I recently found out that Will Cross, who has type 1 diabetes, climbed to the summit of Mount Everest on May 23, 2006. At 5:10 a.m. on that day, he became the first American with diabetes to reach the top of the world, the summit of Mount Everest.
Here’s a link to the web […]

Thirty-two states done now. We crossed the border into Kentucky from Cincinnati, Ohio this morning and enjoyed cycling through 24 miles of roadway in the great state of Kentucky.
We chose the River Road (also known as Kentucky highway as the small part of the of Kentucky that we would experience […]

I was so happy to see overcast skies this morning! I was not looking forward to a third day in a row of the heat, humidity, and sun. With the cloud cover and isolated thundershowers, the high temperatures were at least ten degrees cooler than yesterday.
It was still warm enough though. I […]

We’re in the middle of a countrywide heat wave. Today’s forecast is for sun, some wind, humidity and high temperatures in the mid-90’s. It was going to be a hot day in the saddle.
We got an early start to try to avoid some of the heat. Even by 9:00 AM, it was hot. As […]

I’ve been getting a lot of emails and comments on the web site these days. Probably more than ever before. I really appreciate each one that I get and I look forward to reading them at the end of each day.
Unfortunately, we’re keeping pretty busy simply staying on schedule to arrive at […]