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Coming this spring: A Breathtaking talk near you!
Spring is finally here! Time to pull out the bikes, start dreaming of some outdoor adventures—and join the Ebers as we stop by to give a talk about adventuring by bicycle at a local event near you! For all our friends and sponsors who we missed last year, we’re catching up with a busy schedule of events in the Pacific Northwest and along the east coast from DC to Boston this spring. And if you missed us on the California leg of our Bike and Book tour last summer, you get another chance as we return to the Patagonia headquarters store in Ventura this fall. Below is a short list of upcoming events:
Continue reading “Coming this spring: A Breathtaking talk near you!”Cycling South Korea: The famous Four Rivers Cycling route
“You are from America?” the petite, dark haired Korean woman asked Lorenz and me in perfect English as we stood in the central square of Suanbo, gazing in curiosity at the stalls around us—tables set with apple puffs and triangle-shaped, spicy rice-seaweed kimbap; booths with silk paintings and wooden crafts; and in the center, a fountain and stage bustling with dancers dressed in elaborate gold headdresses and purple gowns gathered at the feet.
Continue reading “Cycling South Korea: The famous Four Rivers Cycling route”Thanks for an amazing 2022!
Thank you for making 2022 such a fun and successful year for Bike for Breath! As 2023 rapidly approaches, we want to share with you a snapshot of our many adventures in raising awareness about asthma, clean air and sustainable travel over the past year; update you on our projects for 2023; and most of all celebrate all that you have done to help make this happen:
Continue reading “Thanks for an amazing 2022!”Cycling the US West Coast Seattle to San Diego!
“Hey man, I care about clean air. Right on!” someone shouted from a car passing us and honked in support as we pedaled out of Arcata, CA.
“Around the world for asthma? No way!! How many miles did you bike?” an older couple in our campground on the Columbia River in Washington asked as they passed our tent on their evening walk.
“Why asthma?” a woman questioned, staring at the sign on the back of our bikes in the Bandon, OR parking lot while we took photos of a set of craggy sea stacks.
“Are those bikes yours?” We nodded as we drank our coffee on the outside veranda of a café in Santa Barbara, sitting next to our heavily loaded touring bikes. “Where’d you start?” Continue reading “Cycling the US West Coast Seattle to San Diego!”
Cycling the California coast to Santa Barbara
When we reached the border of California, in Crescent City, we unknowingly waved goodbye to our ice-cream, carousel and cute-seaside-fishing-town bike trip in Oregon. Not that the coast of Oregon had been flat, or easy to bike or very populated. But relative to California, biking the Oregon coast was a summer picnic. At least in Oregon, we had plenty of ice-cream to help us up the hills 😊.
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Cycling the stunning Oregon Coast
We pedaled into California yesterday, waving goodbye to the beautiful Oregon coast. The weather for the past two weeks has been glorious. (It stopped raining as soon as we crossed the Columbia River from Washington to Oregon, of course.) Every night, we have camped to the sound of the ocean at one of the many stunning Oregon state Continue reading “Cycling the stunning Oregon Coast”
Cycling the US west coast route: Seattle to Oregon
It was misty and grey as we pedaled down the road from our front door, heading to the Seattle ferry. Goodbye rainy Seattle winter, I waved to our home one last time! We were cycling south to San Diego—towards the sun and Continue reading “Cycling the US west coast route: Seattle to Oregon”
Five days until the release of Breathtaking!
We’re looking forward to telling you funny, inspiring and exciting stories about our family’s around the world cycling adventures when our book, Breathtaking comes out on June 15. If you live in the Seattle area, we have several fun events coming up—including an easy bike ride with us on our first day as we head down the west coast from Seattle to San Diego on our Bike and Book speaking tour (see below).
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How to vacation by bike
Finally! You’re planning a summer vacation this year. But the gas prices are ridiculous. Plane tickets are impossible to find. And it would be nice to take a trip that’s environmentally responsible.
Why not consider vacationing by bike? Bike travel can be very fun and affordable. And it doesn’t have to be complicated. While some people (like us) do carry heavy camping gear and pedal thousands of miles, that’s not the only form of bike tourism. Continue reading “How to vacation by bike “
Get ready for an exciting summer of “Breathtaking” events!
Hooray! Our publisher, Falcon, has given us a firm release date for our book Breathtaking. June 15, 2022. And we’re off planning another set of exciting Eber adventures. This time, we’re inviting you to join us! Mark your calendars for the following dates.
June 18 is our book launch party for sponsors. Continue reading “Get ready for an exciting summer of “Breathtaking” events!”