So there they are - "endeavoring to spend as much time as we can with our precious children. Time is passing quickly. We can never go back. We can only take advantage of every moment we have", say's Nancy Vogal

Do you think any of these are important? Desire, Determination, Discipline & Decisions? Do you believe the most challenging of all four of these words is… DECISION? The Vogals, Families on Bikes.org, made the tough decision, to leave their Americana comfort zone. Mom, Dad and twelve-year-old twin boys, and have been bicycling for two of three years now, from Alaska to Argentina, with the mission of helping kids with Cancer, by linking students in under-funded schools to online, global expeditions.  Smart Green Travel caught up with them in Bolivia. Davy and Daryl will become the new Guinness World Record holders as the youngest people to cycle the Pan-American Highway!

Yeah, I know, I just got my bike out of the garage last week! Who are these people? Well, the Vogal’s aren’t crazy!,  just flat out inspiring to experience life in the fresh, uninhibited manner of children. That’s what Smart Green Travel is all about, being reminded, by people like the Vogal’s, to get OUTSIDE and into nature when you feel sad, bad or unbalanced.

PLUS!

What is this on Smart Green Travel? The San Francisco Bay Trail Project will be the greenest Bay Trail in the World. Meaning, no stop and starts, green biking connectedness with a continuous bike trail that never stops as you cycle, run, or putz around our beautiful Bay.  Right now, we have undeveloped segments of the 500-mile Bay Trail. How cool to have continuity of bike trails around the entire bay. Being Green is Continuity, Community, Connectedness and Collaboration.

Part 1 run time 26 minutes

Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart

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Part 2  run time  26 minutes

Smart Green Travel with Jerry Hart

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Guests

Nancy Vogal
Family on Bikes.org

Laura Thompson
Bay Trail Project Manager

Green In-Between Sponsor

The Stanford Inn

The Stanford Inn Eco-resort, nestled on the Mendocino coast offers a world-class traveling experience while maintaining the highest environmental standards.  A leader in eco-tourism for thirty years, the Stanford Inn is the very definition of ‘green’! From the products we use at the inn, the organic produce grown at our own Big River nursery, to the exquisite organic vegan cuisine served in our award-winning Ravens restaurant. The Stanford Inn provides a truly magical, luxurious experience with a minimal carbon-footprint!  Reconnect with nature. Make your reservation online at: www.StanfordInn.com or call 1-800-331-8884  for more details.

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