131-CERSNC0ZSSH27J9I6D9I/kennedy+credit-004.jpg Microplastics On The River Lukily there are solutions to this microplastic problem. Picking up trash is a great way to help your local rivers and YOUR drinking water. In 2015 the United States voted to begin phasing out microplastics in cosmetics. http://www.beyondabook.org/monarch-butterflies daily 0.75 2016-01-17 http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-tracking daily 0.75 2019-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1488654515333-KY22EV0ETN64FMOQC97S/image-asset.jpeg ButterBike Tracking http://www.beyondabook.org/stay-tuned daily 0.75 2017-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453130127674-PTTM9NJPCP12519NY8FB/brian+bridge.JPG Stay Tuned On The River is a source to sea canoe trip on the Missouri River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453130382975-14K00O86WE4A7FM0CXSX/almost+there.JPG Stay Tuned Bike49 is a 49 state bicycle tour (every state but Hawaii). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453130639502-HVOBAW36LHR462SR0R0Z/again.jpg Stay Tuned Spoon In The Road is a bike tour from Bolivia to Texas. http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-sign-up daily 0.75 2021-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453269090745-ADAJY0YJV38T1IZ1BQ30/image-asset.jpeg ButterBike Sign Up What will your class discover as they explore with Beyond A Book? http://www.beyondabook.org/spoon-in-the-road-photos daily 0.75 2016-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455418378655-3NLX1END8OBGY2RFKC06/sandia.JPG Spoon In The Road Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455419072926-SDKLAL5QCW3E7MQ2FY2Z/mountains+clouds.jpg Spoon In The Road Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455419393017-JTCGPNGMIY1J9MZUAX8E/steep+hills.jpg Spoon In The Road Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455419762995-LIE00X627Z6Q7RSQCTGR/image-asset.jpeg Spoon In The Road Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455420112918-E1E49SW6EG7FAEFQC1PK/image-asset.jpeg Spoon In The Road Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455418834688-ALEC1W9RLECAC57FR0CK/image-asset.jpeg Spoon In The Road Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455419149255-6O9RFT28Q684J46XWPRK/image-asset.jpeg Spoon In The Road Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455419532720-POJ5MY5N2TQTAZDBKLZJ/monkey+sillouet.jpg Spoon In The Road Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455419924272-8GIJ4VWIMWQSWD56HTVO/image-asset.jpeg Spoon In The Road Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455418872310-6KP2OM77HX5E7T4JQBZU/nia+looks+fake.JPG Spoon In The Road Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455419248417-0XX4UK49LQ23RVNK36UM/image-asset.jpeg Spoon In The Road Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455419687620-3LFNAA2I9L3FVCSBW0OA/image-asset.jpeg Spoon In The Road Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1455420016855-H7D6KLXWMVSG34C9KVZ7/image-asset.jpeg Spoon In The Road Photos http://www.beyondabook.org/spoon-in-the-road-route daily 0.75 2016-02-14 http://www.beyondabook.org/marbiciposa daily 0.75 2017-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1483410007882-S91KY09XIU7GNU4FZ7HJ/image-asset.png Marbiciposa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453000348966-8DVU71SXAN4MWUKS8U8M/image-asset.png Marbiciposa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1483411915685-N01GXKVR72HW433NLQD9/image-asset.png Marbiciposa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452032387684-U3H54G0DZS7GG5XWEIU1/image-asset.jpeg Marbiciposa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453131739401-GTHPMPAVF25VQNJQW8HX/IB.jpg Marbiciposa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453131453956-WD3F8QGYSOR0OQN20256/monarchs.jpg Marbiciposa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1488656440814-U9NI38GVZX0NBTW7Z5I6/image-asset.png Marbiciposa http://www.beyondabook.org/bike49-route daily 0.75 2016-02-14 http://www.beyondabook.org/marbiciposa-la-ruta daily 0.75 2017-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453092157801-LPW2M4TU79DQTB606393/image-asset.png Marbiciposa La Ruta http://www.beyondabook.org/marbiciposa-el-equipo daily 0.75 2017-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452452499409-2ZJIUP2FVLUN4Q50IRXO/amphibians+vs+reptiles+2.jpg Marbiciposa El Equipo Sara participó en On The River, Spoon In The Road, and bike49. Ella esta organizando Maripobici y esta emocionante a manejar con los Monarchas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452483061917-M1AMJ894CRQAYH9DSF0P/amphibians+vs+reptiles+3.jpg Marbiciposa El Equipo Nia was part of On The River and Spoon In The Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452483148672-AQKBR0CH2Z9II5Z6X1I3/image-asset.jpeg Marbiciposa El Equipo Aaron was part of On The River and bike49. