Long day to Moab Utah.

I got up at 5:30am and was on the road around 6:30am. It was a 100 mile ride to Moab. It was a tough 100 miles because there were no services between Grand Junction and Moab. That means no place to fill up with water. So Ed and Maggie rode with my the first 10 miles or so. They showed me the way to route 50. Then I was on my own. Well me and Jesus ofcourse. Praise God. So the first 50 miles had some climbs in them. They were pretty tough. Then I had about 30 miles of slight down hill. You would think that would be an easy 30 miles. Not the case. I had a head wind that was strong enough to keep me from coasting. That means I had to pedal to go down hill. That was no fun. Then when I was around 20-25 miles from Moab, I ran out of H2O. At this point I was back into some hills and my legs were dead. I was walking my bike up the hills. Keep in mind I have had no place to stop and get a decent lunch. I have good energy bars with lots of protein but after about four and no water, they don't seem to be appealing. Also it is about 100 degrees. One positive is that the scene was absolutely beautiful. I was following the Colorado river in a gorge that was about 300 ft tall on both sides of the river. Amazing! So then I get a flat tire. Exactly what I needed. I didn't let it get to me. I just took the five minutes and changed it. So now I'm contemplating tenting up on the side of the road. I would still be without food and water in the morning. So I decide to keep moving forward slowly but surely. About 5 miles up the road I hit a jack pot. There was a lodge I could fill up with water. Praise God. So now that I had water, I felt replenished with energy. Once I got back on the road I had about 16 more miles Togo. I had a little head wind so I decided to ask God to take it away. I rounded the next turn and guess what happened? the wind probably tripled in power. I had to stop and off my bike I could barely stay on my feet. There was no way I was riding against this wind. So I decided to try and wait it out a bit. Ten minutes and no sign of getting any better. I had to just jump ony bike and give it a shot. Shortly after the wind did die down a little. Praise God. I felt a new burst of energy so I bumped up my pace. I kicked it up and held strong. Before I knew it I was rounding the corner to see Moab in my sight. Praise the lord. 13 1/2 hours and 102 miles later I was there. It felt amazing. I ate some dinner and went to a campground. I'll be staying here for two days and might do some white water rafting. God is good. I'll talk to you tomorrow. God Bless.

In Salida Colorado

Today was a wonderful day. Praise God. I rode 60 miles to Salida. The first hour was a crazy uphill climb. Then after that I had a strong head wind the whole day. I kept strong though because I knew I had a place to stay. My best friends sister lives in Salida and said I could stay there. Theres also a huge bike race starting in Salida tomorrow. Some of the biggest riders including lance are going to be there. Praise God. So I'm going to take the day off an hang out here. They took me out to dinner an paid for my food. Praise God. I also finally got to take my files of my phone. So now I have all the space in the world to take more videos. Everything is working out great. I also might get to go zip lining tomorrow. Mogda which is Conrads sister works at a zip line place and said she should be able to hook me up. It's 700 ft long over a valley. I can't wait. Her and her husband Michael are treating me just like family. Oh and I also got to cut off all my hair. Feels so good not having a beard and a helmet. Lol. It was getting out of hand. Til tomorrow, God bless and praise God!

In Ordway Colorado

Tomorrow I will be posting a video blog. Sorry for the shortage. I met a couple about three days ago who are riding to Los Angeles. So for the last few days we have been riding together. Praise God. They are really cook and riding with people has been great. Tomorrow will be our last day together. Our trails part ways after Pueblo, Colorado. Today we rode 61 miles to Ordway. I called ahead and got a church to let us stay inside. Praise God for AC. It feels amazing to be in Colorado. Today was the first day I was able to see the mountain range in the horizon. It is beautiful and scary all at the same time. It's going to be a tough ride but once I get to the other side, it will surely be worth it. Everything has been great. I've had no maintenance problems with my bike because it's just too sweet. Praise the lord for that. It's also starting to get cooler as we get farther into Colorado. It's in the 80's during the day and 50's at night. It's going to be so nice. other than that I just wanna thank everyone for their prayers and support. Without God by my side, none of this would have been possible. God be with you all.

Praise the lord

I haven't posted a text blog in a few days. I'm not sure if anyone is just reading and not watching the videos. If so than I'm sorry. I'm currently in Ellinwood Kansas. Tomorrow I'm going to try and get up early to set a record. I'm not going to tell how far I'm going to try and ride because there's a good chance I won't want to get up and ride that far. Lol praise God though. Today was a good day. I was at a church last night so I got to attend service this morning. Then I rode 54 miles to camp out on a catholic church property. I called ahead and got permission. Praise the lord. West Kansas is all flat but they have a lot of these burrs that puncture tires. I've had one flat on my trailer but that isn't goin to hold me down. The weather is getting a little cooler. Today it was only 94 degrees. I can't Waugh for Colorado because it's in the 80's during the day and 50's at night. It will be really nice. Everything is going amazing as usual. God is always good. I'll talk to you tomorrow. God bless.

