What's up with this?

I met my boyfriend just over 2 years ago.  On about our third conversation we were having one of those amazing tangential phone marathons and at one point he said "Wanna ride a bike with me from Alaska to Argentina?"  "Suuuure." I laughed into the phone, not knowing him the way I do now.

Fast forward to today, and yep. We're doing it.  In just under a year from now.  The boyfriend (who I have to find a nice code name for) has been amazing about researching the gear we will need, and the best routes to take.  I like reading up too, but it's hard to find where to start.  I mean let's be honest, prior to a couple of months ago my last bike was a high schoool 10 speed and that was (GULP) almost 15 years ago. AND...here's the other thing, and the ultimate reason for this blog...

There just isn't a lot of info out there for girls who want ot do a bad ass bike tour and still feel at least a LITTLE like a girl.  I have all this stuff bouncing around in my head...what do I do for birth control?!  What about when Flo checks in? WHAT ABOUT BODY HAIR?!  Bottom line is, the ladies who I have read about are total studs and super efficient and I admire that to no end. 

I cannot have hairy legs and armpits.

Maybe a few hundred miles in I will feel differently, but today I'm coveting my razor. Don't judge me.

So my goal here is to let you know what I find and hopefully learn as much from you as I can as well.  Ideas and resources are very welcome!

And, the Pedal Pushers name. I know know.  Doesn't seem very creative right?  Trust me, I wanted to wordsmith the heck out of this thing  call it...I don't know  "I'm On My Cycle" or something....but when I hear "Pedal Pushers "I think of that awesome old photo of Audrey Hepburn on a bike looking all spunky with her legs flying out to the sides.  Pedal Pushers were meant to be functional pants for bike riding, and instead became a super darling fashion craze.  See what I'm getting at here?  I want all of the spunk and adventure and perpetual curiosity, I just want to be able to feel a little good and girly along the way.

So, here we go!  Next time we'll start diving into the gear.  Lator gators,
Wes