Choose The Bear Tour: Blogs and Interviews
For eight weeks, I’m pedaling across Michigan while interviewing women about gender-based violence and economic abuse.
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Choose The Bear Tour Begins!
Choose the Bear Tour is an eight-week bike ride across Michigan for women’s safety and autonomy.
Choose The Bear Tour Press Release
This is the press release for the Choose the Bear Tour, a cross-state bike ride for women’s safety and autonomy.
Spring Obsession Chive Pesto
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.
The Best Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 13
My story “Into the Wind” found a new home in The Best Women’s Travel Writing, Volume 13.
Slow Forward Motion
The true reality of any long adventure is methodical, sustained, forward motion. It’s remarkably similar to the pursuit of any long-term goal.
Feta And Sundried Tomato Spread
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.
Cycling the World: An Interview with Filmmaker McKenzie Barney
I interviewed filmmaker McKenzie Barney about her film, Cycling the World.
An Interview with Alissa Bell, Creator of BikepackBaggregator.com
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.
Setting Goals That Get You Somewhere Good
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.
The Easiest Bread Ever
This is the easiest bread ever.
Hold Tight And Let Go
Reflections on my mom’s death from ALS and what it means to love and let go.
A Playlist for Hard Mornings
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.
Books for Life, Death, and Dying
In the year my mom was sick I read a lot of books about death, grief, and loss. These were my three favorites.
Susan Kaye Killingbeck November 17, 1953 October 12, 2025
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 the Source of our Humanity
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.
Bike Camping in Cool Weather
How to stay warm when the weather is cool.
Adventure Cycling with a Twig Stove
I’ve biked and hiked thousands of miles with a tiny twig stove. I love cooking on fire!
Life in the Yard
I’ve lived in the yard long enough for the seasons to change. Also, opossums learned to wash my dishes.
Time is Change
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.