Tagged “travel”
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2021 Bikes
COVID doesn't make biking to work easier.
Year Distance Bikes to Work Start End Comments 2021 5090 km ? ? ? 2019 6956 km / 4322 miles 160 Feb 4 Dec 10 2018 6860 km / 4263 miles 144 Feb 19 Dec 5 2017 9258 km / 5753 miles 179 Feb 20 Dec 7 2016 7530 km / 4679 miles 158 Feb 29 Dec 8 2015 6393 km / 3973 miles 139 Mar 10 Nov 6 2014 5978 km / 3603 miles 124 Mar 21 Nov 7 2013 4377 km / 2736 miles 104 Apr 2 Nov 8 2012 5450 km / 3406 miles 120 Mar 13 Oct 26 2011 4763 km / 2977 miles 106 Mar 27 Nov 4 Bike to Work bike only 2010 4849 km / 3031 miles 95 Apr 7 Nov 3 2009 3356 km / 2013 miles 79 Apr 17 Oct 22 2008 3211 km / 2006 miles 73 Mar 30 Oct 16 -
Happy New Year! 2019 bicycling statistics
|+ Year |+ Distance |+ Bikes to Work |+ Start |+ End |+ Comments | 2019 | 6956 km / 4322 miles | 160 | Feb 4 | Dec 10 | | 2018 | 6860 km / 4263 miles | 144 | Feb 19 | Dec 5 | | 2017 | 9258 km / 5753 miles | 179 | Feb 20 | Dec 7 | | 2016 | 7530 km / 4679 miles | 158 | Feb 29 | Dec 8 | | 2015 | 6393 km / 3973 miles | 139 | Mar 10 | Nov 6 | | 2014 | 5978 km / 3603 miles | 124 | Mar 21 | Nov 7 | | 2013 | 4377 km / 2736 miles | 104 | Apr 2 | Nov 8 | | 2012 | 5450 km / 3406 miles | 120 | Mar 13 | Oct 26 | | 2011 | 4763 km / 2977 miles | 106 | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | Bike to Work bike only | 2010 | 4849 km / 3031 miles | 95 | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | | 2009 | 3356 km / 2013 miles | 79 | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | | 2008 | 3211 km / 2006 miles | 73 | Mar 30 | Oct 16 |
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2018 Biking year in review
|+ Year |+ Distance |+ Bikes to Work |+ Start |+ End |+ Comments | 2018 | 6860 km / 4263 miles | 144 | Feb 19 | Dec 5 | | 2017 | 9258 km / 5753 miles | 179 | Feb 20 | Dec 7 | | 2016 | 7530 km / 4679 miles | 158 | Feb 29 | Dec 8 | | 2015 | 6393 km / 3973 miles | 139 | Mar 10 | Nov 6 | | 2014 | 5978 km / 3603 miles | 124 | Mar 21 | Nov 7 | | 2013 | 4377 km / 2736 miles | 104 | Apr 2 | Nov 8 | | 2012 | 5450 km / 3406 miles | 120 | Mar 13 | Oct 26 | | 2011 | 4763 km / 2977 miles | 106 | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | Bike to Work bike only | 2010 | 4849 km / 3031 miles | 95 | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | | 2009 | 3356 km / 2013 miles | 79 | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | | 2008 | 3211 km / 2006 miles | 73 | Mar 30 | Oct 16 |
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2018 - Here we go again
Yep, so it's 2018, time to update the table.
|+ Year |+ Distance |+ Bikes to Work |+ Start |+ End |+ Comments | 2018 | tbd | 3 | Feb 19 | tbd | | 2017 | 9258 km / 5753 miles | 179 | Feb 20 | Dec 7 | | 2016 | 7530 km / 4679 miles | 158 | Feb 29 | Dec 8 | | 2015 | 6393 km / 3973 miles | 139 | Mar 10 | Nov 6 | | 2014 | 5978 km / 3603 miles | 124 | Mar 21 | Nov 7 | | 2013 | 4377 km / 2736 miles | 104 | Apr 2 | Nov 8 | | 2012 | 5450 km / 3406 miles | 120 | Mar 13 | Oct 26 | | 2011 | 4763 km / 2977 miles | 106 | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | Bike to Work bike only | 2010 | 4849 km / 3031 miles | 95 | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | | 2009 | 3356 km / 2013 miles | 79 | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | | 2008 | 3211 km / 2006 miles | 73 | Mar 30 | Oct 16 |
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2017 Bike to Work
Final results!
