What a difference a day makes. That’s what I was saying Friday afternoon when there was no wind in Delta and at the same time yesterday we were battling 35 MPH gusts. Why couldn’t the days been shifted? Then Sunday rolls around and it’s rained all day. The last two years we suffered rain on [...]
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Day 6 Delta to HCI by Jason Bleak
June 19th, 2011 
jbleak Day 6. Delta to HCI If you are wondering is it over? Yes and no. This year’s ride from Reno officially ended yesterday. After 680 miles and 25,313 feet of elevation gain we are off the bike. The need for continued research persists. Will there be a next year? If the sun rises another 365 [...]
Final Day-Huntsman 140
June 18th, 2011 swestfall This morning was great seeing all of the supporters and riders who came to Delta to help bring Jeff home to the steps of the Huntsman. What a great ride it was to Salt Lake with all of the conversations I had with other riders. Learning their stories really touched me. As for our group [...]
Final Day-Huntsman 140
June 18th, 2011 swestfall On the way down to Virginia City We started this ride 6 days ago in Reno with one purpose. To raise money for the Huntsman. For me I came out with much more from this ride. I learned a lot about Jeff, Coleman, Joe, Jason, Ravell, Larry and Steve. We have a camaraderie that before [...]
Recovery (Yeah right) Day
June 17th, 2011 swestfall This morning started off great having breakfast with Larry, Ravell, Steve and Jason. This led into Larry showing us his laptop with the mapped out “recovery ride” course of 53 miles. Yeah. We left at 8:30 am and it actually turned out to be a fantastic ride. Ravell and Jason took a shortcut and headed [...]
Ride into Delta
June 17th, 2011 swestfall Well yesterday morning we loaded up the vehicles, left Ely, NV and headed back to where we stopped pedaling the previous day. It was the coolest day yet, but not unbearable by any means. Every other morning was just warm that’s all. So as we start off here it is ANOTHER climb right off the [...]
Day 5 – 2011 Rest day?
June 17th, 2011 lpeterson Well, sort of a rest day. At least for the afternoon. One has to do something to get ride of all the calories consumed at dinner last night! One of the things that happens after long days of hard work is the bodies demands for energy sky rockets, so it’s just not possible to say [...]
