266 Miles

That's what the odometer reads on my bike. Not bad for a month of riding. Did I go strictly by bike for the entire month - shit no. But I did the vast majority of my running around by bike. Sure, I cheated and rode the motorcycle a few times and drove my truck once or twice, but overall I deem my little experiment a success.

So the question I keep getting is, 'what now?' Now that June is over, what am I going to do? I guess I should've named the site something else, like "Car-Free Summer", but at the time, that seemed like a impossibly long time. Now it seems doable.

I'll continue to ride as much as possible. Trying to do all my errands by bike with the exception of those that must be done by car, like long distances or hauling something big or heavy - like if I ever commit to actually buying a bed frame. I'll continue to write here, but would like to get www.ecphelps.com going. I have a wysiwyg web site editor and with any luck, I'll figure out enough to start putting entries over there.

I've definitely gotten back in the grove of riding, learned a lot over the last month and seen some amazing things. I'm glad I did it and I've really started to enjoy riding again - like I did when I was a kid and did everything by bike.