The Red, White, and Green

I’ve always loved road trips. Once you’re outside the city, there’s nothing like the peace and quiet of the open highway, watching the scenery and having no obligations other than to the thoughts in your head or, if you’re blessed with a great traveling partner, to those of the person next to you. I’m always in awe of how spectacularly beautiful this country is, and how vast; every time I open an atlas (which I do more than most people, since my husband and I like to choose the scenic route when traveling), I find myself in a tizzy at the endless opportunity for exploration.

Alas, it’s going to be a while before our next road trip, but luckily I can now live vicariously though Nathan Winters at FollowNathan.org as he bicycles — yes, bicycles – from Maine to Washington state to raise awareness about land and nature conservation. Nathan started the ride on May 10, and is using social media to track his every pedal: blogging and tweeting and vodcasting as he meets farmers, park rangers, and other stewards of the earth along the way. He’ll also be raising money on his journey for The Nature Conservancy, with a goal of $50,000 by trip’s end.

It’s not too late to follow Nathan, who at last check just left Ithaca, NY. Consider it your carbon-neutral summer road trip!

–Jennifer Grayson

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