Choose the Bear Tour is an eight-week bike ride across Michigan for women’s safety and autonomy.

This is the press release for the Choose the Bear Tour, a cross-state bike ride for women’s safety and autonomy.

I spent 13 years living and working on organic farms, surrounded by fresh air and good food. Chive Pesto is one of the recipes I developed for Round The Bend Farm in Dartmouth, MA. It’s a personal and fan favorite.

My story “Into the Wind” found a new home in The Best Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 13.

The true reality of any long adventure is methodical, sustained, forward motion. It’s remarkably similar to the pursuit of any long-term goal.

This is an easy, delicious recipe that everyone seems to love. I use it as a sandwich spread, as a dip for crackers, and for lots of other dishes like quiche or potatoes.

I interviewed filmmaker McKenzie Barney about her film, Cycling the World.

Alissa Bell is a longtime adventure cyclist and software developer with a habit of making excellent bikepacking websites. I interviewed her about her latest creation, bikepackbaggregator.com.

Every December I spend a few days reflecting on the year behind me and planning the year ahead. I think of myself as a compass, and my plan as a map. I chart my course and take myself where I want to go.

This is the easiest bread ever.

Reflections on my mom’s death from ALS and what it means to love and let go.

I played this every morning when I got my mom up and ready for the day. I think it would be good for anyone facing death, loss, or change.

In the year my mom was sick I read a lot of books about death, grief, and loss. These were my three favorites.

My mom passed away on Sunday, October 12, at age 71. She lived a brave, humble, and extraordinary life. After a year with ALS, her body is at rest and her soul is free. I will miss her forever. This is the information about her burial and Celebration of Life.

Nature is a wild mystery; I’ve also come to experience it as a complex, emotional, and benevolent energy. People are iterations of this same energy.

How to stay warm when the weather is cool.

I’ve biked and hiked thousands of miles with a tiny twig stove. I love cooking on fire!

I’ve lived in the yard long enough for the seasons to change. Also, opossums learned to wash my dishes.

My mom got sick this year. In April I drove to my parents’ house, set up my tent in the backyard, and started caring for her full time.

I spent a year house-sitting across the US. This is how the adventure unfolded.