by Katie Ruth | Apr 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
This is the best way to begin our trek to DC. We arrived at Micah and Bethany’s farm (Plowshare Produce) about six p.m. after a short, but tough, 18-mile ride from State College. We had a short tour of the farm, saw the impressive Percheron draft horses that plough...
by Katie Ruth | Apr 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Bike Trip blog: 2013.1 Our big trip is only five days away, and there’s still a lot to do. I’ve decided to start the blog early this year to give everyone a sense of the preparations that the six of us are undertaking. I’m the only veteran in the crowd, and I...
by Katie Ruth | Apr 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is the first of the 2016 bike trip blogs, written by riders and posted daily as Internet access allows. Follow here, on Facebook (and a bit of Twitter and possibly Instagram) with #paiplonbikes. Learn more about the ride and the riders. I write this to you on a...
by Katie Ruth | May 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Thank you for joining us today. We are here to bless these bicycle riders and wish them Godspeed for their journey. And, in a moment, we will ask every one of you to help give them our send-off. But first, we want to share the news about what we are doing....
by Katie Ruth | May 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
blogger: Jon Brockopp We made it! We all arrived yesterday in Washington safe and sound. So many things can go wrong on a trip like this, but other than a few flat tires and a bit of rain, we had great luck. Our trip began with a gourmet breakfast of eggs benedict,...