Getting Started

Hello,

I'm not exactly sure how to start this, so I guess I'll just start.

This summer my dad and I are going to ride our bicycles (fully loaded about 75 pounds) across America. That includes going over the Cascades, the Rockies, the Appalachians, and crossing everything in between. It will be about 4200 miles. I'm a Junior in high school, so this will probably be my big adventure before college; for my dad, whose 52 and has raced in three Ironmen this is going to be a chance to slow down and enjoy the scenery. For both of us, it will be a chance to see America at twelve miles per hour.

This trip is also for my cousin, Nathan. Nathan, who's in 3rd grade, is deathly allergic to peanuts (as in, if he touches someone whose touched a peanut he will probably go into anaphylactic shock and could die if not treated immediatly). My goal is to use this trip to raise $10,000.00 for the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) to help fund research and education on food allergies.

This blog is going to be the story of our trip. While on the bikes, I'll try to post as often as possible, and upload pictures. But that's still months away. Until then, I'll post every couple of weeks to chronicle our preparations. Please, visit the blog often to follow our trip.

~Seth

P.S. To donate to our cause click on the gray box below. It will take you to our website where you can donate to FAAN. Thank You for your donations.