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6/18/21 – Crater Lake, Oregon

6/18/21 – Crater Lake, Oregon There’s a new entry in the Sunride top ten rides in America:  The Crater Lake Rim ride. Previously I had asked fellow cyclists to offer their favorites. John Luft responded with Crater Lake, and it was

John Patterson June 21, 2021June 30, 2021 Electric Bike Tour 2 Comments Read more

2/21/21 – Encore in San Francisco

2/21/21 – Encore in San Francisco Returning from Hawaii and unpacking Sunride, Jr. from its crate, I decided to check to see if the bike, broken down for shipping, would fit into my Tesla Model S. Wala! It fit! This

John Patterson February 26, 2021March 1, 2021 Electric Bike Tour, Solar Energy, Tesla 2 Comments Read more

1/21/21 – Mahalo Hawaii

1/21/21 – Mahalo Hawaii “Mahalo” is Hawaiian for thank you. It’s a tender word indicating sincere gratitude. I really hate to leave this wonderful place. I’m sure everyone feels the same way leaving here. I had a marvelous routine. Wake

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1/20/21 – Inauguration Day, Reflections on America

1/20/21 – Inauguration Day, Reflections on America Congratulations to Joe and Kamala! What a great day it’s been. A friend in D.C. shared this invitation: I would have loved to have gone, but with the rest of the country I

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The Sunride Top Ten Rides in America

The Sunride Top Ten Rides in America For the sake of my fellow cyclists, I thought I’d list my top ten favorite rides in the Sunride 50-state tour. I’d love to hear your favorites. I want to give honorable mention

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1/11/21 – Hawaii Day 5: A little help from my friends

1/11/21 – Hawaii Day 5: A little help from my friends Nearly a week of just tooling around Honolulu, my sole battery that was pre-charged with solar energy from home was getting pretty low. I called Rolf at R &

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1/10/21 – Day 4: Tooling around the Island

1/10/21 – Day 4:  Tooling around the Island Honolulu is a great city for biking. Practically any place you ride around the city is bright and breezy, always the perfect temperature, always a pleasant ride. One of my favorite routes across

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1/9/21 – Hawaii Day 3: Into the Volcano

1/9/21 – Hawaii Day 3: Into the Volcano As I sat in the open air on the third-floor terrace of The Deck Restaurant, Diamond Head seemed right in my lap.  Knowing that I was looking at a three-million-year-old crater, I

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1/8/21 – Hawaii Day 2: Stung by a Jellyfish

1/8/21 – Hawaii Day 2: Stung by a Jellyfish I awoke refreshed from a great night’s sleep and headed straight for the beach as soon as the sun rose behind Diamond Head. The water was a perfect temperature, just slightly

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1/7/21 – Hawaii – Day 1

1/7/21 – Hawaii – Day 1 We made it! Sunride and I finally made it to Hawaii!  The days leading up to the trip were full of anxiety, just like the last time when we tried and failed; but this time,

