My Journey Blog

“A picture is worth a thousand words!” Minutes after I pedaled into Seaside, Oregon and saw the Pacific Ocean, I looked up to the heavens and said, “We did it Mom! I have dreamed of this moment for the past 65 days as we pedaled across the country. I felt your...

In my last post I mentioned struggling with “pedaling for miles” versus “pedaling for memories.” Despite a long uphill climb, ten extra miles and no mini-mart to buy my midday chocolate milk treat, I chose to seek out more memories the last few days. I took the above...

With each push of the pedal, I managed to move a few feet forward, despite my first taste of the famous Columbia Gorge Winds! I have been fortunate in NOT having to pedal into a fierce headwind on our Journey, that is until last Saturday’s ride from Walla Walla to...

94 degrees, 4 mile climb, 8% grade and a very unusual “ticking” sound that had me puzzled for most of my ride up Alpowa Pass, elevation 2,785 feet. 94 degrees is a bit warm for a leisurely ride in South Eastern Washington state, but with no humidity to speak of, I was...

Well, where to begin? 1) I am alive and not in a hospital or laying off the side of US 12 in Montana;  2) I pedaled 219 miles from Lolo, MT to Clarkston, WA with the dreaded, “No Service” message on my iPhone screen; and 3) I know now why guests disembarking a...

Even to my color blind eyes, from a distance I thought I was approaching a beautiful, blue lake!  As I got closer I realized it was yet another mystery crop. (I think it is clover, but Diana, Jack’s 1st grade teacher, will hopefully give us the correct answer.) Same...