Stage 8: Flagstaff ~~> Tuba City (77 miles) The morning air is frigid and we are very grateful for having a warm place to sleep last night. Before departing we realize that Jeff (aka “Hefe”) has another flat on his back tire. He installs a new tube but it immediately ruptures and the tire subsequently goes down again. Something is wrong with the wheel or tire we...
Learn MoreStage 5: Golden Valley ~~> Peach Springs, Arizona (60 miles) We wake up early behind the Dollar General store and take down our tent before the locals start moving around and wander why 3 guys are camping in the middle of town. It’s only 10 miles to Kingman so we grab some granola bars for a pre-breakfast and head towards the city. As we pull into town...
Learn MoreMorning of Monday, April 4. The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins… Jumped on a 6am flight to LA after 0 hrs of sleep to start the greatest adventure of my life! Got to the airport less than an hour before takeoff. Credit card got rejected so they wouldn’t let me ship my bike. “Leaving my bike here is not an option, we are riding bikes across the country...
Learn MoreIt’s 5 am, I have not slept and need to be at the airport in an hour. My body and mind are both crashing; I am beat up, bruised, tired, distraught, gluttonous and sleep deprived. This is not how I foresaw the beginning of the greatest adventure of my young life. Our “Bisiklet for Haiti” (www.bisiklethaiti.com) Cross Country Bicycle Fundraising Tour...
Learn MoreI’ve been home now in the US for almost two weeks. Each day has held its own adventures, joys and surprises. Even getting across the mountains of Haiti and catching the plane in Port-au-Prince was an epic journey within itself. What follows is a fantastic and humbling serious of events that had to be experienced before I could return home. A personal...
Learn MoreMaybe it’s all the life the last few teams have infused into the Cloud Forest Medical Clinic; maybe it’s the 6,000 ft mountain climb via bike I’ve done each of the past two weekends; maybe it’s swimming naked in the Caribbean Sea and remembering how wonderful God is and how beautiful life can be. Whatever “It” is it’s back, and I...
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