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best of pedalshift 120: touring Alaska

Best of Pedalshift 120: Touring Alaska

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Ella Embree is a born and bred Alaskan with a big sense of adventure. Recently Ella was inspired by Lael Wilcox to tackle a new adventure – bicycle touring 1000 miles around her home state, some on a tandem. It’s all about touring Alaska on this best of, as we listen in on what she was thinking on the eve of the first leg!

Originally podcast May 31, 2018. Read more

The Pedalshift Project 261: A Game of Chance Tour - Part 2

The Pedalshift Project 261: A Game of Chance Tour – Part 2

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As I said last time… sometimes bad ideas go good, and good ideas go bad. And then there’s the latest bonkers idea of a tour I had… a game of chance. In the final installment, we learn preparation can sometimes be the key to a good tour, or it can mean you carry a lot in your panniers more for show.

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Great American Rail-Trail

Best of Pedalshift 152: The Great American Rail-Trail

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The Great American Rail-Trail, launched by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy nearly three years ago is a proposed network of nearly 4000 miles of off-road trails linking Washington, DC to the outskirts of Seattle, WA. Back in 2019, we chatted with Kevin Mills of RTC to get the scoop on this exciting project and what to expect in the years to come.

Originally podcast February 7, 2019. Read more

The Pedalshift Project 258: Green Goblin Retirement Tour - Day 7 + Takeaways

The Pedalshift Project 258: Green Goblin Retirement Tour – Day 7 + Takeaways

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The final day of the Goblin retirement tour featured a short ride, a three-bus journey from the coast to smokey, stormy and hot hot hot Medford for the flight home. A lot of moving parts… would I make all the connections? Plus… three big takeaways and an epilogue to the whole trip. Read more