A bicycle ride

Its been a month since AIDS Lifecycle 7 and we thought its about time to take you along on our voyage! It was an amazing journey for the two of us. Full of joy, heartache, and of course good old fashioned PAIN. There were long days, filled with strenuous hours, and they were capped off with cold nights surrounded by hundreds of other cyclists. Come along on our epic voyage!

It began at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Over 3,000 people showed up for the kick off ceremony


We headed out, and began the 545 mile journey to LA!
And saw some beautiful scenery

We made it to Camp1! Whew what a sigh of relief. And good friends were waiting for us.


We told you there were lots of tents around us

One of the best things about the ride, was all the support received. Here was a coffee shop in Santa Cruz that had free coffee, free smoothies, and free music!


More great scenery



On day 3, there was a terrible hill suitably named: THE QUADBUSTER. Here is Krista at the summit!


The other great thing about the experience, was the entertainment! The Gay and Lesbian community always keep it interesting!


The sign says it all....




We are the champions!


Go troops!



Ladies in red.....



These are the trucks that carried our gear. At the end of each day, we would go get our gear, and set up our tent for the night. The next morning, before the sun rose, we would break camp, pack up our gear, and bring it all back to the same truck



Isn't Santa Barbara beautiful!?



On the move shot! Hey Aras!


Last day of camp! This is our last meal line!



And now...the home stretch. The beautiful PCH somewhere in Malibu....



Illegal! Only Jason is supposed to take those on the bike pics!!!....Well, we're almost to the finish line, so we'll let it slide

545 miles, seven days, 1 tube of chamoise butter, and 2 sore butts later....WE MADE IT TO LA!!!


We would like to thank all of our wonderful family and friends for all of their support. Without which we most definitely would never have been able to accomplish our goal and ride for such a worthy cause. THANK YOU ALL!!



love,

Krista and Jason

IT'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN...

So many roads to travel, never enough time or sunshine to do it all... We keep on training though and Jason & I are in our final days of fundraising. He has 500 smakeroos to go, I 750....the going has been rough but soo worth it. The pants are fitting a little looser, the legs and arms are feeling a little stronger and we feel proud... Proud of what we have accomplished thus far and proud of what's to come! So if you're still thinking about it, but have been a bit too busy to yet click on the right-remember: We'd DO IT FOR YOU!!

It's ALOT STEEPER than it looks OKAY!!

Looks like you're going pretty fast there J!

We get to see so much of our beautiful home area on our rides-including this great barn!!

Jason always the daredevil, takes pics while we ride!

Jason gives the thumbs up near a beautiful vineyard ride...

"You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you."- Anonymous.

Hut 1, Hut 2, Hike!

So Parker's 1st game of flag football was last weekend & what a game!! The kids were running us all up & down the field trying to keep up with all their plays!! The best part? Parker's big brother-JR coaching The Cowboys!