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]]> 2007-03-15 13:00:22.556337+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1412016 Episode Four: This is it, Two months left...
Hopefully you've watched Episode Two, and have a basic understanding of "how" the relationship between bikers and crew will function.

The idea of Project Pedal came about, thanks to Amanda, almost exactly four years ago - and for the last three years, I've been pouring myself into it with my fair share of difficulties along the way.

But thanks to the encouragement of close friends, family and the readers/viewers of this site - I've always picked myself up and kept trying when things dead-ended with Pedal.

I can't imagine where I would be without this site and without everything it has directly been instrumental in sending my way. My amazing crew, the Black Sheep... the professional advice and support of Matt... the much needed and much appreciated relationships with total strangers who've stumbled onto this site in there own ways.

I've learned so much in the last three years, and if I had any advice to pass on to people reading - it would be, whatever your passion or personal project may be, don't go it alone. Start a blog, and be as transparent and inclusive as possible.

I'm excited about these last two months and the two that will follow - I can't wait for the trip to come. I'm nervous. I'm excited. "Breath in pink, exhale blue". There's a lot of details to get into place - but... this is it, two months left. Here we go.



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]]> 2007-05-05 17:32:32.645775+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655872 Troy 2007-06-05 14:48:18.52324+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1656023 Saint Mary 2007-06-05 15:11:08.861605+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655434 Wauconda 2007-06-05 14:13:11.015966+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831958 Turner 2007-07-13 21:45:16.095328+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1649374 We "heart" Have Money Will Vlog while driving through the beautiful mountains north of Los Alamos... thanks to our awesome new EV-DO card we bought for the trip. With Adrianna Krikl playing off the ipod it's *almost* very relaxing - if it weren't for a few straps between the roof and the rack vibrating wildly in the wind, creating what some might describe as the world's most annoying sound. But I'm glad I finally have a moment to slow down and write a post - the last two days have been go-go-go, and on almost no sleep to add icing to the "cake". I'm so excited about being featured on Have Money Will Vlog - it's been something I've been waiting a long time to announce, and the timing couldn't be more perfect. Jan and Ryanne recored a Skype conversation they had about Pedal's interesting history with HMWV, how things have evolved since I started working with Ryanne and then later with Jan. In the video they mention how Jan gave me the kick in the butt to ask Nokia (WOM) about sponsoring us with a video-phone, something I wasn't considering before for a number of reasons. A: Didn't think they would give me one. B: Didn't think I would use it. But, long story short, I asked, they gave the project a phone, and I can't wait to take full advantage of it. Thanks Jan! It's a great addition to the mix of media we are packing: 16mm, HDV, HDV with a 45 adapter ("HDV35"), mp4 cameras, Polariod, a wide range of SLR cameras and lenses we plan to do specific time-lapse shots with... I'm very excited about having so many different "looks" to choose from. But I have to run for now, we just parked at OSH to buy something to muffle the vibration. tags: pedal, documentary, indie, vlog, blog, bicycle, coast-to-coast, community, funding

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]]> 2007-06-04 17:48:30.022802+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655306 Sedro-Woolley 2007-06-05 14:06:56.176196+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655420 Tonasket 2007-06-05 14:12:21.158115+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655450 Republic 2007-06-05 14:14:02.054459+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655918 Eureka 2007-06-05 14:59:58.692323+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1656003 Whitefish 2007-06-05 15:04:54.717826+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1705090 Leavitt 2007-06-15 17:50:56.442318+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1705038 Kootenai 2007-06-15 17:38:42.702244+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1705039 Hope 2007-06-15 17:39:13.27891+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1705086 Mountain View 2007-06-15 17:49:56.402876+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1649998 Day Three... We were supposed to be able to meet up with Mike Hedge in Seattle as he takes off on his Live Earth tour - instead we are trying to pin point where we'll cross paths at an Amtrak station. Which is difficult to do without a connection for my cell-phone or EV-DO card. I'm nervous though about our being behind - we need to be in Anacortes with enough time to set up a decent camp-site for the crew, Amanda and I have to wake up early tomorrow morning and head 80 miles east into Seattle to pick up Larry & Jay from the airport, and then bring them back. On top of this it looks like it's going to be raining for the next few days... everywhere. tags: pedal, documentary, indie, vlog, blog, bicycle, coast-to-coast, community, funding