|+ Year |+ Distance |+ Bikes to Work |+ Start |+ End |+ Comments | 2017 | 9258 km / 5753 miles | 179 | Feb 20 | Dec 7 | | 2016 | 7530 km / 4679 miles | 158 | Feb 29 | Dec 8 | | 2015 | 6393 km / 3973 miles | 139 | Mar 10 | Nov 6 | | 2014 | 5978 km / 3603 miles | 124 | Mar 21 | Nov 7 | | 2013 | 4377 km / 2736 miles | 104 | Apr 2 | Nov 8 | | 2012 | 5450 km / 3406 miles | 120 | Mar 13 | Oct 26 | | 2011 | 4763 km / 2977 miles | 106 | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | Bike to Work bike only | 2010 | 4849 km / 3031 miles | 95 | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | | 2009 | 3356 km / 2013 miles | 79 | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | | 2008 | 3211 km / 2006 miles | 73 | Mar 30 | Oct 16 |
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Bikes to work....so far
The updated year so far.
|+ Year |+ Distance |+ Bikes to Work |+ Start |+ End |+ Comments | 2017 | 8xxx km | 170 | Feb 20 | TBD | | 2016 | 7530 km / 4679 miles | 158 | Feb 29 | Dec 8 | | 2015 | 6393 km / 3973 miles | 139 | Mar 10 | Nov 6 | | 2014 | 5978 km / 3603 miles | 124 | Mar 21 | Nov 7 | | 2013 | 4377 km / 2736 miles | 104 | Apr 2 | Nov 8 | | 2012 | 5450 km / 3406 miles | 120 | Mar 13 | Oct 26 | | 2011 | 4763 km / 2977 miles | 106 | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | Bike to Work bike only | 2010 | 4849 km / 3031 miles | 95 | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | | 2009 | 3356 km / 2013 miles | 79 | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | | 2008 | 3211 km / 2006 miles | 73 | Mar 30 | Oct 16 |
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2017 Biking so far
|+ Year |+ Distance |+ Bikes to Work |+ Start |+ End |+ Comments | 2017 | 7xxx km | 140 | Feb 20 | TBD | | 2016 | 7530 km / 4679 miles | 158 | Feb 29 | Dec 8 | | 2015 | 6393 km / 3973 miles | 139 | Mar 10 | Nov 6 | | 2014 | 5978 km / 3603 miles | 124 | Mar 21 | Nov 7 | | 2013 | 4377 km / 2736 miles | 104 | Apr 2 | Nov 8 | | 2012 | 5450 km / 3406 miles | 120 | Mar 13 | Oct 26 | | 2011 | 4763 km / 2977 miles | 106 | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | Bike to Work bike only | 2010 | 4849 km / 3031 miles | 95 | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | | 2009 | 3356 km / 2013 miles | 79 | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | | 2008 | 3211 km / 2006 miles | 73 | Mar 30 | Oct 16 |
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Erie Extension Canal
Doing some work on finding the original path of the Erie Extension Canal. Here's the map that I think is pretty close.
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2016 Biking
(Assuming I don't bike tomorrow.)
|+ Year |+ Distance |+ Bikes to Work |+ Start |+ End |+ Comments | 2016 | 7530 km / 4679 miles | 158 | Feb 29 | Dec 8 | | 2015 | 6393 km / 3973 miles | 139 | Mar 10 | Nov 6 | | 2014 | 5978 km / 3603 miles | 124 | Mar 21 | Nov 7 | | 2013 | 4377 km / 2736 miles | 104 | Apr 2 | Nov 8 | | 2012 | 5450 km / 3406 miles | 120 | Mar 13 | Oct 26 | | 2011 | 4763 km / 2977 miles | 106 | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | Bike to Work bike only | 2010 | 4849 km / 3031 miles | 95 | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | | 2009 | 3356 km / 2013 miles | 79 | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | | 2008 | 3211 km / 2006 miles | 73 | Mar 30 | Oct 16 |
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2016 Biking
Not completely official, but this is what is done so far
|+ Year |+ Distance |+ Bikes to Work |+ Start |+ End |+ Comments | 2016 | 7503 km / 4662 miles | 158 | ? | Dec 8 | | 2015 | 6393 km / 3973 miles | 139 | Mar 10 | Nov 6 | | 2014 | 5978 km / 3603 miles | 124 | Mar 21 | Nov 7 | | 2013 | 4377 km / 2736 miles | 104 | Apr 2 | Nov 8 | | 2012 | 5450 km / 3406 miles | 120 | Mar 13 | Oct 26 | | 2011 | 4763 km / 2977 miles | 106 | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | Bike to Work bike only | 2010 | 4849 km / 3031 miles | 95 | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | | 2009 | 3356 km / 2013 miles | 79 | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | | 2008 | 3211 km / 2006 miles | 73 | Mar 30 | Oct 16 |
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Biking 2015
