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.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Pac tour day 10 - July 14

This morning we slept in, ate a cooked breakfast in the motel diner, and rolled out at a leisurely pace around 830, knowing that lunch after 52 miles (and at our destination) wouldn't even start until noon. After saying goodbye to the big pink dinosaur of Vernal, we spun down the road having good conversation and watching young Greg (16 years old) collect a couple more license plates.
We passed through Dinosaur, Colorado and saw many stone dinosaurs, like the big green one in front of the Town Hall.
Entering Colorado, our 5th state, didn't provide much change in scenery until we crested a ridge and began our descent into Grangely. The area to the left and right was covered with power lines, pipes in the ground, and very small Chevron signs. Eventually, some bigger signs noting that this was Chevron Sands grounds and even some oil derricks (only 1 moving) appeared.



We were able to have a lazy lunch in a small park next to our hotel before cleaning the bikes, lubricating the chains, doing laundry, and EATING again.
Overall, today was for recovery...for the body and mind. Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention that the last 5 days have all been over 100 degrees!

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  1. UnknownJuly 15, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    Reeck - I missed seeing the blog yesterday so I'll have to belatedly say congrats on powering thru the big day on the 13th. Great stuff!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 15, 2009 at 1:29 PM

    Not much to say but ROCK ON! I'm following you, and although I might envy a 8-10K calorie day now and then, open sores on my ass doesn't sound like such a great trade off. Good luck, Jay,
    Dan

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