Several times this week the subject of adversity has been addressed by Larry, Don, Mike, or Taylor. Today seemed to aggregate those separate thoughts into a singular practical application. The day dawned with dark clouds, threatening to rain and blow at any moment. This was to be the “final push” to Salt Lake City and [...]
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Ride from Reno Day 6
June 21st, 2009 
lpeterson A half dozen hearty club members join with Jeff in Delta to shuttle the group132 miles to the Huntsman Cancer Institute. A light tail wind and a brief shower favored the ride from Delta to Eureka before ascending into Eureka. A strong tail wind whisked the group at up to 29 mph from Eureka to [...]
Ride from Reno – Day 5 (a rest day??)
June 19th, 2009 lpeterson It’s morning in Delta and the sun is shining and the sky is clear. This will be sort of a rest day. Just out for a short 60 miler, to keep the muscles loose. I rode the first 30 miles with Jeff and the next 30 alone. The other guys did the 50 miles from [...]
Day 4 – Jeff
June 19th, 2009 jwarren As a father, husband, and grandfather, I need to say “Thank You” to each member of my family who have posted messages in the Guestbook. In some cases their messages are sweet and cute, and others heart-rending. Reading how my cancer affected them is very, very sobering. My oldest daughter, Megan, wrote about the very [...]
Day 4 – Larry
June 18th, 2009 lpeterson The diagnosis of cancer sets ordinary people with ordinary lives on extraordinary paths. Life must take on new meaning, priorities must change, and a new focus comes into view. When I accepted Jeff’s invitation to do the Ride from Reno last year little did I know the extraordinary path that decisions to do the ride [...]
Day 3 – Jeff
June 18th, 2009 jwarren I can’t thank Larry, Don, Taylor, and Mike enough for keeping up the blog each day and giving everyone their perspectives on the day’s activities and events. Their perspectives are always different because of differing abilities and experience in cycling and I find their entries wonderful as I read about the experiences I was honored [...]
Ride from Reno – Day 3
June 17th, 2009 lpeterson Ride from Reno – Day 3 With hours in the saddle and not much more to do than peddle, watch the desert go by and think about tasks to be done, I had tonight’s blog all planned out. However, it was all washed away on Connors Summit. We thought we were getting wet the last [...]
Day 2 – Jeff
June 17th, 2009 jwarren I woke up this morning thinking about cancer and it was on my mind all day. I couldn’t help it! I had a chemical burn on the left side of my tongue this morning, and my first thought was, “Oh, crap! I fell asleep with my trays in my mouth!” Because of all the radiation I had in [...]
