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A GPS Nod to a Worthy Adversary

As a long-time cyclist, I’ve had my fair share of run-ins and close-calls with critters both wild and domestic. I’ve had bees in my helmet and wasps in my jersey; I’ve been swooped by hawks and harassed by ravens; I’ve … Continue reading

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Watch for falling rocks

While it could be seen as a manifestation of my irrational fear of being pulverized by a meteorite, this GPS doodle is actually a demonstration of just how easy doodle-spotting can be. On my new blog page, “What do you see?”, I describe … Continue reading

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A uniquely corny unicorn

Today’s doodle, a rather serious-looking* unicorn, required 51.9 kilometres (32.2 miles) of cycling – 44.6 km (27.7 mi) for the head and mane (which followed roads, pathways and parking lots the entire way) and an additional 7.3 km (4.5 mi) … Continue reading

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Garmina the giraffe’s first birthday

Happy first birthday to Garmina, the GPS doodles giraffe! Continue reading

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The GPS Doodles story on CBS Evening News

Contessa Brewer interviews Victoria’s GPS Doodler on CBS Evening News • February 20, 2016

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Coming up on CBS Evening News…

Coming up @CBSEveningNews -My intvw with @StephenLund1 who's turning the art world on its head, one ride at a time! pic.twitter.com/75cwaFIWCs — Contessa Brewer (@contessabrewer) February 20, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

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A simple bunny to make two simple points

Those points being: (1) A city map is full of inspirations and (2) GPS doodling doesn’t have to be difficult! When I spoke at TEDxVictoria in November 2015, one of my main messages was that GPS doodling is a fun and … Continue reading

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A Creative Spin: Pedaling My Art

The GPS Doodler at TEDxVictoria • November 2015

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A fond farewell to a big year on the bike

While “So long 2015” is, on the one hand, a warm farewell to the year that was, it’s also an apt descriptor for my year on the bike. All told, I tallied 22,300 kilometres (13,857 miles) of cycling in 2015 (about … Continue reading

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Have a wonderful Christmas and a doodle-ful New Year!

  See it on Strava * * Note: The GPS points will render correctly only if you are logged in at Strava.com

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