2014-06-14 Getting Ready to Launch

Well, in just 3 days, we launch this insane journey. The past two months have been a blur of little details, making lists, and putting the stuff we think we need into piles in our townhouse. We will likely feel that we need everything until tomorrow when we actually try to fit it all into the car. I've been losing sleep over the excitement of finally getting started on this trip. Six days of driving across the country just to turn around and ride back on the bikes.

I've now ridden 6200 miles to train for the first half of the country. I honestly don't know if this distance was not enough or if it was too much. I do know that it took all the time that I have had over these past months. So, now we will go out and make this ride happen.

Jon and I want to thank everyone who made a ride pledge for the Parkinson Center of Oregon even before we started riding . We are truly honored to have you as partners in this adventure.

As a final video post, I created a 150 second video, It's All About the Bike, describing what is special about the Trek 520 - the bike that will carry both Jon and I across the country. Trust me. Not all bikes are equal especially if you are going to be in the saddle for 5 or 6 hours a day.