Francesca on August 15th, 2009

With my bags packed and Yawp freshly tuned, I was ready for an early start Saturday morning. The day dawned clear and warm, with a slight breeze. Birds chirped. After a quick breakfast of donuts and empanadas at my new favorite bakery, Heller’s, I was ready to roll out. As I’m pulling on my [...]

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Francesca on June 3rd, 2009

Oops - this was set to be published last Wednesday. Stupid blog software…

I’m leaving tomorrow for a 3-4 day ride on the C&O Canal from Cumberland MD to Georgetown, DC. I’m going with a couple of REI coworkers, Lyssa and Brenda. This’ll be my first chance to test out the Big Dummy and my gear [...]

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Francesca on March 30th, 2009

Oh man… I just found a map of the top 50 American craft brewers. Now how many can I hit on my trip? Looks like I might be able to visit the following:
Flying Dog Brewing Co: Denver CO
Breckenridge Brewing Co: Denver CO
Boulder Beer Co: Boulder CO
Anchor Brewing Co: San Francisco CA
Gordon Biersch: San Jose [...]

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Francesca on February 27th, 2009

Wow - that was lightning fast. When ordering through the employee purchase system I’ve come to expect long-ass delays but the YAWP arrived in exactly one week. Fabulous. Not so fabulous was the end of my brilliant plan to build the bike myself. The shop manager nixed it. Damn. I was really looking forward to [...]

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