Flying out Thursday at 10 am to Seattle

Right now I’m sitting in a youth room at a church in Plymouth Wisconsin, that looks more like the rooms I used to hang out in than the upstairs of a church. The old vintage couches encourage me

to do nothing but relax. Hanging on the walls are Van Gogh paintings and a psychedelic

poster, and combined with the circular

set up of the couches it reminds me of stoner days at old friend’s houses. But there

are no bongs being passed…

The Tour has been great. It has been a blessing to see the country, and I am happy to do it on a bike. My pace is mostly slow, which is nice because I get to soak in everything, from the

beautiful scenery to the amazing people who are on tour with me. Every day has

been filled with excitement. We get up early in the morning and roll off the

floor and out of our sleeping bags, eat breakfast, jump on our bikes and ride

out 80 to…

Day Three: Leavenworth to Coley City

Day Four: Coley City to Spokane

Excruciating: 1.Extremely painful, physically or emotionally

2. Intolerably embarrassing, tedious or irritating…

Day Two: Sultan to Leavenworth

It was a cold morning. So I prepared by wearing a coat, and thank God I did because it didn’t take long before I was riding soaking wet in the rain. I had intently fallen back from

the crowd so I could ride alone for awhile, but then started wondering if the

cold rain was as difficult for the rest of the riders to ride for as it was me.

The…