Thursday, July 15, 2010

July 15, 2010 129 Miles Completed 8:00 pm


WE MADE IT! 129 miles. Ed Coss and I rode 105 mile uphill to the Eastern Continental Divide and then 24 miles @ 20+ mph down to Cumberland. Alice kept us supplied with water, gatorade, and oranges. Bethany updated the blog with pics we sent by texting.

Rolled into Cumberland just as the 8 pm church bells were ringing.
Thanks everyone! More donors pledged today. We should have over $21,000 for the school's scholarship fund.
Time for a shower and a good meal...............

July 15















6:30 pm. Ed at the Eastern Continental Divide. 24 fast miles to go.

Salisbury viaduct, 34mi to go. 5:20pm

4pm, @ Rockwood. 45 mi to go.


62nd Birthday at 62 Miles to GO!



Lunch















Ed on the Ohiopyle Viaduct















View from the viaduct.



Ohiopyle, noon lunch stop. 59 miles done, 70 miles to Cumberland.

Start of the ride...

Boston, PA (Outside of Pittsburgh), 7:30am



Wednesday, July 14, 2010

July 14, 1010 - The GAP'R Begins




Headed to Pittsburgh with Alice and church member Ed Coss who will ride with me tomorrow. The after school children were waving while we celebrated with the vuvuzela. Alice hopes we will stop blowing it soon.
Thanks everyone! We are now at little over $200 a mile. Had dinner in Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh. Just beautiful. Now watching the Tour De France for bicycling dreams . . . . .

Monday, June 21, 2010


Recent Ascension School Graduate Deondre Anderson brings in 16 GAP'R Pledges! Well done Deondre. Thank you!
Thank you to all my generous Sponsors: College Park Bikes, Deondre Anderson, Ascension Children Grades K – 3, Erica Beard, Joyce Bailey, Aunt Margie Beier, Eric Belkengren, Valerie Boozer-Hayden, Beverly Branch, Paula Brault, Pat Broady, Agnes Brown, Kirsten Budd, Sheila Bullock, Dr. LuJuana Butts, Bette Carpio, Pastor Ken and Carolyn Carlson, Melvin Clay, John & Betsy Corkill, Mary Corkill, the Delamaters, Gail DellaGatta, Jenny DeMaio and Family, Lori Dendy, Kay DiVincenzo, Darrell Dockery, Doug and Jeanne Dockery, Larry and Kathy Dolan, Westley & Natoshka Douglas & Family, David and Barbara Drew, Ken Drum, Dunn Decorating, Minnie Dupree, Ekanem Ekanem, Yinka Fakunle, Pastor Tim & Rae Fangmeier, Lois Fleming, Gabe Flicker, Marcia Foster, Dan and Lois Fulford, Dan Fulford Jr. and family, Andrea Fuller, Kathy Garrett, Sharron Gay, John Geisler, Girl Scout Troop 2385 Parents, Charles Goldston, Clay and Jannie Goldston, Doris Graham, Clarence and Lisa Grear, Rainie Grotte, Nathaniel and Diane Hampton and Family, Angela Hairston, Jaylin Hall, Skip and Rachel Hall, Antoinette Hardy-Jones, Michelle Hawkins, Fred Hayes, Alice Hedt, Bethany Hedt, Kaya Hedt, Matt Hedt, Melissa Hedt; Deaconess Sally J Hiller, SED LCMS; Alison Hirschel, Andy and Karen House, Bill and Andrea Humm, Louis & Demetra Hutchinson, Morris and Terry Hymes, Agnes Brown-Jones, Charles and Helen Jones, Fred Jones, Adam & Charlotte Kampia; KaSaundra, Jahmoni, & Bri'Nae; Bill and Trudie Kley, Mary Knott, Lamb of God Lutheran Church, Georgiana Lambert, Cilla Laula, Lynwood Leach, Calvin and Ginny Lee, Gloria Lewis, the Lewis family (Jon, Sheila, & Zora), Rev. Glenn and Donna Lucas, Sam & Gloria Malachi, Conisue Matthews, Janice McAllister, Ruth McGhghy, Herman and Alice McNeil, Sue Mickens, Rebecca Mitchell, Dwight Mitchell, The Mitchell Family, Mom (Linnea Hedt), Lovenia Morehead, Renate Mueller, NCG Insurance, Gloran Neal, Gwen Neal, Bob Nelson, Kent and Marj Nilsson, Dan Noel, Todd Over, Beverly Patnaik, Helon Pitsenbarger, Caroly Plue, Lewis and Paulette Powell, Pastor Quentin Poulson, Barbara Price, Natalie Reeves, Margie and Larry Reiter, Helen Riley, David Robinson, Markeith Royster, Janice and Les Ruffin, Ed & Barbara Salners, Robin Sands, Norvelle and Margaret Saunders, Pastor Art and Linda Scherer, Laurie-Jean Sennott, Harry and Kathy Sessums, Walt and Winnie Shulse, Tim Sigmon, the Sikes family, Ralph Smith, Ron and Betty Schenk, Kevin and Arlene Schenk, Arthur and Mildred Smith, Leonice Stewart, The Tarkington Family, Mary Terry, Ron & Cheryl Townsend, Hollis Turnham, Patricia Vornberger, Kathy and Mike Walker, Bill Watson, Mary West, Sue Wheaton, Roberta White, Pastor James Wiggins Jr., Carl and Daisy Wilhoit, Clementine Williams, The Yohe Family