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MadWard Adventures: "What's the mood of this country?"
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Monday, September 26, 2011. What's the mood of this country? Immediately we started talking politics and Rich asked a very profound question to us, "Along your travels, what would you say is the mood of the people in this country? Oh man, what a good question. I asked Rich, "do you mean political? He had a quick response, "yeah, but really just the general feeling.". Both Rach and my first response was "ANGRY! The system itself is broken. Throughout this trip most people I meet say we need to end these w...
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MadWard Adventures: the mountains we cross
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Friday, September 16, 2011. The mountains we cross. This post is an excerpt from my journal from the day after we rode over the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming. It's unedited and simple and raw and ready to be out there, after plenty of time to myself. Enjoy. I just rode my bicycle up and down a Very Steep MOUNTAIN. I pushed, cried, lost my shit, laughed, paused, doubted, stretched, hoped, and proved possibility out of an INSANE endeavor. Now is the time for Integration and Gratitude. The story began like m...
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MadWard Adventures: May 2011
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Chicago was an awesome time. It was by far the largest city we have been in yet and it was clear when we were riding around and seeing cars zip right by you. Thankfully there were plenty of bike lanes. Later that night, our friends, Andrew and Kristen were in from Bowling Green, KY and were heading to Ames, IA and we got some drinks with then. It was great catching up with them as they are fellow adventurers and we hadn't seen them since our wedding. The North Shore Canal Trail.
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MadWard Adventures: Snap Shots
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MadWard Adventures: Who We Are
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We are Rachael Maddox and Brian Ward, lovers, travelers of earth, and life partners. We are on a non-conventional path, dedicated to living fulfilling and impacting lives that are good for our souls and good for the world. We're so excited to share our experiences with you, and hope that our leaps into the unknown can be a force of inspiration. A Little More Juicy Info. We are friendly, outgoing and definite conversationalists. We are community organizers, activists, leftists, students, and teachers.
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MadWard Adventures: July 2011
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Bunk Beds for Friends! Consuella, daughter of Matt, one of Re-Member's construction leaders. and my best friend here. Friends. We have so many friends out here. Friends whose stories we're hearing and aching for. Friends who inspire and move us to go deeper into the earth, our spirits, our connectedness to all things. The Lakota end every prayer with the phrase. We Are All Related. We Are Related To All Things. Volunteers, delivered and constructed their very first beds. As ...
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MadWard Adventures: Where Travel and Loss Will Lead You
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Monday, October 24, 2011. Where Travel and Loss Will Lead You. Traveling so many miles, you're bound to lose things. Your mind, your comfort, your stability, your prisons, your sense of self, your phone charger 1 million times. This is why I urge you to travel. Traveling invites loss. Loss invites you to be achingly alert. When your eyes and heart are wide open, despite what they see, there's a way that you're liberated from the anxiety of occupying more than one space at a time. Lose weight. Lose op...
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MadWard Adventures: Route
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We would love to stay with friends, family, and people who know people in far out places! If you're along this route and would be willing to host us in your home or back yard (we've got tents), we'd be honored and thrilled by your hospitality. Please contact us at rachmddx@gmail.com or brian.ward.j@gmail.com. We'll be updating our route with smaller towns along the way as they're added. We'd also love any suggestions of special things to see and do. Thanks! Connections are needed in. May 18 - Chicago, IL.
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MadWard Adventures: Give
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Have you ever been to a place that changed you forever? Do you know how it feels to need to go back? We do The place was Pine Ridge American Indian Reservation. The organization was Re-Member. And our experiences there in the spring and summer of 2009 deeply inspired us. We decided we'd bike back as soon as possible- next time for an extended stay. Well folks, next time. And we're on our way. Will you help us help the Lakota? A tremendous non-profit organization on the Rez. Help Us Help the Lakota. Logo ...
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