|+ Year |+ Distance |+ Bikes to Work |+ Start |+ End |+ Comments | 2015 | 6393 km / 3973 miles | 139 | Mar 10 | Nov 6 | | 2014 | 5978 km / 3603 miles | 124 | Mar 21 | Nov 7 | | 2013 | 4377 km / 2736 miles | 104 | Apr 2 | Nov 8 | | 2012 | 5450 km / 3406 miles | 120 | Mar 13 | Oct 26 | | 2011 | 4763 km / 2977 miles | 106 | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | Bike to Work bike only | 2010 | 4849 km / 3031 miles | 95 | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | | 2009 | 3356 km / 2013 miles | 79 | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | | 2008 | 3211 km / 2006 miles | 73 | Mar 30 | Oct 16 |
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Bike to work 2015 YTD
|+ Year |+ Distance |+ Bikes to Work |+ Start |+ End |+ Comments | 2015 | ??? | 105 | Mar 10 | xx | | 2014 | 5978 km / 3623 miles | 124 | Mar 21 | Nov 7 | | 2013 | 4377 km / 2736 miles | 104 | Apr 2 | Nov 8 | | 2012 | 5450 km / 3406 miles | 120 | Mar 13 | Oct 26 | | 2011 | 4763 km / 2977 miles | 106 | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | Bike to Work bike only | 2010 | 4849 km / 3031 miles | 95 | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | | 2009 | 3356 km / 2013 miles | 79 | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | | 2008 | 3211 km / 2006 miles | 73 | Mar 30 | Oct 16 |
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Bike to Work Roundup - 2012-2013
|+ Year |+ Distance |+ Bikes to Work |+ Start |+ End |+ Comments | 2013 | 4377 km / 2736 miles | 104 | Apr 2 | Nov 8 | | 2012 | 5450 km / 3406 miles | 120 | Mar 13 | Oct 26 | | 2011 | 4763 km / 2977 miles | 106 | Mar 27 | Nov 4 | Bike to Work bike only | 2010 | 4849 km / 3031 miles | 95 | Apr 7 | Nov 3 | | 2009 | 3356 km / 2013 miles | 79 | Apr 17 | Oct 22 | | 2008 | 3211 km / 2006 miles | 73 | Mar 30 | Oct 16 |
2013
- 4377 km / 2736 miles
- 104 bikes to work
- Started Apr 2, ended November 8
2012
- 5450 km / 3406 miles
- 120 bikes to work
- Started Mar 13, ended October 26
2011
- 4763 km / 2977 miles (bike to work bike only)
- 106 bikes to work
- Started March 27, ended November 4th
2010
- 4849 km / 3031 miles covered
- 95 bikes to work
- Started April 7, ended November 3rd
2009
- 3356 km / 2013 miles covered
- 79 bikes to work
- Started April 17, ended October 22nd
2008
- 3211 km / 2006 miles covered
- 73 bikes to work
- Started on March 30th, ended October 16th
- Covered the distance from Los Angeles, CA to Davenport, IA (and a bit into Illinois)
- Based on working every day for 52 weeks, this comes out to be 28% of the time! Actually, a bit higher if you take away holidays, vacations, etc.
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2011 Bike to Work Roundup
2011:
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4763 km / 2977 miles (bike to work bike only)
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106 bikes to work
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Started March 27, ended November 4th
2010:
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4849 km / 3031 miles covered
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95 bikes to work
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Started April 7, ended November 3rd
2009:
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3356 km / 2013 miles covered
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79 bikes to work
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Started April 17, ended October 22nd
2008:
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3211 km / 2006 miles covered
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73 bikes to work
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Started on March 30th, ended October 16th
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Covered the distance from Los Angeles, CA to Davenport, IA (and a bit into Illinois)
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Based on working every day for 52 weeks, this comes out to be 28% of the time! Actually, a bit higher if you take away holidays, vacations, etc.
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15000 km
Yesterday, my bike odometer turned over 15000 km. I was excited! Amazing how much it all adds up over the years. Currently up to 86 bikes to work.
