Greetings from San Fransisco

Well we made it this far. We have seen rain, snow, winds, and now finally sunshine since we've been in California. The trip has been full of improvisation but that is why we bicycle tour right? It been fun trying to change our route when we were not able to pass through the mountains in Washington. So we went through Portland and made a little detour, but we got back on track at the beautiful McKenzie and stayed at one of my all time favorite campgrounds at McKenzie Bridge. The coast has been amazing. Dramatic would not even begin to describe it. Look for pictures on twitter and facebook. Remember to follow my tweets for current updates on where we are and what we are doing. I want to take a second to thank everyone who has donated to the cause in my name so far. Your donation directly helps those with MS. It provides funding to Bike the US for MS projects like building wheelchair ramps and home improvements as well as contributing to treatment and research at the James Q. Miller clinic in Charlottesville.

Thank you:

Colin Beal

Drew Walker

Ed & Carol Fox

Jim & Harriet Craft

Jenifer Walker

Andrew & Mindi Walker

Karen & Martin Jones

The Stallings'

Matt & Jen Walker

Tim & Ann Walker

Bill & Pat Fordyce

Deb Yurow

Dustin Akers

Base Camp

Tonight is the last night in Seattle and we have experienced so much hospitality. I cannot thank everyone that helped us along the way enough. We're setting out tomorrow for the mountains and Mount Rainier. We will certainly see snow since the pass didn't open until last Thursday, but we are ready. There has been so much to do to get prepared for this, and everyone is excited to get underway.

During our ride tomorrow we get the privilege of helping some suffering from MS by giving her house a good spring cleaning. This is what is most important about our trip, because we get to meet people and directly help them.

So out of Seattle and into the Cascades, try to keep up.