Category: cycling
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Days 1&2: Oregon
After a few days with the Johnsons (thanks again Chark!), we drove out to the coast. We didn’t know if our camp site had ocean access, so we stopped in Seaside for photos: turns out they did have beach access, so I took some more the next day while Bob finished packing up: Yesterday I…
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Greetings from Keizer, Oregon
We drove into Oregon on Tuesday, and have been staying with our friends Cheryl and Mark – who have been amazing hosts that make very good pizza. We’re mostly doing last minute errands, picking up things we forgot to pack (like an ice chest 🤦♂️). Bob decided we should put a fundraising decal on the…
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We’re off!
We’re on our way to the west coast! Thanks to Brandon and everyone at Burk’s Tavern for the amazing fundraiser/send-off party. It was a blast, and wonderful to catch up with old friends and make some new ones. That fundraiser pushed us over the $3000 mark for BikeMS! Thank you so much to everyone who…
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Taking a summer off
In just 8 days I’ll pause my employment at Canonical to attempt something I’ve been wanting to do for years: ride my bike across a continent. I’ve done a few long distance/multi day rides in the past, but nothing close to this. I’m cheating. For one, I picked my own continent. For another, I’ll have…
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Bike MS Colorado 2020
I’ve signed up to ride Bike MS 2020 for a 3rd year June 27-28. They haven’t published the route yet, but it’s usually a 100 mile route from Westminster to Fort Collins, then around 50 miles back the next day. I’m still unsure if it’ll be cancelled/postponed due to Covid19. But even if it doesn’t…
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Bike MS 2019
I’m riding Bike MS Colorado as part of Team Left Hand again this year. We’ll do 100 miles from Denver to Fort Collins, finishing over the Horsetooth Reservoir dam. The next day, we’ll do 76 miles to return to Denver. I’d appreciate your support – even just $5 would be awesome. Donate here. Here’s what…