When I was in high school I met this guy who had ridden across the entire United States on his bike. Ever since that encounter the idea of doing something similar has both intrigued me and never drifted too far from my thoughts. I am finally in a place in life where I can pursue this adventure. I am so incredibly happy that my son Alex is as enthusiastic as I am for our own ride!
Over the last year or so our plan has changed a few times, but we think we know what we want to do now. Sometime in June this summer (2009) Robin and Emily will take me and Alex to Mackinaw City where we will start our journey back to Osseo. This approximate 450 mile ride will tell us so much about what we don't know and what we need to learn before we make our bigger ride in the summer of 2010. In 2010 we plan on riding from Osseo to the east coast. Currently we are looking at Maine as our destination.
I am looking forward to the personal challenge and the time I will get to spend with Alex the 2 summers before he enters high school. We plan on updating this blog frequently to have something that will serve as a reminder to us of all of the effort, ups, and downs of going after this goal and to let others who are interested see what we have been up to. Feel free to comment on items that interest you, and skip those that don't!
I was excited to go on the bike ride from Seattle Washington to Osseo, but Osseo to Maine should be pretty fun. I am still hoping that someday I will be able to go on the trip from Seattle to Osseo. I have a new bike that I have done 34 miles on so far. One day I rode 7 miles, another day 7 again, and then I rode 20 miles. On my other bike, I have been contantly going 6 miles a day, about 3-4 days a week. I am still wondering and hoping that I can do a big bike ride every summer.
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Dave and Alex:
ReplyDeleteI heard about your ride to Mackinaw . . . now you two know how to make a summer vacation count! :) I think I’ve got a few of your night marauder’s cousins living in our woodpile (3 baby raccoons and their mother). So cute - - from a distance.
I’ll check back to see how your trip is going. Hope we can get together at our home later this summer. Burgers, dogs, but (sorry) no raccoons allowed ;)
Best regards and happy cycling,
Mike Gordon: