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6/24/20 – Nebraska – Solo vs. Duo

6/24/20 – Nebraska – Solo vs. Duo The first thousand miles of Sunride I rode solo. I enjoyed the solitude of spending the day with my thoughts, communing with nature one on one, and delighting in the chance meeting of

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6/21/20 – Montana, Wyoming

6/21/20 – Montana, Wyoming Father’s Day and the longest day of the year started in southeast Montana. The Big Sky was full of clouds – big, thick, fluffy clouds that occasionally let the relentless sun break through, but only for

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6/20/20 – Medora, North Dakota

6/20/20 – Medora, North Dakota Spent the day today in Medora, N.D. where Theodore Roosevelt had a ranch and spent his time healing from the death of his wife and mother who both died on the same day. It was

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6/17/20 – Sunride Chapter 3 Begins

6/17/20 – Sunride Chapter 3 Begins For weeks now after I was turned away at the Tesla gigafactory because of the Corona virus I’ve been racking my brain how to continue the quest of riding my solar powered electric bike

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3/3/20 – Load Up Day

3/3/20 – Load Up Day Load up day went remarkably well. I put everything I could for the Sol-Reliant installation behind the seat, in the seat and on the floorboard of the passenger side: tools, 30-watt photovoltaic module, containers for

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Chapter 2 – The Resumption

Chapter 2 – The Resumption After a six-month hiatus lasting through the worst of winter, opportunity materialized out of thin air. I had pondered how to go about getting to these other BIG western states (California, Nevada, Arizona) when I

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Hostile Hostel

Hostile Hostel I rode down the avenues of Salt Lake City to my “F” Street destination. Large stately mansions lined the streets on the way. Just a mile from the Convention Center, this hostel would be a great location for

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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 2 – Bruneau, ID This happened in Bruneau, ID on Saturday evening, September 14th.. Sunride took me 83 miles today. Arriving in town I came up

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9/20/19 – Day 17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Climate Strike Organized by Students!

9/20/19 – Day 17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Climate Strike Organized by Students! Sunride attended Salt Lake’s Climate Strike, part of strikes held around the word and inspired by a 16 year old student from Sweden. Our children

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9/19/19 – Day 16 – Salt Lake City, UT – I Made It!

9/19/19 – Day 16 – Salt Lake City, UT – I Made It! I’ve just arrived to my ultimate destination for this leg of my journey – Salt Lake City, UT!

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

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If you’d like me to speak in your state during my USA electric bike tour, please contact me.

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