Hey all,

Not a lot of time to write as I have an enchilada dinner planned for this evening – TGIF, but I wanted to drop a line to let you all know I’m doing fine and feeling great. Who knew? Today is our “day off” in Whitehorse, but Tess, John, and I have been busy grocery shopping for our remaining 10 days on the road…I’m not quite sure where the summer’s gone.

There have been a couple of days this summer that I’ve been surprised I made it through, yesterday was one of them. This week has been full of headwind and hills and we’ve all been feeling fatigued. Nature’s force is not something to take lightly. Between the mountains and the wind, it’s easy to recognize how tiny you are in the grande scheme of things. Yesterday was 109 miles, I felt like sagging at mile 40, but Tess, Lorig, Brett, and Mike kept me going. The remainder of the ride we all took turns encouraging each other to keep going…through the wind, the rain, the hail, the cold, and the hills…it just wouldn’t stop. When we all arrived in Whitehorse, we celebrated, rejoiced is more like it. I love this team and I’m sad to see this all come to an end.

The Sierra team has now joined us, so we are 40 strong for the remainder of the trip. I don’t really have the time to post pictures, but I promise to in the future.