It was a great trip.
To all of those who helped out along the way from day one on, thank you. Kate and her sister Marilyn thank you for being our follow car and getting us thru the desert and mountain passes. Tony and Diana from LA they bought us ice cream at the end of our first day. To life lessons learned like don't eat egg salad befor
e going back for another ride, or stopping in the middle of the day just to lie there sweating constantly, and than deciding to go back to biking while its still 120 degrees. Thank you glass elevator in CA for teaching me what to do when you see a sign that says 25 mph for a curve. Thank you desert for not just straight up killing me. That was nice of you. To whirlpool of death, awesome, i have never looked at a river the same. To the Grand Canyon, damn thats a big cravace. The red rocks of AZ, it was everything i wanted. Not going to lie i had a perma grin going on and even had some tears of joy from Congress all the way to flagstaff. Perfect.Celine our first companion to stay with us. Sorry i lost the hostage you gave us, but we lost him and never had anything bad happen to us the rest of the trip. So maybe it was letting a hostage go that brings good fortune. I dont know. Evey one has to try and find the movie DANGEROUS WORDS FROM THE FEARLESS. I want to know if it was a flop or if it turned out to be a pretty bitchin movie. Thank you David Doll for not only a large donation but general knowledge that i can baisically live off Spiz, im going to try that for a little while just to see what its like. It should be fun. WOLF CREEK PASS I love you. Its a brutal SOB of a climb but you know what. A lot of things will forever be compared to it. If you can climb Wolf Creek pass, you can... do what ever it is you want. Trinidad Man you made one hell of a Day Man. Thank you to all the church's that let us crash in their basements when it was + 100. Stever Doner and the whole Doner family, you guys were awesome. That storm was the closest thing to a tornado we saw. I digged it. If anyone wants to know about how to build something out of adobe find that man. His house is awesome and he's a really smart guy. Better Foolish and Happy than Sane and Sad. Centenial Party's Yaaaa! Free food, lodging, swimming, food and more food. Yup that's a party Montezuma, KS style "The edge of the world", not. FRAMILY!!! Witchita, KS your huge your flat but your people know how to throw down. Mac and Linda thank you for an awesome experience with everyone. Becky, Eureka,KS no questions if your traveling find her at the city pool. Fort Scott, KS find the Twin Lyons Mansion's ask for Pat and she'll take care of the rest. Simply put go to KS. Yeah its flat but they kept us in that state longer than any other because of the people. Joey's cousin and her husband, sorry i didnt write your names down, but thank you and dude damn you know how to cook. One of the top five best meals came from your kitchen. To my sister for surprising me by showing up at our hotel room. That was awesome! Arthritis Convention sorry didn't spend more time there. I was hanging out with my sister Hannah. I did move some chairs tho, and biked across country spreading awareness. Oberlin,OH Magpie Pizza absolute must go eat there ask Jim what the special is and than eat that, and everything else he makes because its all delicious. Anchor Bar in Buffalo,NY home of the original wings, delicious.Sol Borrito Rochester, NY also fabulous. Finger lakes, get a bicycle and just bike all through there drinking wine and enjoying the scenery. It wont be a wasted day, but you might be at the end of that day. Roller Derby Girls!!! The Royal Pains! Thanks for Party Rockin! Diane and Mark Van Dover it was great meeting you and thank you for a delicious meal. Denise and Donna Portsmouth, NH best bartenders ever. The Portsmouth Brewery, get there at 5pm, Cheers! Novare Res Bier Cafe, only go there if you like great beer with no blaring music or mind numbing tv. You go for the beer and the conversations. To the people of the Wild Folk Farm keep up the good work and i cant wait to come back to see how everything is going. Nola and Rick you guys are my parents of the east thank you so much for everything you did. Katahdin oh how you ruined me. It was glorious and victorious and laborious and indelible. Great times. I was fortunate to encounter all these people and so many more. It was a blessing to learn from so many people in some way shape or form. To those that were not mentioned im sorry i didnt write down every ones name but you know who you are and i thank you.Well it was a blast i got to know Joey and Matt better than i would have ever intended. It was an interesting combo. Loved the experience of traveling with some mates around to keep you company. They pissed me off time to time as im sure they felt the same towards me. They have a different style and a different history which made it an interesting group. Thank you Matthew Frintner and Joey Michels it was interesting and fun.
Thank you to all and to all a good night. It was a great trip.
Nate Martin
(it took me bout 2 1/2 hours to type this and now im going to bed)
September 8, 2012 12:38am.
Thank you to all and to all a good night. It was a great trip.
Nate Martin
(it took me bout 2 1/2 hours to type this and now im going to bed)
September 8, 2012 12:38am.
