num_pages: 428
description: Climate researcher David Kroodsma dreamed of bicycling down his driveway in Palo Alto California and pedaling for months until he reached the tip of South America. When he finally planned his trip he wanted more than just adventure; he also wanted to raise awareness about the impacts of climate change on the countries he would explore. So he set out on a well-packed bicycle with a business card a laptop and an eagerness to share his knowledge. His project Ride for Climate caught on; he gave over 100 school and assembly presentations garnered dozens of newspaper accounts of his journey and appeared on international television. During nearly two years of travel Kroodsma witnessed the world from a seat of a bicycle. He traversed unique ecosystems coastline settlements and glaciated mountains. While biking he writes no windshield protects you from the rain heat or wind and no wall divides you from the people along the road. Countless people from subsistence farmers to petroleum engineers sheltered him and shared their stories. These experiences transformed and personalized his understanding of climate change and in The Bicycle Diaries Kroodsma shares these unexpected insights through a gripping travel narrative.
language: English
title: The Bicycle Diaries: My 21,000-Mile Ride for the Climate
publisher: RFC Press