Our Cross Country Adventure
Welcome to our cross country biking blog!! We are doing this trip to raise money for the scholarship fund of the American Youth Foundation-Merrowvista, a summer camp in New Hampshire. We hope to raise 6,000 dollars – one dollar for every mile we bike – so that more children with limited financial means can experience a Merrowista summer. Merrowvista offers powerful, life changing, and life affirming experiences to kids 8-18 and we believe that all children should have the ability to attend regardless of financial capacity. Thanks for visiting and please visit http://www.active.com/donate/ayftour to donate to the AYF-Merrowvista scholarship fund! (:
Kind Regards,
Lauren, Rica, Jean Marie, and Sarah
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I’m loving your blog! Just learned about the surprise birthday dinner. Wow! Boots, you are the best.
What an amazing journey you are on. You’re meeting so many wonderful people. I imagine that your hearts are full to bursting. I’m enjoying reading their comments and seeing their pictures. Thanks for keeping us updated on your adventures. Makes me feel like I’m with you!
Love,
Mom/Jane
By: Jane Gossard on September 30, 2009
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Miss Jane, i Have never meet you! I WAS BLESSED to see and meet these girls on there trip to CALIFORNIAN!! I cried when thay left and i was attached when i saw first sight!! THEY mean so much to kids that need/want to go to this camp! I AM KEEPING up with them on there journey! i got Laurens phone number and i have been talking to her!! it WAS SO SAD to see them leave but its better them to go than a child sit at home! I AM PRAYING FOR THEM!!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS! HOPE TO SEEE THOSES FRONT WHEELS IN THE PACIFIC OCEN BEFOR CHRISTMAS!!!
BLESSINGS,
ANDREW FELTS
By: ANDREW FELTS on October 10, 2009
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I just wrote the Ellen Show! I hope they get it!
By: Barclay on October 20, 2009
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My friend and I met the four travelers last Sunday in rural Texas while we were out riding too. (Er, motorcycles that is…) We stopped at a convenience store and struck up a conversation and I almost fell out of my saddle when they responded “Massachussetts” when asked where they were from. They were seven weeks on the road, even then! These four are an engaging lot, with stories to tell and seemingly boundless energy, not to mention spirit and motivation.
Girls, we’ll be following your progress and wish you a safe and successful journey! Bob
By: bob loiseau on October 29, 2009
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WOW GUYS!!!!
You are really going at it. Getting closer and closer to your goals. I am so proud of you all!!!!
Don’t forget to take a dip in the ocean when you get to CA!!!!
Keep on biking and best of wishes
Pebbles
By: Pebbles on November 22, 2009
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What a wonderful surprise you guys!!!! It was so great to hear from you I’m glad you found an “oasis” in the Mojave. Getting ever so close to the goals you have set for yourselves. I hope your adventure has been all and more than you ever expected. Cherish your memories and share with all the things you have seen. This has been great to follow you even if I don’t get to be there physically with you. You do a heart good and again I AM SO PROUD of you guys. Don’t forget to take that skinny dip. No pics just smiles!!! heheheh
And to your parents you sure have raised a great bunch of girls.
Enjoy the trip and don’t forget to smell the flowers along the way!
All the best
Pebbles
By: Pebbles on November 26, 2009
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My husband Joe Weed (www.JoeWeed.com) and I are old friends of Craig and Mary Humphrey, so heard about your wonderful trip. We are also avid cyclists, and our 24-year-old son races Pro Mountain Bike downhill. We would be delighted to host you! We live in the Santa Cruz Mountains. (408) 353-3498
By: Marty Kendall on November 30, 2009
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Hi Marty,
I just read your message! I also have the book that you wrote about the Killing Fields in Cambodia. Mary gave it to me when we visited them at Thanksgiving. I’m looking forward to reading it. How wonderful to enable a voice to be heard with your writing!
Do you live near San Francisco? If you do, you might want to go to the ceremony/celebration at the end of the trip where they dip their wheels in the Pacific Ocean. We do not yet know exactly when or where it will take place but if you’re interested, when I know, I will let you know! It is not going to work out for us to be there.
I think you guys would enjoy meeting these young women.
Good wishes,
Jane Gossard
By: Jane Gossard on December 3, 2009
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Congratulations, girls! What you’ve done is absolutely awesome! Bob
By: bob loiseau on December 14, 2009
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