What a great rest day. Although I woke up a few times during the night, I didn’t actually fully wake up until I heard Mark come by our tent at 10:30 and exclaim that the restaurant across the street was going to stop serving breakfast in 30 minutes. That’s all it took for me to […]
This post is about a topic that I don’t talk about often… It is something I havent really shared it with my team; it’s too painful, it brings me to tears every time… but I have decided to share it here because it might help someone else going through a similar situation. Right now I’m […]
Here’s a quick recap of the past 2 days since our rest day in Prince George: Day 54: Prince George -> Beaumont Provincial Park (Provinical park is a state park… get it? Because there are not states in Canada, just provinces!! I thought that was cool. Patrick probably told us that. He seriously knows everything….) […]
Disclaimer: sort of deep? Two days ago, before we left Prince George, Dorrie led us in a ride dedication circle at the church. She opened up to us about her troubled childhood, journey caregiving for her nephew Dylan, and her own battle with cancer. Beyond an explanation about what happened in her own life, she […]
*pictures I will be uploaded when I have better internet. Today has been one of my favorite riding days so far. After taking 20 minutes or so to convince myself to get out of my warm sleeping bag, I crawled out of the tent to be blinded by the sun just breaking over the mountains. […]
After packing up my stuff slower than normal in the gym and getting my bike ready, I rode with the first wave of people (which I guess is a surprise since I normally bring up the rear) led by Emmy to the Hillcrest Church for breakfast. What amazing food (there were even crepes). We did […]
It is a beautiful afternoon in Prince George, BC. I’m sitting on a comfy couch, listening to Braden (our token musican) teach Rita how to play guitar, and over hearing laughter from the rest of my teammates who are hanging out on the back porch. Man, I love rest days. It’s been a while that […]
Last night, at 1am, 6 teammates and myself rolled into Dease Lake in front of our support vehicle’s headlights. We had been biking for 19 hours and 52 minutes straight, had climbed 14,000 ft of elevation gain and 3 mountain passes, and had completed 205 miles. Within that ride, we passed a moose and her […]
Wake up definitely came a lot earlier than I would have liked, but luckily my jacket was nice and warm because I had put it in my sleeping bag overnight, making it easier to get out and pack everything up. Maddie and Becca cooked some pancakes for breakfast which were delicious (even though they came […]
Cherie (our host) cooked Josh and I delicious omelets this morning before driving us to the Lake Charlie RV Park where the team was meeting and loading the vans. We had the ride dedication circle inside one of the park buildings, and today I rode for Cherie along with her mom Bee who passed away […]