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9/6/19 – Day 3 – Arlington to Ukiah, OR

9/6/19 – Day 3 – Arlington to Ukiah, OR I started the day’s ride on Baseline Road which took me due east toward a series of tiny Oregon towns off the beaten highway. I went into Heppner visiting the farmers

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9/5/19 – Day 2 – The Dalles to Arlington, OR

9/5/19 – Day 2 – The Dalles to Arlington, OR Today I traveled 60 miles on the freeway between The Dalles and Arlington, Oregon. I passed hundreds of wind turbines that always delight me whenever I see them spinning around. I calculated

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9/4/19 – Day 1 – Vancouver to The Dalles, OR

9/4/19 – Day 1 – Vancouver to The Dalles, OR I left home in Vancouver U.S.A. I went by dozens of cars lined up on the freeway onramp that was moving slowly at 8 a.m. It’s kind of fun passing freeway- stalled

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The many faces of Sunride

The many faces of Sunride “Sunride” is the name of my two solar-powered electric bikes. I typically charge the bike’s battery from home with my rooftop solar array that powers my home and all the other electric vehicles we own. I have

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Solar panels for bike

Solar panels for bike Woo woo!  My custom-made solar panels arrived today. These modules are super light weight, making them the perfect choice for my overhead solar array. I’ll get busy building a lightweight but sturdy aluminum frame for them.

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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

Speaker

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.

Solar

My Sol-Reliant solar water heating system has been installed all over the world. Order kits from the Sol-Reliant website.

Contact

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