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]]> 2007-06-04 18:24:59.494342+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655331 Day Six... I'm so happy with this 2nd clip - we had set up in the morning to get their "taking off" moment, and on the 45 kit (HDV35), the guys had their zoom-lens (200). But Amanda had packed her SLR camera and one of the lens she has for it is a very long lens (a 300), we swapped it out and it looks just amazing. Unbelievably sharp depth of field. We stopped by a field yesterday to shoot some tall grass with the mountains in the background - and I couldn't believe how many "layers" of field we could shift through. The great news is it's turned out to be much, much easier to film on-the-fly with the 45 kit mounted to the FX1. At first we were planning to only break it out for interviews. But Olivier is finding it very simple to focus and move at the same time - which I love, it's just one more "look" we can play with for the film. I also can't believe how much I'm loving the mp4 and Nokia footage, it gives a less "cinematic / grandiose" feel to the shot and makes it more personal. I've uploading some of it here, here and here... and one more here. We've been slowly and carefully breaking out our 16mm, we only have 30 minutes of stock for the entire two months (if anyone has any 100 foot daylight spools they'd like to donate, please let me know, we could use it). But... *deep breath* I do have some bad news. It was news that, I could tell, was very hard for Jay to come talk to us about. Amanda was curled up in her tent, and the four of us guys were at the picnic table looking at rushes and talking about whatever, when Jay let us know the situation with his knee. I've never actually talked about it here on the site, so this will require a quick catch-up: Jay is a snowboarder, actually a very good one. In the 2005 he took the bronze in the world championship. Yea, I know, he's good. But he's had knee trouble for years, gone through 5 major surgeries, and at the moment is actually completely missing his ACL. Both Larry & Jay have been training, in the mountains, a great deal - so it's hard to say if it's the added weight to the bike that caused the problem, or if it just finally caught up with him. But only 10 miles into the ride this morning and his knee almost brought him to tears, and Jay's a tough enough guy to know that's a problem... especially on a flat day like they had this morning. So, Jay is going to stay behind - Larry is pressing on... alone. He's, understandably, a bit terrified about the following 4,200 miles - but he's also a bit excited about the solitude. It changes things for us, not in a bad way, but we'll adapt with it. As a crew we are still trying to find the best balance for what we are doing - I know it will take some time in this kind of on-the-move environment. For example, Jeff and I had a hell of time today with a simple crane shot - not too sure if any of that footage actually worked out. But I am very sad to see Jay go - I know he was very excited and ready for this ride, I know he's sad to watch Larry ride on without him. But I understand and encourage him not to push himself to the point of ruining his snowboarding career, or even just simply ruining his knee. It's going to be a hard good bye tomorrow morning. Well, it's after midnight, I need to get some sleep. Goodnight for now.
(PS) I found out that a lot of the videos I uploaded with Transmit on the road didn't get transfered correctly and have been bouncing out bad files through the feed, sorry for this, I'll only try to upload from now on with a more reliable connection.
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]]> 2007-06-09 10:06:47.002159+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655351 Mazama 2007-06-05 14:10:05.97859+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655377 Twisp 2007-06-05 14:10:51.327306+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655400 Okanogan 2007-06-05 14:11:26.841226+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655473 Kettle Falls 2007-06-05 14:14:43.305094+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655726 Newport 2007-06-05 14:39:07.584805+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655907 Eureka 2007-06-15 17:42:01.330971+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1660008 Anacortes or Bust Amanda and I woke up around 8 to head back to Seattle to pick up Larry and Jay from the airport. We expected it to take us around an hour and twenty minutes to head back into town - it took over two and a half hours, the whole time the crew is waiting here at camp with no way of knowing what is taking us so long. There's plenty more to share - but that will have to do for now. It's midnight and everyone is planning to get up around 5 to head out. We shot our first "official" shots for Pedal today - I can't wait to upload them to the blog. We'll see how it goes tomorrow. Also, don't forget to wish my Mom a happy birthday (on the 6th)! tags: pedal, documentary, indie, vlog, blog, bicycle, coast-to-coast, community, funding

