Merrill's Roll Over America Adventure: 2 hours until the start of ROAM

Excitement is building. We leave the hotel for the down town send off in twenty minutes.

Location : 9930 N Whitaker Rd, Portland, OR 97217,

Why?

The question "Why?" frequently comes up when I tell people I'm doing the car free challenge. Here in working class New Britain, CT I get lots of comments about how high the price of gasoline is, but the fact that gas is at a record high price is really only a coincidence. It doesn't seem like a day goes by that I don't hear or read another story about global warming and its effects. I wonder what kind of mess we're leaving for our kids. As I ride I see that most cars on the road have one person in them and I've read that 40% of car trips are just a few miles long. So in a way I'm trying to prove to folks who see me that it can be different. It is possible to do most of what we use a car for by human power. Besides, there is the obvious answer that most people can figure out from the big grin on my face as I ride the trike (I'm having a blast) I like it when people admire my creation. On a typical day I'll get 15 or 20 thumbs up, lots of waves, and 4 or 5 people will roll down the window at a stop to ask me about the trike.

Merrill's Roll Over America Adventure

Thursday, July 28, 2011

2 hours until the start of ROAM

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