Hope all is well as the summer ends.
Happy Trails,
Mike
Monday, September 7, 2009
Update
I don't know if anyone reads this anymore, but I just wanted to let everyone know that my car was broken into roughly two weeks ago and a fair amount of valuable things, such as my backpack with my computer and several important files, were stolen. All of the checks had been handed over to Global Volunteers by then, so no need to worry about that aspect. However, the theft has delayed my thank-you letter writing project to all donors since the donor database was in my backpack. Thus I apologize if you get a thank-you too late. Just wanted to keep everyone informed and updated.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Donation Totals To Date
As of today, 6/12, $4,967.77 has been raised!
Many thanks to all donors for their amazing generosity.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Done!
As of this morning's 13 mile run from Pine Island to Rochester via the Douglas Trail, the Great Transversal of Minnesota is officially over. I only have time for a quick update now, but more pictures and posting will be coming shortly.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Day 5 Complete!
After 114 miles of biking, day 5 is now finished. Only 1 more day left!
I was blessed with a strong tailwind for the entire day, making the miles roll by much faster than yesterday. However, some strong rain in the morning and temperatures in the mid-50s meant that after the first hour I was soaked to the bone and in the beginning stages of hypothermia. It was an eery replay of my rollerski trek two days ago. However, my faithful support crew saved the day again. After putting on dry clothes, spending some time in the RV with the heat blasting, and eating the last of our leftover pizza (and a few snickers bars on the side), my outlook improved by several orders of magnitude.
I reached Pine Island in good spirits after covering 97 miles. Once there, I decided to ride the remaining 17 miles back to my house. Although the official plan called for stopping in Pine Island today, it isn't too often that I have the privelege of riding with a tailwind on a point-to-point course. Thus I decided to prolong my ride. Even though I made it to Rochester today, I will still run the 13 miles from Pine Island to Rochester tomorrow.
Finally, a big thanks to my brother Ian who biked with me for about 10 miles around Nerstrand, MN. It made a very lonely part of the ride much more bearable.
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