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]]> 2007-06-06 09:36:34.513268+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1685691 Jack I think the interview went great - I can't wait to talk with Jack more, further down the road. Take a moment to check out his 'Crazy Guy on a Bike' page, also he's helping to raise awareness for Wounded Warriors, so take a moment to support them in any way you can. I would love to hear your thoughts or questions! Goodnight. tags: pedal, documentary, indie, vlog, blog, bicycle, coast-to-coast, community, funding, wounded warriors, hdv35

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]]> 2007-06-11 19:30:12.703697+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1705037 Ponderay 2007-06-15 17:37:26.141732+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1705042 Clark Fork 2007-06-15 17:40:28.735737+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1705080 Babb 2007-06-15 17:48:32.056584+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831618 Little Falls 2007-07-13 21:30:27.209278+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831315 New Town 2007-07-13 21:04:56.408022+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831379 2007-07-13 21:11:40.353+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831612 Long Prairie 2007-07-13 21:28:45.810276+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831473 Erie 2007-07-13 21:16:46.347816+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831529 Hawley 2007-07-13 21:21:01.15399+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831676 Bucksport 2007-07-13 21:36:12.19136+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1655894 Libby 2007-06-05 14:49:41.078993+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1656010 West Glacier 2007-06-15 17:47:06.533876+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1705057 Fortine 2007-06-15 17:43:49.385008+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1705066 Columbia Falls 2007-06-15 17:46:14.5086+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1705094 Cardston 2007-06-15 17:51:58.8591+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1827793 Shelby 2007-07-13 17:06:28.633223+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1828047 Chinook 2007-07-13 17:16:12.530716+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831221 Saco 2007-07-13 20:52:08.185585+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831238 Glasgow 2007-07-13 20:54:21.846891+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831295 Culbertson 2007-07-13 21:01:37.616531+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831321 Makoti 2007-07-13 21:06:19.637289+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831334 Granville 2007-07-13 21:08:43.922075+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831347 Rugby 2007-07-13 21:09:37.819558+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831569 Pelican Rapids 2007-07-13 21:22:19.780499+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831604 Clitherall 2007-07-13 21:27:35.46764+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1832113 Haverhill 2007-07-13 21:59:40.761045+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1827955 Kremlin 2007-07-13 17:12:10.164634+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1827996 Havre 2007-07-13 17:13:14.561622+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1828136 Harlem 2007-07-13 20:48:23.469203+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831210 Malta 2007-07-13 20:50:43.914151+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831251 Frazer 2007-07-13 20:56:12.724889+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831271 Wolf Point 2007-07-13 20:57:56.765857+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831282 2007-07-13 20:59:07.264317+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831284 Poplar 2007-07-13 20:59:24.023225+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831301 Bainville 2007-07-13 21:02:36.105887+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831303 Williston 2007-07-13 21:03:43.374038+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831373 Esmond 2007-07-13 21:10:41.72087+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831381 Warwick 2007-07-13 21:12:09.986712+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831422 Binford 2007-07-13 21:13:07.182328+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831427 Cooperstown 2007-07-13 21:14:22.350356+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831437 Hope 2007-07-13 21:15:38.803572+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831587 Battle Lake 2007-07-13 21:25:34.29459+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831641 Royalton 2007-07-13 21:33:03.865314+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831650 Milaca 2007-07-13 21:34:36.882485+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831743 Rockport 2007-07-13 21:37:26.745785+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831769 Damariscotta 2007-07-13 21:40:16.087316+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831779 Richmond 2007-07-13 21:42:27.434401+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1831975 Turner 2007-07-13 21:45:32.319137+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1832037 Conway 2007-07-13 21:53:56.766807+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1832059 Lincoln 2007-07-13 21:56:57.493486+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1832142 Thetford Center 2007-07-13 22:03:49.845122+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1840385 Lat,Long: 41.69137,-81.32629
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]]> 2007-07-16 07:22:54.317992+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1073168 Anacortes, WA - Starting Location
[ACA] This portion of the Northern Tier begins in Anacortes, Washington, which is located on a peninsula in Puget Sound. Anacortes is also the jumping-off point for folks going to the San Juan Islands, a favorite cycling destination. At the start, the culmination of lush forest and ocean feeds and moistens the soul. Heading eastward along the rushing Skagit River, you carry that feeling up to the top of Rainy and Washington passes in the Cascade Mountains. Descending to the east side of the Cascades brings you into the drier part of the state and the widely known orchard country of the Okanogan Valley. Leaving this valley, you'll be climbing and descending several more passes full of ponderosa pines and finding many sleepy farming communities down along the rivers you cross.

