by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 13, 2022 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Better questions and reflections to live by – Part 17 Over the years in truck I got into listening to podcasts. First a few a week and then depending on the day sometimes listening to podcasts 6-7 hours a day. I have probably listen to a few 1000 hours of...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Dec 6, 2021 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Better questions and reflections to live by – Part 16 Over the years in truck I got into listening to podcasts. First a few a week and then depending on the day sometimes listening to podcasts 6-7 hours a day. I have probably listen to a few 1000 hours of...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Oct 5, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
Admittedly I am not very motivated to be bike touring right now. Before I go into detail let me first disclose that while this is a first time for me to be looking forward to ending my bike ride, I also realize that every cycle tourer goes through this. For me it...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 10, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
I came across this particular Plains Cottonwood Tree in Dinosaur Provincial Park. The information plaque at this tree estimated the tree to be just over 200 years old. And that it was likely a sapling when the first white man arrived in Alberta. The Indigenous...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 10, 2021 | 2019-2021 Bike Ride, My Blog
In northern California there is a 31 mile section of old Highway 101 where the tallest trees in the world grow. These trees are called California Coast Redwoods (Sequoia Sempervirens) and this place is called the Avenue of the Giants. Of all of the places that I...
