all the organizational news that will fit. online:
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edited by Michael McCoy
DOING IT THEIR WAY
bicycle travel
awards
Retired from working, yes, but not from bicycling
And the 2008 winners are
(drumroll please):
RidingSweep
Bob and violet Hardison
The following is summarized
and the First Baptist Church
from an email sent recently by
of Sebree, Kentucky, who
Sharyl Smith Swanson of Salt
win the 2008 June Curry Trail
lake City, Utah:
Angel Award. These folks
“My husband larry has
have created a haven along
been a member of Adventure
the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail
Cycling Association since the
where traveling cyclists get a
early days of Bikecentennial.
place to sleep and clean up,
last year he made his eighth
capped by a free homemade
solo trip — he took off two
meal. Nominator Stephen
tHe riding
years for esophageal and
Coppola called it “an amazing
sweep new
stomach cancer surgery, che-
outreach specific to cyclists.”
motherapy, and radiation. He
year’s
The 2008 Pacesetter Award
turned 72 last November. (Am
winner is lorain County Heritage
cHallenge I proud of him? Yes!)
in Amherst, Ohio for expand-
walk, don’t run (you might slip “I drive the sag wagon, a
ing the message that cycling is
on the ice), to your local library. 1990 vw westphalia camper
important to the health, environ-
Once you get there, check out in which larry installed a
ment, and tourism of its region.
their periodicals shelves to second battery. This accom-
lCH has also mapped 100-plus
see if they have a copy of the modates my sewing machine
miles of low-traffic, scenic cycling
magazine you’re holding in your and iron and allows me to quilt
“Sometimes we ride western Austria to Innsbruck,
routes through an area brim-
hands. If they don’t, then you while he is on the road. My
together on our take-apart and then northeast to Passau,
ming with Underground Railroad
can help remedy this serious job is to see that larry is well
Rodriguez tandem. In 2007, Germany, where the Inn flows
history (www.backroadsand
oversight by “adopting” that fed and has enough water.
we took it to Germany and into the Danube.
beachesohio.com).
library. we leapfrog along on the
rode along the Danube River “I though it might be nice
The 2008 Sam Braxton Bike
Has a story in Adventure highways, so sometimes he’s
from Donaueschingen to to know that there are two
Shop Award goes to Continental
Cyclist ever inspired you? ahead an hour to two, other
vienna. This year, we rode the people riding into their mature
Bike Shop in Hazel Park,
Think of the people — both times behind me. Usually, the
length of the Inn River, begin- years and enjoying every min-
Michigan for the unparalleled
young and old — who have day ends with a glass of wine
ning up-valley from St. Moritz, ute of it.”
service they provide to cyclists
never had the opportunity to and a hot meal in the camper.
down through Switzerland and Ride on!
in the Detroit area. Shop person-
read this magazine. Now think
nel even make house calls (or
l
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of how many more would have
SIP side-of-the-road calls) in their
the opportunity to be inspired if
fully-equipped service van. Said
every school and public library
GREG
nominator Trevor Smith: “we
in the country subscribed to it!
Cartographers from across the country talk shop with Adventure Cycling’s map team. have sent more friends and fam-
Adopt a library now and help
ily members to Continental Bike
Adventure Cycling change the
Shop, where we know they will
world for the better, even fast-
COMINGS AND GOINGS
wind up with the correct bike
er than we’re already doing it.
Routes and Mapping staffers get around
and get the care they need.”
For just $17, or less than
Finally, Adventure Cycling’s
half the cost of an individual
2008 volunteer of the Year
membership, you can give the
Adventure Cycling’s Routes ing month, from November award on behalf of Adventure
Award goes to Fred Hiltz from
gift of bicycle-travel inspira-
and Mapping Department 15 through 18, at the 19th Cycling and the Center for
Shelburne, vermont. Since
tion to others in your commu-
staff served as the local hosts National Trails Symposium Minority Health, who devel-
2002, Fred has donated over
nity. Your adopted library will
for the conference of the in little Rock, Arkansas. oped the Underground
800 hours of his time to help the
receive:
North American Cartographic Our new-routes coordinator, Railroad Bicycle Route in a
Adventure Cycling Routes and
l
Nine issues of Adventure
Information Society (NACIS) Ginny Sullivan, presented unique and highly-regarded
Mapping Department add GPS
Cyclist
that took place in Missoula a well-received session partnership. The National
waypoints to our maps. In her
l
A copy of the Cyclists’
last October 8–11. “we about the Great Divide and Trails Awards Program is
nomination, cartographer Jenn
Yellow Pages resource direc-
held an open house,” said Underground Railroad bicycle one way American Trails
Milyko wrote: “Fred has been
tory
department director Carla routes, titled “Trails Across the recognizes the tremendous
l
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outstanding to work with. I know
learn more by going online
Majernik, “where we learned, Divide.” later, Ginny accepted contributions of volunteers,
SIP
whenever I need an outside opin-
to
adventurecycling.org/mem
among other things, that one the Partnership Award, one of professionals, and other lead-
GREG
ion from an experienced, tech-
bership/adopt.cfm.
of the NACIS members, lori about a dozen awards that the ers who are working to create
Simmons, is an Adventure American Trails organization a national system of trails for
savvy cyclist, I can count on him
Cycling life Member.” presents at its biennial trails all Americans.
wet paradise
to weigh in with a diplomatic, but
A cyclist’s raincoat brightens an otherwise somber scene
Routes and Mapping was symposium.
clear response.”
along a quiet stretch of road in western Washington.
also represented the follow- Ginny accepted the
For more visit www.adventure
cycling.org/awards.
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