Wow. Another state down. I wish I could have stayed in Oregon longer. It was a beautiful, bicycle friendly state with friendly people. Our first day in Oregon, Brookings, I couldn’t even count the number of people that came up to us interested in what we were doing (we even had an ice cream truck […]

Our team has been lucky to have fresh fruits all along the coast. Some fruits will always be synonymous with cities along this trip. Plums = Springville. After a good day of riding it was awesome to come in and bite down on as many juicy plums as I could get my hands on. I […]

I never thought I would hesitate to visit the coast. The last couple days we’ve been inland, and it has provided some stark sensory changes. It has been really nice to wake up not being surrounded by fog or have a guaranteed headwind ring in our ears. Instead we’re seeing trees and mountains all around, […]

There are some places I have gone on this ride where I have been struck with a real sense of community. I have definitely been inspired by these groups of people that seem to be so willing to do for others. I have seen it in Clovis (they literally planned for months just for this […]

Day 44 Rockies: McBride BC to Purden Lake BC, 92 miles Date: July 14th 2013 Wake up was at 6am. Got ready with all the cold gear and rain gear. Breakfast was provided by our hosts. It was probably the best breakfast we have had for a while. I loaded up because we were told […]

Day 43 Rockies: Jasper AB to McBride BC, 105 miles Date: July 13th 2013 Wake up was 6am. We had donuts, oranges and some PBJ for breakfast. I had seen the forecast for today and there was rain predicted. Also, it was a very cold morning. Ride dedications followed. Jordan led the hakka. Today is […]

Day 42 Rockies: Columbia Icefields AB to Jasper AB, 66 miles Date: July 12th 2013 Wake up was at 7am but it was so cold in the morning that wake up was pushed to 8am. I woke up at around 8am and went to brush my teeth. It was so cold there that the tap […]

Day 41 Rockies: Lake Louise AB to Columbia Icefields AB, 80 miles Date: July 11th 2013 Wake up was 6am. I woke up to cold morning rain and thinking about home. I got my stuff packed, got ready and packed up my wet tent. This is what I had imagined long ago about how it […]

Day 40 Rockies: Banff AB to Lake Louise AB, 39 miles Date: July 10th 2013 After yesterday’s tough ride, it was decided that we will have a late wake up because we had a short ride. We woke up at 8am. I packed up and loaded my stuff. We have a rule in our team, […]

Day 39 Rockies: Calgary AB to Banff AB, 90 miles Date: July 9th 2013 Today we climbed into the Rockies again and we are going to be in the Rockies for a while. Wake up was at 6am. Breakfast at 7am. SAG cooked breakfast. Van was loaded and ride dedications followed. Ross led the Hakka. […]