Ride 2019 Day 6
I’m going to go ahead and put a few things down and publish it while it’s still fresh on my mind. This …
Ride 2019 Day 5
Like yesterday, the forecast predicted I would get wet at some point. The French couple I had met yesterday got on the …
Ride 2019 Day 4
It was good to be in my own home last night and this morning. There were several last minute tasks and fixing …
Ride 2019 Day 3
Sometimes I don’t know what I was thinking when I planned the route for this ride. You can see the details for …
Ride 2019 Day 2
It probably wasn’t the best plan, but my second day was going to be the longest of this trip. In order to …
Ride 2019 Day 1
Even though I have done this before, I was pretty anxious about the first day. I got up before dawn and set …
A Place To Rest My Head
As in the last ride, I will be staying in hotels, hostels, B&B, and Warm Showers host homes. I’m not a fan …
Back In The Saddle Again
The next ride, from Canada to Mexico will start in just under 2 weeks. I have been doing regular training rides of …
Where Are The Mentors For Rural Kids?
I was reading this article about the lack of representation of rural students in college attendance. [www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/02/15/581895659/whos-missing-from-america-s-colleges-rural-high-school-graduates ] There are always obstacles …
New Pullman Foundation Scholars 2017
Way back in 1974, I was a Senior at Bloom Township High School in Chicago Heights, IL. I did pretty well academically, …