Wish me luck! I am hitting the road with the faded tires of my 1970’s Schwinn Crossfit 10 speed bike. Thanks to Joel, my bike has been dismantled and re-mantled in time for my departure. I learned some things too - A truing tool in really a spoke wrench and the gear plate is really a freewheel.

    The plan. Andres, Jillian, and I will ride our bikes to Mammoth Lakes, CA from Bishop, CA, stoping at “Pie in the Sky” for my birthday pie. I turn 30, and all I want to do is meet a few friends for food then bivy at the hot springs, because the next morning Jillian and I will ride our bikes to Lee Vining, CA. Conveniently, there is music playing at the Mobile Mart. Monday we head to Bridgeport, CA, and the hard bit is done. Jillian will sadly leave me to bike the rest of the way to Burning Man alone.

    I wont bore you with the details of my riding alone through Nevada deserts and farmland in scorching August heat. But I should arrive at the gates of Burning Man August 28, ready to volunteer as a greeter, if they’ll have me.

    I hope to come back from Burning Man with tones of stories and photos (perhaps even audio and video). I will post and share. I hope to have sore legs from dancing and bike touring. I hope to meet tones of amazing people.

    So until my return on September 6th, I will not be posting any new writing to my website, I will not be getting any voicemails, and I will not be emailing, msging, skypeing, or facebooking.

Good bye, off to an adventure,

Alexandra