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2011 Bike to work progress
2011:
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3690 km / 2300 miles
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80 bikes to work
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Started March 27
2010:
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4849 km / 3031 miles covered
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95 bikes to work
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Started April 7, ended November 3rd
2009:
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3356 km / 2013 miles covered
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79 bikes to work
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Started April 17, ended October 22nd
2008:
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3211 km / 2006 miles covered
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73 bikes to work
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Started on March 30th, ended October 16th
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Covered the distance from Los Angeles, CA to Davenport, IA (and a bit into Illinois)
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Based on working every day for 52 weeks, this comes out to be 28% of the time! Actually, a bit higher if you take away holidays, vacations, etc.
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End of the biking season for 2010, start for 2011
As 2011's bike to work season rolls around, here are the statistics for 2010's Bike to Work season:
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4849 km / 3031 miles covered
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95 bikes to work
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Started April 7, ended November 3rd
For 2009:
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3356 km / 2013 miles covered
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79 bikes to work
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Started April 17, ended October 22nd
For 2008:
* 3211 km / 2006 miles covered
* 73 bikes to work
* Started on March 30th, ended October 16th
* Covered the distance from Los Angeles, CA to Davenport, IA (and a bit into Illinois)
* Based on working every day for 52 weeks, this comes out to be 28% of the time! Actually, a bit higher if you take away holidays, vacations, etc.
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In car Jenga
I figured out that while traveling in a car, the driver of the car gets a unique opportunity to play a Jenga like game. If they grab a handful of potato chips, the goal is to get them out one by one by using their mouth. They lose the game if they (1) crash the car, (2) spill any chips, or (3) jamm the entire fistful in their mouth at once.
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End of the biking season for 2009
Well, I gave up a few weeks ago. Here are the statistics for 2009's Bike to Work season:
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3356 km / 2013 miles covered
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79 bikes to work
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Started April 17, ended October 22nd
From 2008:
* 3211 km / 2006 miles covered
* 73 bikes to work
* Started on March 30th, ended October 16th
* Covered the distance from Los Angeles, CA to Davenport, IA (and a bit into Illinois)
* Based on working every day for 52 weeks, this comes out to be 28% of the time! Actually, a bit higher if you take away holidays, vacations, etc.
Looks pretty close. I think I could have started a bit earlier. I quit as late as I could due to the length of the days. Plus, I biked some extra distance to get the miles up!
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Rangoli
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Several weeks ago, some friends of mine in India made a rangoli, a sort of painting on the ground that is very colorful. I just wanted to share their hard work - it came out quite beautiful!
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Blog action day - poverty
As today being "Blog Action Day" where, in theory, all bloggers pick a subject to write about, this year being "poverty", here are a few random thoughts of how to solve poverty.
Having traveled to India, I realize that poverty in India is different than in the United States. In India, people have a lack of food, cleanliness, and organization that people here have. However, besides the lack of food, people learn to live with poverty and the sort of anarchy that goes along with it. Folks are expected to live with their family in the same house, and to share the expenses of maintaining the house and the family.
Looking back, it seems that the value system is different. Here, where the family is disintegrating and people are expected to take care of themselves (i.e. you are expected to move out at around age 18), the expenses are much higher. The support system here isn't the same as in India, and it's purely a cultural phenomenon.
One other thing - people in the United States are always competing with their neighbors (i.e. "being better than the Joneses"). If people would stop being commercially driven to make purchases that are unnecessary because their neighbor (or "neighbors" on television) show how glamorous owning things are, then money would be spent on more important things. Like healthy food.
Of course, we are in a credit crisis, aren't we? Always trying to be better than the Joneses.
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India
I recently returned from a trip to India! It is an amazing country, with lots of things that are quite different from the US, but many things are the same. Here are some things that stick out in my mind:
- Coffee and tea are much stronger than anything I have ever tried. That must be why the Indians always mix milk with their drinks.
- Indian food is great...but after two weeks, it became quite repetitive. I guess that's the same for anywhere. The food wasn't as "hot" as I had expected (I was in Bangalore), and even somewhat bland from time to time.
- Disease is quite common. I spotted quite a few people with polio.
- Motorcycles are very common. The pollution is pretty intense. Biking and walking are methods of transportation for those who want to take their lives in their own hands, even more so than here.
- Cows and dogs are everywhere.
- The common language is English, not Hindi. I had practiced some Hindi for about a week prior to my trip, and it was useless in the area I was traveling.
- People are desperate for work. They find niches (housework, drivers, etc.) that you would never find in the US.
- Nothing looks the same. Cars, buildings, everything is customized into brilliant colors. After returning to the US, everything seems drab.
- Women are protected to the extreme with a parental-style culture. For example, if you are leaving work late, they will call you at home to make sure you arrived safely.
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