Noah has not been as committed as Sarita and I.
First he wasn’t interested and then he was.
And then he wasn’t.
He was trying to decide in an all or nothing way. We bought stuff. We returned stuff.
Recently we discovered the half-way option
He can do part of the trip.
He is starting out with us and at some point we will ship him back. This will depend on his mood and the proximity of a good airfare. Maybe Missoula Montana, maybe farther.
The route changed just a few days ago, when I realized that the western express route has
more than one hundred miles between grocery stores or trees.
That and the fact that the pony express used that trail, not the covered wagons.
The grade (steepness of climbing incline) in the Sierra Nevadas is twice
what it is in the Oakland Hills, our training ground.
Therefore, we start in Oregon with what we think will be
softer shade and smoother slopes.
It’s been Sarita and I from the beginning. We committed to doing this trip in December. That’s when we bought our bikes and started training.
Everyone asks us if we have a cause for our ride. We do.
Our cause is ART IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I will tell you how to donate once I figure that out.
This is a picture of Sa as one of the winners in an art contest.
The contest was to make a poster that speaks positively to youth.
Hers says “KEEP FAITH IN YOURSELF”
So that is what we are going to do.
All the way across.
Biking Across the USA 