bioTrekker Destinations The first year of touring comes to a conclusion in November 2007. It has been an amazing and inspiring year, and has certainly brought many more gifts than challenges. Beginning in November 2007, Ty Adams, the founder of bioTrekker is entering a new phase of the project by building a new, "green" RV, while Michael Wolbach became the pilot and owner of the bioTrekker. The bioTrekker Ride with Ride Share Programs Tour Schedule July 2008 June 2008 The SolTrekker interior is under construction. On the East Coast, the bioTrekker is featured as an exhibit at the University of Vermont. May 2008 • May 15 — Michael and the bioTrekker stop by the Weather Channel offices in Georgia for an interview. A story highlighting the bioTrekker and SolTrekker on the program Forecast Earth to follow. March and April 2008 February 2008 • February 1- 3 — Nash, Ty and Michael convene in Orlando to represent bioTrekker at the 2008 Sustainable Biodiesel Summit and National Biodiesel Conference. January 2008 December 2007 • A second biotrekker coach is purchased. It is a 1994 Safari Trek that will become the test model for the eco-RV project. September 2007 • July 10 — Return to Portland, OR • June 7 – 10 — Wakarusa Camping and Music Festival, Lawrence, KS • June 14 – 17 — Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN • May 25 – 28 — Sasquatch Music Festival in the Columbia River Gorge • April 13 — Return to Portland, OR • April 13 – May 12 — Motorhome and website maintenance in Eugene/Portland, OR. Catch up on writing before summer tours. March 2007 • March 10 — begin trip from Austin to Madison, WI • March 16 — talk with students at Webster Elementary School, Watertown, WI • March 19 – March 25 — flexible time in Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota • March 26 — North Prairie Productions LLC. biodiesel plant groundbreaking in Evansville, Wisconsin • March 27 – March 31 — travel through Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota February 2007 • February 8 – 20 — relax and recuperate in the Austin area, with a little promotion on the side • February 21 — work trip to Houston, TX • February 23 — travel to Huntsville, TX to visit Amy Brosi and Kevin Schafer of Evolution Biodiesel • February 26 — speak at Ag. Mech and Ecology courses at Sam Houston State University January 2007 • January 9 — attend biodiesel/algae presentation in San Francisco by Jonathan Meuser of the Colorado School of Mines • January 10 — drive from San Francisco to Eureka, CA • January 10 – 16 — camping/travel writing in Redwoods National Park • January 16 — drive from Eureka, CA to Eugene, OR for repairs • January 18 — newspaper interview with Portland Tribune • January 25 — begin journey from Eugene, OR to San Antonio, TX December 2006 • December 29, 2006 — first road trip from Portland to San Francisco, CA November 2006 • November 30, 2006 — tours and talks with students at Hamlin Middle School in Springfield, OR
Tour One ‹ December 2006 to April 2007
Tour Two ‹ May 2007 to September 2007
We've given rides to about 30 people all over the country, and are huge advocates and participants in ride sharing. It just makes sense. You can help others out, meet some incredibly cool traveling companions and get some help with fuel expenses. The bioTrekker bus has room to seat seven other passengers (comfortably) and will make it our mission to fill these spots, especially on longer trips. We use the ride share sites on www.craigslist.com and www.erideshare.com.
September 2008
• The SolTrekker interior is scheduled for completion and will debut at the Portland RV Show on September 12 and on Portland's Build It Green! Tour on September 20.
• July 6 —The SolTrekker crew hosts Louis Palmer and his amazing Solar Taxi (www.solartaxi.com) in Portland, Oregon.
• June 5 — The Live Lightly Tour (livelightlytour.com) stops by SolTrekker headquarters for a visit.
• May 17 and 18 — The SolTrekker made a sneak peak appearance at the Portland Greener Homes and Gardens show, coordinated by the ReDirect Guide at the Portland Expo Center.
• Currently working on new 'trekker motorhome, dubbed the SolTrekker
• February 15 — Ty will begin work on the second bioTrekker motorcoach in order to transform it into an eco-RV.
• January 26-30 — Ty and Michael take the bioTrekker 3,400 miles, from Portland, Oregon to its new home in Orlando. The route is 1-5 south through California and I-10 out to Florida. Rideshares available along the route for those interested in attending the 2008 Sustainable Biodiesel Summit and National Biodiesel Conference.
• The bioTrekker1 coach is purchased by Michael Wolbach of Orlando, Florida, who is also joining the bioTrekker team. He will the run East Coast bioTrekker operations.
November 2007
• The first year of bioTrekker touring and appearances comes to an end. The "bioTrekker One" coach will be sold and the next generation bioTrekker green traveling vehicle begins design phase. Please see home page for more info.
October 2007
• October 3 – 7 — Presentations at Tacoma RV Show at the Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
• September 13 – 16 — Presentations at O'Laughlin RV Show at Portland Expo Center
July 2007
• July 18 — Biofuels Parade in Portland to celebrate citywide mandate of 5 percent biodiesel and 10 percent ethanol.
June 2007
• June 3 — Leave Portland on summer tour
May 2007
• May 12 — Camping at Mt. St. Helens for travel story
April 2007
• April 1 – April 8 — Presentations to students at Whittier Elementary and Bozeman Senior High in Bozeman, Montana
• March 1 – 9 — More unscheduled time in Austin.
• February 4 – 7 — attend the National Biodiesel Conference in San Antonio, TX
• January 2 – 10 — unscheduled time in the San Francisco Bay area
• December 2 – 28, 2006 — unscheduled time in the Portland/Eugene area
• November 19 – 29, 2006 — Kick off in Eugene, OR
