Summer is slowly coming to a close and 2014’s ride year is about to be upon us in just one short month. I don’t quite know how to begin the first of many journal entries to come, so I’ll just share what’s on my mind right now. First of all, we will begin team workouts […]
It feels really weird, but we finally made it to Canada today. As i was riding up to Canada i felt oddly nervous but normal. I couldn’t help but think about the vastness of Canada and all of the unknown things we’ll experience in the next couple of weeks, but at the same time that […]
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day 50, just 20 to go, smithers to kitwanga We have reached a point in the ride where we are very cutoff from civilization and it is messing with my perspective. I just read what I wrote below and holy crap, I sound like a hippy. But bear with me, the Brent who bathes and […]
Oh Canada: Day 38: Claresholm to Calgary So we’re in Canadia, eh? It’s this whole other country… we’re actually here and I don’t know what to say expect that I love it. Of course it’s fun to play the rivalry game and say the US is amazing and Canada sucks, but this place is awesome. […]
Day 51 Rockies: Kitwanga BC to Meziadin Lake BC, 95 miles Date: July 21st 2013 Wake up was at 7am. Breakfast was set up by SAG. It was oatmeal, banana and pastry donated by 2012 rider Kaitlyn Hunt. Ride dedications followed. Monty joined our dedication circle. Gaby led the Hakka. On the way out of […]
Today we arrived in Oak Harbor, WA to a bustling church full of lively women. As soon as I entered, one of them grabbed me and started taking pictures with her arms around me. She pointed to the other ladies helping set up the food and said “These are all your aunties”. And just like […]
Our pillars are all over everything that is Texas 4000; hope, knowledge, and charity. Much of how we achieve our pillars is not on the bike. We achieve them when we meet people, exchange stories, and get our mission out there. We had one of our biggest turnouts today at St. Augustine’s church. This community […]
Day 50 Rockies: Smithers BC to Kitwanga BC, 73 miles Date: July 20th 2013 Wake up was at 8 am. Our hoss had left us a bunch of stuff for breakfast. SAG setup breakfast for us in the morning. Ride dedications followed. I dedicated the ride to Dwaine, the pastor of the church we were […]
Day 49 Rockies: Burns lake BC to Smithers BC, 92 miles Date: July 19th 2013 Wake up was at 7am. Breakfast was prepared by SAG. I woke up very fatigued. I did not have enough sleep for the past 2 days. I was very tired. Ride dedications followed. Kelsey had gotten news that father was […]
