Dease Lake, British Colombia, Canada The team takes Hwy 37 for three days to get to Dease Lake, a small community engulfed by the Canadian wilderness. Since Banff, our road has been hills, hills, hills. I cursed each one in the beginning. But after the millionth windy slope, I let go of my annoyance and […]

To Day 41 Sorry about the delay. I last posted in Montana on July 4th, we are now in Canada, crossing from Alberta into British Columbia (which borders Alaska! though we’ll go through the Yukon first) tomorrow. We still have 4 weeks left until Anchorage, but only a little under 3 until we meet up […]

This journal entry is a long time coming! I remember alumni telling each of us, bring a journal and write in it every night so that you can remember your experiences and look back on it in the future.  Did I bring a journal–yes.  Have a written in it–no.  I also have a poor memory.  […]

For the riders this year both in the rockies and sierra route, I’d like to share something someone once told me about the riders of Texas 4000: “God chose you all for a special reason. To ride 4000 miles to end cancer. To touch the hearts of thousands of people in 70 different places in […]

Mexico Deli is a restaurant in my neighborhood back in Houston. It’s a quiet place, with little external advertisement or the typical “flash” you might expect out of most restaurants these days. Its food is beyond the realms of my short list of complimentary vocabulary when it comes to culinary-related adjectives, and the price is […]

It’s been a while Mr. Blog. Anyway, I have been working full time, so I’ve been pretty preoccupied and not thinking about Texas4000, which needs to change (T4K is so much more interesting to think about that work). First off, let me say this: if you haven’t already, go check out the blogs of the […]

Davis, California: LIVESTRONG Challenge During our rest day in Davis the team volunteered for LIVESTRONG at the Davis Challenge. We were stationed at different areas helping out wherever we were needed, all the while wearing our jerseys and promoting both our mission and our partnership with LIVESTRONG. I got to handle bib (the number attached […]

Inner lips split by plaqued teeth hard hit diesel truck’s moving quick pressed to pick this cyclist’s trip Safe in a line riding the right a pack of five an orange vest bright structure keeps this group alive until one man forgets to drive A chopper’s blades descend onto a site of broken inner tubes […]

Week 4 plus a few days It’s July 4th and I’m outside of Helena, Montana. I feel a lot different about the country this year, having ridden through a slice of it. It’s nice to have a feeling for the in-between spaces. We’re used to thinking about landmarks- cities, sites, etc. But most of our […]

Today marks two years since Esther passed away. I encourage everyone to read her story about how even though cancer took her life, she triumphed over it in the end. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/estherboyalapalli Her story will make you cry and give you hope. Her story and those like it are why Texas 4000 exists: so that one […]