From small town girl to big city cyclist When I moved to Minneapolis to attend the University of Minnesota I was clueless about city culture. Growing up in North Dakota with six siblings did not prepare me for navigating the life of a single college girl, alone in a metropolis. The Twin Cities, Minneapolis andContinue reading “My (brief) tale of two cities”
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Lessons learned on two wheels
Triumphs and trials of a car-free cycling fanatic Flat tires, forgotten wallets, blizzards, thunderstorms, road ragers, dead cell phones… How do these problems affect cyclists differently than car drivers? I’ve learned first-hand the determination it takes to triumph, or at least survive, on two wheels. Some call it grit. Since selling my car and livingContinue reading “Lessons learned on two wheels”