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452453265425-29ATRS02JK73GR5FYZOM/image-asset.jpeg Marbiciposa El Equipo Matt was part of On The River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452484152587-389NGK3V7LQO6TEU6LWF/image-asset.jpeg Marbiciposa El Equipo Tommy was part of On The River and bike49. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452485412332-G5RUMTOE7AIURAS6ES0D/sarah+rambo.jpg Marbiciposa El Equipo Sarah was part of On The River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452485589468-W96BXSW1I3EKGTNI9MYY/alyssum.jpg Marbiciposa El Equipo Alyssum was part of bike49. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452483960687-7BY64GI96AFY5VOLYRRF/image-asset.jpeg Marbiciposa El Equipo Matt was part of bike49. http://www.beyondabook.org/marbiciposa-las-historias daily 0.75 2016-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453130127674-PTTM9NJPCP12519NY8FB/brian+bridge.JPG Maribiciposa Las Historias On The River is a source to sea canoe trip on the Missouri River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453130382975-14K00O86WE4A7FM0CXSX/almost+there.JPG Maribiciposa Las Historias Bike49 is a 49 state bicycle tour (every state but Hawaii). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453130639502-HVOBAW36LHR462SR0R0Z/again.jpg Maribiciposa Las Historias Spoon In The Road is a bike tour from Bolivia to Texas. http://www.beyondabook.org/marbiciposa-las-fotos daily 0.75 2017-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1486943827860-7QXTK1UKBQM0BUPQZ3QD/image-asset.jpeg Marbiciposa Las Fotos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1495201992455-SJ1YSISYF9XYIZVOJ15N/image-asset.jpeg Marbiciposa Las Fotos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1500597481957-AI2P09D8D7OA8LH7G0RA/welcome+to+NH.JPG Marbiciposa Las Fotos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1507564267642-U4IXVRWWLPBRWS785BT9/welcome+to+AR.JPG Marbiciposa Las Fotos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1491285155146-LR4PT7NXJ0W5P3HU1VKJ/image-asset.jpeg Marbiciposa Las Fotos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1496934510693-FJA02MIHDF5Z7TKM2QLF/welcome+to+mn.JPG Marbiciposa Las Fotos 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453130127674-PTTM9NJPCP12519NY8FB/brian+bridge.JPG Marbiciposa Las Fotos On The River fue un viaje en canoa desde Montana hasta a el Gulfo de Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453130382975-14K00O86WE4A7FM0CXSX/almost+there.JPG Marbiciposa Las Fotos Bike49 fue un viaje en bici por todos los estados de EEUU excepto Hawaii. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453130639502-HVOBAW36LHR462SR0R0Z/again.jpg Marbiciposa Las Fotos Spoon In The Road fue un viaje en bici desde Bolivia hasta a Texas. http://www.beyondabook.org/marbiciposa-los-videos daily 0.75 2017-04-13 http://www.beyondabook.org/apoyanos daily 0.75 2016-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1453265213548-L8H5HV07W63TO4KROW6O/image-asset.jpeg Apóyanos 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Monarch Gardens There is a huge variety of milkweed plants to choose from. Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a popular choice because it doesn't spread too much and it is a showstopper! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1463756738718-ECFF57VWBK8A2WF7A448/image-asset.jpeg Planting Monarch Gardens Monarchs love pesticide-free gardens with nectar plants and milkweed plants. I am sure they love educational signs/bling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1463756268926-XOIOM563CKRG49B1TD63/image-asset.png Planting Monarch Gardens Your garden can be any size and as formal or informal as you would like. At a city park in Kansas City, MO a formal garden planted on a basic grid is more appropriate than a more wild, hands-off garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1463757504447-S8C1P9ZM4YQXOFH9UMFY/image-asset.jpeg Planting Monarch Gardens School Butterfly gardens are the perfect way to foster student's curiosity for science and foster a connection to nature. Gardens like this one at Huntsville Intermediate School in Arkansas empower students to make a difference. http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-videos daily 0.75 2019-12-31 http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-route daily 