From Then To Now

It has been some times since my first post. This last semester of school had been really busy. I had my last final on my Junior year on may 3rd. After that I went to Hood Canal and took a SCUBA certification test. It was pretty cold and murky. It was a really fun trip. Amanda and I got to visit her best friend in Vancouver Washington on our detour home. Since then I have been riding daily in the Tri-Cities and relaxing and riding at the cabin in Coeur D'Alene on the weekends. Now that school is over for the summer and I get all set for my big trip I thought I would post an update on what has happened since then. I have just sent in some donations that have put me over my minimum fund raising goal of $5,000. I have been amazingly blessed with support from my friends and family. I have turned my focus now to training; 4,000 miles is a long way to ride a bike so I figured I wouldn't just wing it. As I get into longer and longer rides I have learned that it is amazing how much you learn about your self when you ride for long distances alone. For instance I have learned that I have the amazing but useless ability to make funny noises with my mouth forming funny jingles. Roads are completely different at a slow speed, you notice so much more. It truly is amazing how much stuff is on the side of the road. This trip will most definitely be quite the adventure and I am excited to share it with you all. I have also been featured in a couple of newspaer articles so far.
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