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...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 10, 2021 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
A blog post about homelessness. Yup that’s right. So you might want to skip this post. I use to go to a church that had a purge Sunday. They intentionally tried to get people to leave the church (In a loving way – sort of) to make room for those that really needed...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 15, 2020 | Miscellaneous, My Blog
On my way out of Golden BC I notice a sign on the highway for the Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Interpretive Centre. A search on Google Maps showed that it was only 5 km’s off the highway. Which also meant 5 km’s back to the highway. I was sort of interested in...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 25, 2020 | Miscellaneous, My Blog
On March 9, 2020 I had the privilege of visiting the Montreal office of One Tree Planted at the Montreal We Work Office. Now that spring and summer are upon us I hope to engage and learn from tree planting and environmental groups that I may cross paths with. The...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Feb 21, 2020 | Miscellaneous, My Blog
So I feel that I have been asked at least 100 times or more (at this point) whether or not I am riding for or raising money for a charity. Usually I keep the answer pretty simple to – “No.” Sometimes I say “Not at this time or Nothing...