0.75 2019-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1468110471839-20GHFFZG0FDLWR0VQUS5/image-asset.png Bicycle Route http://www.beyondabook.org/butterbike-education-1 daily 0.75 2019-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452723020834-USX1GTMMA4WQHQFPPKRA/image-asset.jpeg ButterBike At School We strive to keep kids engaged during our entire presentation. A contest to see how many kindergartners can fit in our tent does just that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452721223582-LLJTC7OXNW0Q9UJ5U9YE/image-asset.jpeg ButterBike At School You never know what you will find when a group of students use their powers of observation to explore a bit of nature. Can you see the tiny horse hair worm these seventh graders found? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452721721580-GDWNAVZXFFKHT6DJWHFW/image-asset.jpeg ButterBike At School Monarch butterflies are surprisingly easy to spot once you know when and where to look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1452721488271-RCZ5ZN84KYP0WIFHN3BT/image-asset.jpeg ButterBike At School Classroom presentations give kids a chance to see the diversity of our Planet, the equipment needed for a long distance bike tour, and the amazing monarch migration. http://www.beyondabook.org/monarch-citizen-science daily 0.75 2016-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1463760836887-VQ2Z0CKH1RC3YKM991LL/image-asset.jpeg Monarch Citizen Science Citizen Science engages communities in real-world issues and is vital to understanding biological phenomenons. http://www.beyondabook.org/support-butterbike daily 0.75 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Media Information Dykman finds caterpillars along the roads she bikes, and she encourages folks to leave this roadside habitat alone and give the monarchs a chance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492053015858-6K1YWWGKFO3Q1FCOBB8X/image-asset.jpeg Media Information Millions of monarchs cling to the branches of the Oyamel Firs in central Mexico. The populations have seen an 80% decline in the last 15 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1492053122687-T9S9XWZWF6UFDQUXOO97/image-asset.jpeg Media Information Dykman cycles by monarch caterpillars eating milkweed, their only food source. The decline in milkweed is a major cause of monarch declines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1504209827783-7Q3SACW7POK9VE6CH270/sara+butterbiking+wow%21.JPG Media Information Dykman bikes by milkweed plants and nectaring monarch butterflies. Roadside habitat is some of the last remaining space for monarchs and Dykman encourages folks not to mow until after the monarchs have left on their migration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1513003579832-PKTZJGOQLKYID5MUOL8F/spreading%21.jpg Media Information Nadia Navarrete-Tindall was one of many people Dykman stayed with. 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Science helps us see, and the more that see, the more there are to guide us all. http://www.beyondabook.org/acknowledgments daily 0.75 2021-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1612852733691-7Q6M41BN10D8WOM61YBV/ice+cream.jpg Acknowledgments Thanks to all the people that offered up hospitality in its many forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1612853370693-FYJXHNXX6Y75V1E2GMNG/heathers+family.JPG Acknowledgments including company… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1612853445802-2C73BYPW87SC4UO5J5Q9/barb+box+lunch.JPG Acknowledgments homemade lunches to go… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1612916461420-BQLB0UGKWL422NZWA6Y2/almost%21%2Beveryone.jpg Acknowledgments and celebratory feasts. ( https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1612917200253-UHIYXZ6MAFH2MDV5VOXR/parents%2Bwith%2Bbriandas%2Bfamily.jpg Acknowledgments Endless thanks to my family (Bryan, Marjie, and Steve) and my other family (Diana, Brianda, and Leticia). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1612852354711-FBT0VG4LIIA2UKRS3SML/happy+students.jpg Acknowledgments Thanks to all the kids that laughed at my jokes, asked brilliant questions, and help us take care of the monarchs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1612853258380-GWH8WFSW6QS6ZTBVBA20/presentation.jpg Acknowledgments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1612916644913-SV77GBI7Z6R7IKFM42I3/school.jpeg Acknowledgments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5486978ce4b0997b9acf758a/1612854702451-0YM0Q879JVWYGFYM1W0U/ice%2Bcream%2B2.jpg Acknowledgments 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