Wyoming has been an experience. Our bike ride went from mountains to rolling hills, and you could just feel that we were nearing the Wyoming state line. We crossed the border in an anticlimactic fashion…no sign officially welcomed us since it had been reconstructed or something weird. But, our teammates did set up a “paradise” […]

So first I must apologize, because I intended to write much more than I have up to this point. It turns out biking across the country is a pretty tiring endeavor, and finding time for something as quick as a blog post is exceedingly difficult when each night when I finally find free time I […]

I woke up a little earlier this morning than the wake up call at 5:30 a.m., which was perfect because I got to use the bathroom first. Sometimes the little things can make my day. I honestly cannot believe that we fit 27 people in the host home, but there were definitely no open spots […]

This morning we got to wake up at 7 a.m. which means I got close to 7 hours of sleep for the first time in a long time. Jackie and Jeff, who are Emmy’s relatives, cooked an amazing breakfast for us and then joined in on our ride dedication. Today I dedicated my ride to […]

The 5:30 a.m. wake up time came around fast and luckily I got to take a quick cold shower to fully wake up. My host Daniel cooked some great breakfast tacos and we enjoyed the foggy view from his 22nd floor apartment while we ate. Apparently the fog in Chicago has been unusually frequent. Because […]

I’m still trying to figure out why they call our days off the bike “rest days”. We still wake up early and jam as much stuff as we can into every waking moment. The first thing that we did this morning after breakfast was head to downtown Chicago for a presentation by Imerman Angles, an […]

Pretty much all I’ve done so far today is ride my bike and it is 9 p.m. We ended up riding a personal-record of 130 miles in a little less than 13 hours, all the way from Champaign to Chicago. We woke up at a whopping 4:30 a.m. to pack up stuff, eat breakfast prepared […]

We woke up this morning far too early at 5:30 a.m. to roll out for our 90 mile day! Today I rode with Ashley, Dani, Eric, and Trent. Overall, the ride was pretty easy considering the distance as it was very flat and we had a small tail wind. We rode through miles of farm […]

The 2014 Texas 4000 team began our 70 day journey from Austin, TX to Anchorage, AK on May 31st and it has been quite the ride (pun intended) so far! The number of people I have met along with the relationships that are forming within the team are both amazing, humbling, and life changing! Day […]

Hi Texas 4000 Friends and Family, I’ve promised to send email updates during my cancer- fighting journey to Alaska. Here’s my 1st newsletter about what I am up to, where my team is, our impact, the scenery, etc! 20 (of 70) days have flown by since I left Austin, TX (1200 miles so far!); it’s […]