My bike-only pledge met its match with a week of downpours

I swore off driving to reduce my carbon footprint and committed to cycling. Of course, that was the week we got record rainfall, and I arrived at work looking like a drowned rat every day. My backpack wasn't waterproof, so all my papers got ruined. Ended up calling for rides half the time, which kinda defeated the whole point.

3 comments

3 Comments

lisa_jones211mo ago

Oh man, my friend tried that same thing last spring. She lasted three soggy days before she went back to her car.

the_seth1mo ago

Seattle in April broke my own camping record at four days. People forget location matters more than gear or willpower. Trying to live rough in a constant drizzle is a different fight than doing it under a dry Arizona sky. The environment you pick is often the real deciding factor.

amygonzalez1mo ago

Ugh, I feel this in my bones. My own "roughing it" limit is basically one overcast afternoon (I'm a total baby about it). Picking the wrong spot turns a fun trip into a fight you just can't win.