Present Update #2

Hey everyone--

Sorry for no entries in the past week, things have been crazy. Last week, I was working on the article for There and Back (great mag, you should all pick up a copy, and I'm not just saying that because I write for it), yesterday I went on a bike ride up Mt. Evans, and today was my first day back to school.

Anyways, the ride up Mt. Evans was incredible. My friend Brendan and I left from our door-steps in downtown Denver at a grogy 6:30 in the morning and rode out to Golden where we met Dave and Nick, two of Brendan's friends from school who came along in order to train for their bike tour down to Panama.

From left to right: Nick, Me, Brendan, and Dave at the summit of Evans

Once we got to Echo Lake, about 15 miles from the summit of Evans, I wasn't sure that I could go on any further. My lungs felt like they were already going to collapse, and my quads were torched. Thanks to Brendan, who reminded me to live without regret, I decided to ride the last 15 miles and conquer the highest road in North America.

I fell asleep in class today. I guess after a summer of non-stop adventure, you get de-sensitized to exciting things like the history of the English language and British literature.


I plan on getting more of my summer journal entries and photographs on here soon, so keep an eye out.