Stories

If yer gonna dig a hole make sure it's a deep one, Century Plus

Sometimes a 10 hour, 120 mile adventure just unfolds in front of you and there is no other option than to hang on and enjoy the ride.

PittsburghJill Greco BodnarMay 17, 2020Century, Rails to Trails, GAP

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Most of the public remembers it as “the BP spill” in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, but those of us who worked on the Deepwater Horizon spill have memories of our own.

SeattleJill Greco BodnarApril 20, 2020Work

Sheltering and Baking Chocolate Blueberry Banana Loaf

Heaven in one loaf: chocolate, blueberries, and bananas with some G/F flours to hold ‘em together.

PittsburghJill Greco BodnarApril 11, 2020Baking, COVID-19

Sheltering and Baking G/F Brazilian Cheese Buns

Comfort food doesn’t get much better than carbs and cheese. These g/f Brazilian Cheese Buns are why my bibs no longer fit, but they make me so happy.

PittsburghJill Greco BodnarApril 9, 2020Baking, COVID-19

Sheltering Along the Riverfront Trails

I escaped the house to roam around the empty city, but so did thousands of others not sheltering in place at home.

Pittsburgh, Mental HealthJill Greco BodnarApril 3, 2020COVID-19, Rails to Trails

So grateful to ride outside

Two weeks of sheltering in place down, untold more to go. Today in particular I was struck by how grateful I am to be able to still ride outside.

Pittsburgh, Mental HealthJill Greco BodnarMarch 29, 2020Rails to Trails, COVID-19

Coffeid 20 (One stronger than Covid 19)

Guest post by our friend, Sue, on the meaning of friendship, COVID-19, and coffee.

Mental HealthJill Greco BodnarMarch 28, 2020COVID-19

Cyclists on the Smithfield Street Bridge & Skyline

Serendipity intervenes to bring this stunning photo of our bike club to light.

PittsburghJill Greco BodnarMarch 25, 2020MtLCCC, COVID-19

A New York Times Daily COVID-19 Word Cloud

Anyone else overwhelmed by the words used to describe the pandemic? I decided to track what they look like as a word cloud infographic.

Mental HealthJill Greco BodnarMarch 19, 2020COVID-19

ISO Dopamine Hits Through COVID-19

The small doses of laughter and absurdity of our commonalities will get us through.

Mental HealthJill Greco BodnarMarch 17, 2020COVID-19

Country Roads and Unplanned Gravel Century

Lured by blue skies and warm weather, I set off to explore new country roads and inevitable new lessons.

PittsburghJill Greco BodnarMarch 9, 2020Century

Festive 500 GAP + Montour Slog Century

A 100-mile winter slog along the GAP and Montour trails

PittsburghJill Greco BodnarDecember 29, 2019Century, Rails to Trails, GAP, Festive 500