But to offset that decline, I've tried so many new things since I've moved to the Seattle area: mountain biking, track, putting my bike on the bus.
Then a friend pointed out that I spend a whole lot more time commuting in Seattle than I ever did in Walla Walla. Dang, I really do. Walla Walla is 5 miles wide! It only took 10 minutes by bike to get.. Well, anywhere! Now it takes an hour and a half to bike or bike/bus a route that takes 20 minutes in a car. Now I really get the commitment it can take to be a "bike commuter."
What used to be blog time is now commute time.. Until I got an iPhone that is! I can snap a photo, whiz it up in Adobe Express, do a little thumb tapping and BAM. I've blogged, on location.
We'll see how this goes. I feel like I don't write so guud when writing at the pace of my thumbs, but perhaps I'll learn.
I'm open to new ideas.
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2 comments:
When I started getting serious about cycling in 2009, and shortly after started my blog I lived only about 1.5km from my university. I went on 50-60km recreation rides to small areas just outside the city every weekend, and had lots to blog about. This past year I moved back home with my parents, 18km away from my university, I biked about 2 or 3 times a week, and car pooled the rest. I found when the weekend came, I wasn't really up for long rides after my 36km commutes, so I didn't have much to blog about.
Now I live in a new city, winter biking for the first time, and work from home so when the weekend comes I have lots of energy to go exploring again!
Hey RJ...thanks for all the posting you do. I really do check daily for updates! Just to let you know you're a big reason I've been riding an xtracycle everyday for the last 2 1/2 years. So, while I miss the posts on the xtra, I've enjoyed seeing the track posts, folding bike, and new commuting situations. Keep up the good work!
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