I have been training since February 2009 with the goal of completing a cycling tour from Portland, Oregon, to Tybee Island, Georgia in 30 days. The PAC Tour group embarked on July 5th and we are traveling about 3600 miles and climbing approximately 124,000 cumulative feet. Please enjoy sharing my journey across America.
I am asking friends, family, and anybody else interested in following the trip to consider supporting this trip by making a donation to Seattle Children's Hospital, Research, and Foundation. Art and Kristin Reeck have made Children's a priority in their philanthropic efforts over the years, and I laud their achievements. I encourage donations to the Uncompensated Care Fund, to help pay the bills for children without insurance, or with inadequate insurance to pay their bills...lifting the financial and emotional burden from the children and their families. Indicate Jay Across America as the occasion for the donation so we can total the money raised.
Hopefully, someday, we won't have to raise money for causes like this. For now, however, I thank you for your support.
The donation total will be updated occasionally...Consider a donation per mile or vertical foot climbed...and follow on the GPS link, where you can see the route, the speed, the ride profile, the weather, and-yes-my heart rate.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

July 8th - Day 4






This morning was sponsored by the letter T...as in Tandem. We rolled out of town (and Art headed for the airport) and after watching Lon spin his huge legs at high speed behind the tandem piloted by his daughter, Alan and I jumped in behind the tandem and were whisked away at 30-37 mph until the first break at 25 miles. I spent the rest of the day mellowing out, looking at the Snake River, watching people change flats, sightseeing, and chatting with Larry from Nevada (a previous PAC tour transcontinental finisher) as well as Russell from Nottingham (another PBP finsher). Things were beautiful today...and I'm looking forward to a mellow century tomorrow to help "rest up" for the big days ahead. I'm headed to bed, so here are some pictures to contemplate.
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