The League of American Bicyclists is promoting Bike-to-Work Week from May 12-16 and Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 16. It’s the Adventist health message, care for creation, and a solution for the soaring cost of gas far better (and more effective) than the gimmicky gas tax holiday all rolled into one week of two-wheeled commuting.
To kick off bike to work week, I spent my Sunday with my wife and some friends rolling to the coast along Southern California’s Santa Ana River Trail toward Huntington Beach. The feel of wind in the face and pavement rushing under my skinny tires brings back childhood memories of tearing around the neighborhood on Sunday mornings.
Though the trail winds through some of SoCal’s biggest metro areas (near Disneyland and the home of the Anaheim Angels and the Mighty Ducks), we identified all kinds of water birds – several varieties of ducks, herons, egrets, cormorants, and other wading birds.
We ended at the beach in time for the morning fog to burn off for a terrific California spring day – perfect for celebrating Mother’s Day (my Mom took the car down). My wife plans to do the 6 mile commute to the hospital where she works by bike this week. My Dad, a professor at Loma Linda University rides to work nearly every day from his home in Redlands. I walk to class because I live to close to La Sierra University to ride, but I plan on putting in some miles on the bike as well this week.
How about you? Do you bike to work? Do you plan to try it this week? Want to get started? Let us know by commenting below. We’d love to hear your stories about commuting by bike or help you find resources about how you might join in the ride to work fun!
Strap on a helmet and get rolling!
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