ALT On a dirt road, a bike packed to the brim sits against a desert backroung. The sky is yellow, and the Freq plays the role of a setting (or rising) sun. Art by Jared Bartman.

ALT Cat Jaffe, of @houseofpod, in a yellow jacket and yellow helmet, walks her bike under a starry sky in the desert. Photo by Cat Jaffe.

ALT Quote card on a blue background. "... And then, solitude becomes this shelter." - Cat Jaffe

ALT Photo taken by Cat Jaffe, of @houseofpod, from her bike. We can see her left hand holding the handlebar. Ahead of her, a dirt road faces a landscape of green hills under a cloudy sky. On the right, a chain of snowy mountains.