Right now I am at Jackson Lake Lodge looking at one of the most beautiful views of the Grand Tetons. I’ve had a relaxing rest day filled with napping, eating delicious food, looking at wildlife, and now blogging. Last night we saw a Mama grizzly bear with her three cubs from a distance. We saw […]

Crossing the Colorado border is surreal and bizarre. Dust from construction is trapped between rocky plateaus as we pass under a gray sky. We welcomed winds as a source of cool in the 107 heat. If there was a headwind this day, we only realized it upon changing direction- when tailwinds blew our bikes nearly […]

Oklahoma has a subtle charm that is oft mistaken for drab. Fields of yellow, gold, and brown accented by specks of green and white blooms. The flat land taunts you, turning inches into miles. The people operate in the same fashion- their unwavering hospitality laced with an air of strength. We reached each destination hungry […]

This summer has been something else. Places of journeys to a new career to beginning to train for Texas 4000. Its all been great. I had the privilege as soon as school ended to go to the Middle East and spend 10 wonderful nights in the city of Mecca and Medina. These 2 places are […]

This afternoon I found myself in what I like to call the mid-summer doldrums. It’s that point in the summer when one realizes “wow, a whole month has gone by already!” and one proceeds to think of the many numerous, exciting summery things one could be doing instead of summer school or work, and how […]

Do you know how cancer starts? To put it in as simple terms as possible (remember I’m an accounting major, not biology), cancer starts with one bad cell. That cell then begins to self-replicate (at a much faster rate than good cells can) and begins turning the cells that surround it into bad cells too. […]

OOOH great. I definitely wrote this on June 27th- for some reason it didn’t publish. oops. From the very beginning, you hear about how this ride will change your life in all these deep, meaningful, amazing ways. What I never expected, though, is how it would change my life in so many little ways that […]

WEEK 3: (Days 15-21) Las Animas to Cheyenne This will probably be my last day-by-day style blog entry. Internet access is getting to be harder to come by, so starting next week I’ll just stick to the highlights/dedications/ important stuff. Day 15, 6-18, Las Animas to Pueblo Good ride, had a relatively easy ride (as […]

DAY 3 Woke up somewhere between 4 and 5. Pancakes and cereal for breakfast, hit the road. So, yesterday when we were riding into the campsite we were staying at it was a nice downhill coast. However, this morning was the opposite ”“ only one way to get out. Climb it all. Pushed myself real […]

DAY 2 Slept under the stars last night. Woke up soaked. The morning dew had drenched our sleeping bags. Some of the alumni from 2010 camped overnight in Lampasas with us too and woke up extra early to start making our breakfast ”“ blueberry and chocolate chip pancakes, fresh fruit, eggs, bacon. Yes, it was […]