Today’s Highlights:
We are on day thirty of our adventure and it is our third rest day. Tomorrow we start a string of high-mileage days. Since there is little to say about a day of chores and downtime, I have selected a set of images to highlight all the riders of this cross country challenge.
But first, we say goodbye to one of our favorite members. Dave Kokinda left for home today, as planned. He had signed up for the first three sections of the tour, and cycled across half the country with us. He is an excellent cyclist, and I was lucky to ride with him often. He is also one of the funniest guys I have ever met and everyone enjoyed his good humor everyday. We will all miss him.
Thirteen riders and four staff continue on for the entire coast to coast adventure.
Meet The Riders: (in no particular order)
Dave Kokinda from New Jersey (San Francisco to St Joseph)
Ken Harris from Taxas (coast to coast)
Ken Koele from South Carolina (coast to coast)
Diego Betita (coast to coast)
Steve Lange from Illinois (coast to coast)
Mike Meinke from Ohio (coast to coast)
Bud Seabeck from Ohio (coast to coast)
Chris Harper from Minnesota (coast to coast)
Dave Marklund from Minnesota (coast to coast)
Emma Mason from England (coast to coast)
Tom and Tommy Evans from Colorado (coast to coast)
Mark Brandjord from Washington (coast to coast)
Meaghan Fondiller from New York (San Francisco to Salt Lake City)
Jed Beitler (San Francisco to Salt Lake City)
Andy Hiroshima from California (San Francisco to Salt Lake City)
Millard Yoder from Florida (Rocky Mt tour)
Andy Kaplan our mechanic
Gene and Jane Emborsky our support crew
Michele Sahli our ride leader
What a fun thing to post. Nice to see where everyone is from. Great job. I liked the Dot on the road to mark your 1/2 point. Amazing! Hope you had a nice rest day to gear up for this up coming week. You sure have seen some interesting tiny little towns. Safe travels as always!
Agree with June, it’s nice to put names to faces and see where everyone is coming from. Looking forward to seeing my brother, Ken (Koele), this weekend when he comes through Illinois. He’s doing a great job, his family is very proud of him. Thanks for the daily updates, too, I’m enjoying the virtual ride-along!
Nice to see the photos and journal every day. I really enjoyed the time with the group from Salt Lake to Pueblo. Safe travels to you all!