As part of our “volksvegan adventure” (www.volksvegan.org) we stopped at a regional gathering in central Oregon. Though much smaller than the national gatherings, it was a wonderful taste of the rainbow spirit. I’d love to go to more of the local/regional gatherings.
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Although I’m no expert at mountain biking and prefer the easier leisurely ride, I went to Moab, Utah recently, a mountain biking mecca. The landscape there is suited to some crazy mountain biking on slickrock. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, and I ended up walking my bike on the scary parts, but hey, I did the slickrock trail and a couple others! Now I just need to do more biking on a regular basis.
Well, it’s not hybrid, but it’s a more sustainable option. We got a VW diesel Vanagon, my boyfriend converted it to run on veg oil, and we traveled for several months in our “volksvegan.” We’re now on the lookout for “volksvegan II” – a smaller, more efficient, and newer car that we can still run on bio-diesel or wvo but will be better suited to running errands and shorter trips.
