The ride into Bartlesville Oklahoma left our bike in distress and out bodies exhausted. The flash flood warnings and super humid weather was a challenge through out the day. All things immediately looked up once our host site the Adams Blvd Church welcomed us in. The hospitality was some of the best I've felt on the trip. There were cold drinks, cookies, and of course my personal favorite brownies waiting for us inside! It took all of my limited will power to save some for the other riders! Meaning I tried to stay below my regular 8 to 9 brownie intake!
Speaking of hospitality, I must thank all of our many host sites along the way. From Gallop Funeral Services to our last host site Grove First United Methodist Church there has been many people how have served the bike and build mission in countless ways. The meals and space to sleep have been beyond my greatest expectations but it has been the love and excitement which these people have expressed about our service trip which has really floored me.
To all our host sites thank you so much.
One cool and awesome thing which I learned about here at the Bartlesville Adams Blvd Church was a group of young kids aptly named Transformers. There goal this summer is to transform their community through service to other people. Doing things such as canned food drives and trash pick up around the community. Pretty sweet right? If you ask me these transformers sound like some future bike and builders. Am I right or am I right?
Friday, June 29, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
General Picture Update
Don't act like you're not impressed with these tan lines.
Time to celebrate our 1st day off. Mel Risa, Myself and Zach doing it right.
learning how to put up siding. this was a tough day for Zach, Liz, and I. Ask me about it later.
Going over the edge...
An elite break away squad has formed. 
Blue ridge parkway. Waitin around for Big Chris.
General Update of Awesomeness
Today's ride was cake. Chocolate cake, with a 6 mile climb 2 minutes into the ride.
Some of you reading may be pondering why I haven't updated my blog, like oh umm Andy. Well there's a perfectly good reason for that. I'm much too busy building up my V-8 engine like legs which will soon come to the burg and rip you apart like a Great White. How's that?
Speaking of Sharks. Apparently that is my new name for the remainder of the trip. A bastardization of my nickname "Clark the Shark" has taken a vice like grip on the group. That may or may not have something to do with the Sweet kick ass shirt my sister, Sara made for me. With sharks on it!
Chris Jochem, a very talented runner and quickly progressing cyclists has been a wonderful riding partner when the hills and town line sprints come around. Some serious Tour de France type competition has spiced up the repetitive miles.
This sign, at the bottom of the climb up to Tennessee started off the demise of my soul.
As the next photo, taken moments later shows.
The day ended with the crossing of the state line. Of course I must say hello to my main man James Mchone's Jewelry who has a sweet sweet shirt!
So far my favorite day of the trip was the ride which took us from Linville Falls North Carolina to Asheville NC. The website says it was a 50 mile ride. Not true my friend it was easily 75 miles over the Blue Ridge Parkway which is totally hilly/mountainy. Luckily for me that day I was literally floating on my pedals.
This was not my real reason for loving that day. Seeing the sense of accomplishment among the rest of the trip after completing what was clearly the hardest ride of the trip so far, blew my mind. After that day everyone in the group should know they can concur anything. On top of that the group recovered well from the 12 mile climb the day before only to reach an altitude of well over 5,000 ft the very next day. But we were surely blessed with wonderful sights.
The start of the ride was all happy go lucky.
I was to busy climbing well to take pictures of the higher elevation but these pictures do look sweet. And yes dad I see that there is a spot on my camera lens messing up the pictures. You'll have to deal.
So, I realize I've neglected to post any pictures of building. But there are several of me doing some mean work with power tools, hammers, and nail guns! For now...I'm Sorry these blog posts are tiring and dinner is almost ready. Peace out home slice.
Some of you reading may be pondering why I haven't updated my blog, like oh umm Andy. Well there's a perfectly good reason for that. I'm much too busy building up my V-8 engine like legs which will soon come to the burg and rip you apart like a Great White. How's that?
Speaking of Sharks. Apparently that is my new name for the remainder of the trip. A bastardization of my nickname "Clark the Shark" has taken a vice like grip on the group. That may or may not have something to do with the Sweet kick ass shirt my sister, Sara made for me. With sharks on it!
Chris Jochem, a very talented runner and quickly progressing cyclists has been a wonderful riding partner when the hills and town line sprints come around. Some serious Tour de France type competition has spiced up the repetitive miles.
This sign, at the bottom of the climb up to Tennessee started off the demise of my soul.As the next photo, taken moments later shows.
The day ended with the crossing of the state line. Of course I must say hello to my main man James Mchone's Jewelry who has a sweet sweet shirt!
So far my favorite day of the trip was the ride which took us from Linville Falls North Carolina to Asheville NC. The website says it was a 50 mile ride. Not true my friend it was easily 75 miles over the Blue Ridge Parkway which is totally hilly/mountainy. Luckily for me that day I was literally floating on my pedals.
This was not my real reason for loving that day. Seeing the sense of accomplishment among the rest of the trip after completing what was clearly the hardest ride of the trip so far, blew my mind. After that day everyone in the group should know they can concur anything. On top of that the group recovered well from the 12 mile climb the day before only to reach an altitude of well over 5,000 ft the very next day. But we were surely blessed with wonderful sights.
The start of the ride was all happy go lucky.
I was to busy climbing well to take pictures of the higher elevation but these pictures do look sweet. And yes dad I see that there is a spot on my camera lens messing up the pictures. You'll have to deal.
So, I realize I've neglected to post any pictures of building. But there are several of me doing some mean work with power tools, hammers, and nail guns! For now...I'm Sorry these blog posts are tiring and dinner is almost ready. Peace out home slice.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)