The time is now. This is the end of complacency. This is the start of a riot, a revolution, and a demand for what’s right. I’m so tired of it. I’m tired of seeing the injustice, the pain, the inequality, the wrongs happening to the wrong people. To the people that I call my family, […]

Day 67: Chistochina AK to Glennallen AK, 45 miles Date: August 6th 2013 The day started with wake up at 8am for our group. I had Breakfast and packed up. Ride dedications followed. Charlie McBride led he Hakka. He said something like (I might have rephrased it) – “There are countless number of people who […]

Day 66: Tok AK to Chistochina AK, 93 miles Date: August 5th 2013 Wake up was at 8am for my group. I slept like a log because of the hectic and tiring day I had yesterday. I got geared up and packed my stuff. Today’s breakfast was special – we had pancakes! A welcome change! […]

Day 65: Beaver Creek YT to Tok AK, 110 miles Date: August 4th 2013 Wake up was 5am but I had to get up at 4:30am because I was designated sag for the day. I setup breakfast – oatmeal, carnation, peanut butter, raisins. We had gotten word from local surveyors here that the road for […]

A worry that many of us had before we met up with the other routes was logistics. How are we going to be efficient getting 68 riders on and off the road safely? How are we going to get 68 riders up and going in the cold mornings? How are we going to feed everyone? […]

Today we made it to Alaska. I have said that I’m biking from Texas to Alaska so many times that it is hard to believe we are here. For as long as this trip has been and as big as Alaska is, I envisioned the sign to be a bit bigger. Even so, it was […]

Yesterday’s ride felt almost like a dream. The road veered from mountain to mountain in the Kluane Range. The expanse was so huge that I felt like I was going in slow motion across the vast valley. Everything was so green, and the lakes seemed so still and peaceful. I rode with just a couple […]

So the month of Ramadan started in the middle of our ride. I have fasted while playing sports in high school and I definitely feel confident with my ability to do physical activity and fast at the same time. God has given me that ability. So I wanted to challenge myself and bike while also […]

It has been a blast getting to hang out with everyone from the other routes. It has been interesting to see the merge of all our different styles. I guess it is inevitable that as my route figured out how to do things on the trip, the other routes figured out how to do things […]

Day 64: Burnwash landing YT to Beaver Creek YT, 106 miles Date: August 3rd 2013 Wake up was 7am for my group. I slept close to 9 hours yesterday! Has oatmeal and peanut butter for breakfast. Ride dedications followed and then the Hakka led by Ashley and Alejandro. I started riding with Charlie, Edna and […]