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Recent Posts

  • 6/18/21 – Crater Lake, Oregon
  • 2/21/21 – Encore in San Francisco
  • 1/21/21 – Mahalo Hawaii
  • 1/20/21 – Inauguration Day, Reflections on America
  • The Sunride Top Ten Rides in America
  • 1/11/21 – Hawaii Day 5: A little help from my friends
  • 1/10/21 – Day 4: Tooling around the Island
  • 1/9/21 – Hawaii Day 3: Into the Volcano
  • 1/8/21 – Hawaii Day 2: Stung by a Jellyfish
  • 1/7/21 – Hawaii – Day 1
  • 11/22/20 – The Flag and Thanksgiving
  • Election 2020
  • 10/30/20 – Pretending Hawaii
  • 10/29/20 – Stymied in Seattle
  • 10/27/20 – Friends to the Rescue
  • 10/20/20 – Preparing for Hawaii, A Fox/Chicken Challenge
  • 10/2/20 – Footnote on Alaska
  • 10/1/20 – Last Day in Alaska
  • 9/30/20 – Chased by a Moose
  • 9/28/20 – Day 4 in Alaska Up Ship Creek
  • 9/27/20 – Alaska Day 3 So far, so good.
  • 9/26/20 – All Around Anchorage
  • 9/25/20 – Alaska Day 1
  • 9/24/20 – Next stop – Alaska
  • 9/8/20 – Welcome home!
  • 8/20/20 – The Final Four
  • Biker Joe Biden
  • 8/17/20 – Three state sweep
  • 8/14/20 – All work and some play
  • 8/13/20 – Sunride Takes a Spill in Vermont
  • 8/7/20 – Massachusetts to Maine
  • 8/4/20 – Chased by a Hurricane
  • 8/3/20 – New York, NY
  • 8/1/20 – Brotherly Love and the New “Jersey Girls”
  • 7/29/20 – Back to West Virginia and on to Delaware
  • 7/27/20 – Sunride Goes to Washington D.C.
  • 7/24/20 – Richmond to Williamsburg, Virginia
  • 7/20/20 – Memory Lane – Kingsport, TN
  • 7/18/20 – A Case for the Judge in West Virginia
  • 7/18/20 – Kentucky
  • 7/17/20 – Parnelli Patterson
  • 7/16/20 – The Carolinas
  • 7/11/20 – The Big Ride
  • 7/10/20 – Florida
  • 7/9/20 – New Orleans
  • 7/6-7/20 – Mississippi, Louisiana and Natchez Trace
  • 7/4/20 – Memphis
  • 7/3/20 – Tennessee
  • 7/2/20 – Arkansas
  • 7/1/20 – Reflections of Sunride 3
  • 6/29/20 – Koch Industries, Wichita, Kansas
  • 6/28/20 – Shot Down in Texas
  • 6/26/20 – Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico
  • 6/25/20 – Colorado Wind Turbines and Storms
  • 6/24/20 – Nebraska – Solo vs. Duo
  • 6/23/20 – Hot Springs, S.D. to Chadron, Nebraska
  • 6/22/20 – Rapid City, South Dakota
  • 6/21/20 – Montana, Wyoming
  • 6/20/20 – Medora, North Dakota
  • 6/17/20 – Sunride Chapter 3 Begins
  • 3/13/20 – Tesla Gigafactory, Nevada
  • 3/12/20 – Las Vegas
  • 3/6/20 – The Ride Around Lake Tahoe
  • 3/5/20 – The Paradise Fire of 2018
  • 3/4/20 – Paradise, California
  • 3/3/20 – Load Up Day
  • Chapter 2 – The Resumption
  • What an Adventure!
  • Hostile Hostel
  • Better Than A Horse
  • More About the Climate Strike of 9-20-19
  • 9/26/19 – Day 23 – Solar Power International Convention – Salt Lake City, Utah
  • 9/22/19 – Day 19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Resting and Catching Up on Sunday
  • 9/22/19 – Day 19 – Salt Lake City, UT – More Tales of the Road – Entering Utah
  • 9/21/19 – Day 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Tales of the Road Part 3 – Caldwell, ID
  • 9/21/19 – Day 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Tales of the Road Part 2 – Bruneau, ID
  • 9/21/19 – Day 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Tales of the Road Part 1 – Haines, Oregon
  • 9/20/19 – Day 17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Climate Strike Organized by Students!
  • 9/19/19 – Day 16 – Salt Lake City, UT – I Made It!
  • 9/17/19 – Day 14 – Malta, ID to Tremonton, UT – Triple Drat!

Book

Read about global warming and ways you can reduce your carbon footprint in my book, Footprint: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Extinction

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I present at conferences in America, China, South America and other countries on solar energy, global warming, electric vehicles, and reducing your carbon footprint. To learn more go to my speaker’s website.

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