a reason to do what you love and love what you do

A man I never met, Dave Blumenthal, and only know through another bicycling blogger's blog (Kent Peterson) died on June 24th after sustaining injuries from a collision with a vehicle while riding in the 2010 Tour Divide.

Borrowing from Kent's words about Dave, I hope when I am gone, people will say I lived my life fully and passionately and that my thoughts, actions and words revealed a man who knew many things and most importantly, knew how to live and knew what things are most important. Dave's last blog post should bring you to tears.

As I soon (a few weeks) begin the longest ride in my life (the 2010 Seattle to Portland ride, a scant 200-something miles in two days) I pray for the health and safety of fellow riders and myself and hope to return with smiles and photos and stories to share.

Despite the risks we face in life everyday, we cannot let that stop us from enjoying the ride. Be safe. Be smart. Be kind.

the story gets worse

The Mayor of our city, while paying a visit to the site on the Cedar River Trail, a local multi-use-trail (a.k.a. "MUT"), where an 83 year-old woman was collided with by a cyclist, and later died of her injuries, himself got run into by a cyclist.

Please - ride safe and smart cyclists! Maybe we need a grassroots self-policing group of concerned cyclists to monitor trails and urge others to abide by trail safety rules.

sad news in local community

An elderly woman was struck by a cyclist this week on a local regional trail and died from her injuries.

More on this story.

R.I.P. - Bradford S. Perkins

I worked with Brad almost a decade ago. He was a regular bicycle commuter in Seattle and active in sports, especially hockey.

Brad was diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer two years ago and I was just informed he died yesterday after several surgeries and treatments over the years that took his health and vitality but never his spirit and sense of humor.

He will be missed.