Bikes in the shop

Praise the lord. Once again I have to go with a part that is a step down. This time though the step down is around $180. Bike parts aren't cheap. Praise God though because Ruth said she would make sure it was affordable for me. My bike is still being worked on and it's raining outside. Ruth offered me to stay another night so that's what I'm going to do. I just got done eating lunch and I'm just hangin out at the shop while my bike gets fixed. Ruth and her husband Bob took a trip to California and back on bicycles for their honeymoon. So I got to talk to them and they showed me a good route through Colorado and Utah. Praise God because that's a big help. They told me the safest roads to travel on. Everything is going great. Thanks to God and our prayers. God Bless

I took a little spill on the sidewalk but all is well

I was riding at a pretty good rate on the sidewalk when I cam across about 10 feet of water/moss. My bike came right out from under me. I slid on the sidewalk for about 10 to 15 feet. I got a little scrap but more important, I broke my brake lever and gear shifter. Praise God though because I called the bike shop I went to earlier. They were closed but Ruth saw the Ohio number and decided to pick up. She came and picked me up and now I'm in the shop. They have the parts and she is letting me stay at her place tonight. God is taking care of the situation. Praise the lord. Go check out the videos for more details on the wreck. God Bless

Francis Chan video I just watched

I will post every now and then when I watch good sermons. I think this video is really good. Check it out or don't. Lol praise God


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym5klyPlEL8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Praise Jesus Christ

Sorry but there was a video that I know a few watched that I had to delete. It had really bad audio because of the wind. Yesterday used to be the hardest day of the trip until today. I rode the first 5 or so miles west which wasnt a big deal at all. Then I turned north to head toward Wichita. Right as I turned north, I get hit with major winds. They were twice as bad as yesterday and I almost gave up riding for the day. It was 27 miles to the next town where I would turn west again. The first 9 miles were never ending. I stopped about 5 times to take a break and even thought about ending it for the day. After the nine miles, I stopped for about 20 minutes. I was hoping to hitch a ride. No trucks stopped. One lady did stop but she was heading the other way. I thought about pitching my tent right there in the field. But then I decided that I would jump back on the road. Atleaste get a few more miles. Then I turned on my music. The song How he loves was the first to play. Praise God. Right then I had a revelation. God was still God and I have had nothing but blessings on my trip. Was I about to let one rough day bring me down? No, I should be praising God through tough and easy times. We all know that life is going to have it's tough times. I felt as if God would be more pleased if I showed him my love even when I was in trials. So that's what I did. I pressed on like it was any other day. Guess what happened. I conquered those next 18 miles like they were nothing. I felt like I had more energy than ever. Praise God. Then the wind died down and I made it to a cafe in Leon. It was a cafe/full Gospel church. The lady saw my sign and gave me my meal for free. Praise the lord. Then I rode 16 more miles that went by like nothing to an Assembly of God camp where I am now staying. I'm in a housing facility with bunk beds, showers and AC. Praise God because even with the worst wind and toughest riding, it was still a glorious day. Amen. Thanks for all your prayers and God bless.

Praise God

Probably the hardest day of my trip. It was nothing but head winds and hills for 60 miles. Then I end in a city with no food or gas station. It wasn't a good sign. I was not looking forward to riding to the gas station that was 5 miles farther. There are only two church in this town. It has a population of about 200. So I though I would try and call one of the churches. Praise God because Justin the preacher answers. I told him my story and asked for a camp. He said no problem. They also had a van going into the town with the gas station. So I got a ride and got a bunch of stuff to drink and some snacks. The church paid for it all praise the lord. So I have a place to stay and plenty of water. God Bless you all. Posted a video as well.

Staying another day at camp

I slept in a little today. It was raining do I decided I was going to stay another night. Praise God. I went Into the city to grab a bite to eat. After that I went over to walmart. When I got there I ran into Joe. Praise God. He was one of the guys that I met in Joplin. He has a bicycle and trailer he is riding across Kansas. So I hung out with him and invited him to my campsite. We got some dogs to roast and were hanging out now. Tomorrow I might ride a little with him. He only does about 40 miles a day so I'm not sure. Praise God though for the company tonight. God Bless

Elk city Kansas

Today I rode 82 miles. I had a head wind pretty much the whole day. Praise God though because when I got to the campground and told the lady about my trip, she paid for my site. I posted a video. God bless.

Bike is fixed

So Nick who was the manager or owner of Lewis and Clark was so helpful. He offered to help me with whatever I needed. Praise God. So my old derailer needed some new parts in order to fix it. So instead they put a new one on my bicycle. They told me my old derailer was around $200. The one I have now is around $25. Really I can't tell a difference. I just didnt want to throw my old one away though. So Nick asked me what I wanted to do. I said I would love if you could get the parts, fix it and send to my home. Praise God because that's what they are going to do. He also gave me his info invade I have any problems down the road. I truly can't believe the amazing people that God has pit me intouch with. I got to say goodbye to Scott this morning at the Mercy hospital that I stayed at. Truly a blessing. They all look forward to checking out my blog. So I'm back on the road and probably going to get half way to Joplin today. Praise the lord. Got my bike fixed for free. God is great.

Just watched a cool video

I don't know about you but I am going to try my hardest to live in a way that pleases our father. I want to end by hearing "well done good and faithful servant". Praise the lord. We must live for others and not ourselves. Check out this video. http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=t5sAUqTo098. Just copy and paste in browser. God bless