Gary Radford averaged about 92 miles a day on his journey from the Florida Keys to the Arctic Sea.
It took Gary Radford 66 days to bicycle from Key West, Florida to the Arctic Sea, a journey he made in 2019
It’s not every day that someone comes to Juneau, who has bicycled from the Florida Keys to Prudhoe Bay.
But Gary Radford will take time out from his visit with his daughter to share his story on Juneau Afternoon. He finished his 6,000-mile trip two years ago. And now at the age of 64, he’s still pushing the limits of endurance.
Also today:
A new incarnation for those old fishing nets that have outlived their usefulness.
The plastics in discarded nets eventually degrade and get into the environment (Photo courtesy of Net Your Problem)..
Nets prepped and bundled up for recycling (Photo courtesy of Net Your Problem).
Worn-out nets are converted to pellets, which are used to make plastic products (Photo courtesy of Plastix A/S).
Photo courtesy of Alaska Rug Company.
Health Seas Socks. Photo courtesy of Healthy Seas.
Sunglasses made from recycled plastic. Photo courtesy of Waterhaul.
Kayak made from recycled plastic. Photo courtesy of Odyssey Innovation.
Also on Friday’s show, the Juneau Audubon Society is spotlighting three birds this week: hairy woodpeckers, arctic terns and sea ducks that are known as surf scoters .
Arctic Tern. Photo by Jessica Millsaps.
Surf Scoters. Photo by Jessica Millsaps.
Male hairy woodpecker. Photo by Jessica Millsaps.
Female hairy woodpecker. Photo by Jessica Millsaps.
Listen to all the interviews:
Part 1. 6,000-mile bicycle journey. Guest: Gary Radford.
Part 2. Recycling Gillnets. Guests: Stuart Ashton and Nicole Baker.
Part 3. Juneau Audubon Society “Birds of the Week.” Guest: Brenda Wright.
Join Christina Michelle for this Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, live at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.
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