Have you been following the cycling adventures of Laura and Russ?
Laura and Russ lived here in Long Beach, but since August have been off on a cycling-life adventure they call Path Less Pedaled. On March 13, 2010, they report that they have cycled into Austin, Texas!
You can see many dozens of photos and read plenty about people Laura and Russ meet and what they are learning. Read their blog at www.pathlesspedaled.com.
Tucson, Arizona is home of the Bicas cooperative. (It’s great that here in Long Beach our own bike-repair cooperative, the H.U.B., will celebrate its grand opening soon!)
Back in November, Laura and Russ passed through Yosemite, and before that San Francisco and redwood country.
One of the ways they can afford to travel so long is by working… on the road. Laura makes handmade jewelry. Russ is a photographer familiar to many people here in Long Beach.
Early in the trip, Russ and Laura traveled as far as the Canadian border, and they visited Laura’s mom in Oregon.
Jenny and Katie saw them off at the start of their journey. That was a sad-happy moment in front of Denny’s on Long Beach Blvd… August, 2009.
Could YOU set out on a long-distance cycling adventure? Â Before leaving, Laura and Russ boxed and sold off many of their worldly possessions, with all the emotions that doing that entails. The apartment on Appleton was cleaned out; no more rent.
Many friends in Long Beach spent time with Laura and Russ before they departed. Perhaps our hugs and best wishes help them along their way.
What kinds of adventures are YOU making out of YOUR life?
This is a wonderful post, perfectly summarizing the story of Laura and Russ for those not familiar with it, and also giving those of us who follow their blog, but who didn’t know them in Long Beach, more insights and photos.
It’s been rewarding for me to get to know them via pathlesspedaled.com and interact with them via their site and, of course, on Facebook, where you can become a Fan.
Their posts give us the full gamut of experiences, positive and negative, that you’d experience touring on bike. For people like me who have never done a bike tour, it demystifies touring and makes it seem more doable.
In fact, their website and Facebook posts have provided me with such knowledge and insight that it’s only fair for me to pony up some cash. I have donated to them via their Paypal link, and will do so again. There are few things out there that provide as much return for the investment as a modest donation to pathlesspedaled.com.