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]]> 2007-05-05 22:15:28.56935+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1074272 Minot, ND
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]]> 2007-03-15 13:02:39.21745+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1074325 Grand Rapids, MN
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]]> 2007-03-15 13:04:05.489993+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1074370 Muscatine, IA
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]]> 2007-03-15 13:04:50.765128+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1074391 Monroeville, IN
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]]> 2007-03-15 13:05:44.894006+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1074429 Ticonderoga, NY
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]]> 2007-03-15 13:17:46.843111+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1074457 Bar Harbor, ME - Finishing Location
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]]> 2007-03-15 13:14:13.379039+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1117017 Episode One: From the beginning
This documentary - tentatively titled 'Pedal', will bookend with the Pacific and Atlantic oceans... anchored to a small group's cross country trip and focusing on the inspiring people that cross their path.
Each week a vlog will be posted that will share stories from these people met along the way - as well as the main cast and the occasional behind-the-scenes footage. In the end, the bi-product of these vlogs will be used for a feature length documentary.
The end-goal of this project, both in it's vlog and documentary form, is to share people's reasons and motivations behind their trip. Most importantly to share what makes or drives a person to leave everything behind and to understand what they each take away from this overwhelming and painful journey.

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]]> 2007-03-27 10:03:40.191932+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1117023 Episode Two: Logistics The large majority of questions "slash" concerns (from people after watching Episode One) dealt with Pedal's exact process, and in relation to this; the exact results. 1) Who are we following? 2) Who are we interviewing? 3) Are we driving, or also riding bicycles? 4) How long will this take? Which brings us to "episode two" - where I do my best to answer these questions as clearly as possible, while walking through what's to be expected during filming. As always I love to hear your feedback!

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]]> 2007-03-27 10:07:28.816248+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1117031 Episode Three: Casting Call (or: Hello, my name is...) Hopefully you've watched Episode Two, and have a basic understanding of "how" the relationship between bikers and crew will function. Here's what we are looking for: A small group of bicyclists - already planning to ride coast to coast (west to east), preferably along Adventure Cycling's Northern Route, during the months June & July of this year. The less money you have as a group: the better. The more you are fundamentally opposed to staying in hotels and hitching rides: the better. So, how does this work? Easy - simply introduce yourself. You can do this by sending an email. You can write a blog post and leave a link in the comments of this site. You can use your friend's camera to post a video on Blip.tv, Revver or YouTube. Contact us through Pedal's mySpace. Be creative. This process is simply an introduction. The more you include - the better for starting a conversation. The deadline for introductions is May 1st. (Note: I should make it clear that Pedal is not a safety net... meaning Pedal will not be financially involved or supportive in anyone's travels. We are merely searching for people who are comfortable in being tailed - as unobtrusively as possible, of course.)

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]]> 2007-03-27 10:10:04.23518+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1074241 Sandpoint, ID
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]]> 2007-03-15 12:58:04.156786+00:00 http://platial.com/post/1074407 Lackawanna, NY
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