Listen in on a campfire chat about simple touring by bike on location at Marble Quarry campground on the C+O towpath. Hear the crickets and frogs chirping… the occasional owl hooting… sip on a beverage of your liking (maybe something strong?) from your cup. It’s the closest thing to actually being there.
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The Interview
Special thanks to Nathan Clevenger from @simpletouring (read his blog) for the ride and the chat by the campfire!
Topics
- Phoenix Bikes fundraiser
- About Phoenix Bikes
- C+O Canal NHP
- TEDx talk on dehydration (But this is the one Nathan was referring to)
- Whites Ferry cable ferry across the Potomac River
- Simple touring: What does it mean?
- Technology on tour and in life
- Experiencing life at bike pace vs. motorized vehicle pace
- Hiking the AT and the PCT and bike touring parallels
- Open ended touring vs. detailed planning – finding a balance
- Being ambassadors for bike touring – “there’s no one way”
- Bike tourism as an economic development engine – Oregon study
- The story of Justice Douglas in rescuing the C+O
- Car-free living
- Elly Blue’s Bikenomics (a great read – recommended)
- Electric vehicles + driverless vehicles as a paradigm shift: 17 Ways Driverless Cars Could Change America
- Why bike touring?
- How to handle the separation from your significant other while on tour
- A reminder: give a few bucks if you can to Nathan’s good cause
Images from the Ride
Music
The Pedalshift Project theme is America courtesy of Jason Kent off his self-titled solo album. Check out his band Sunfields‘ new release, Habitat, wherever cool music resides. And hey, new video for Ghost!