Pictures from the home stretch and Hogs games. Pictures from the Hoover Dam & Route 66. Pictures from Yosemite National Park, Death Valley National Park, and Las Vegas, NV. Pictures from Oregon and California. Pictures from Oregon. Pictures from Idaho. Pictures from Yellowstone Park. Pictures from Grand Teton Park. Pictures from Palo Dura Canyon. Pictures from Florida to Texas.	Ride Progress Miles to date: 5,645 · Journal 10-30-06 Well soberjack is back home. It has been a wonderful trip. First I would like to thank all of you. Thank you for your prayers, your emails, and your donations. I am not sure what the next step in life is, but I know God will show me. I am going to start working for my buddy Justin. That is who I worked with before I left. I will also get into working out and running. I won't have as much time to ride my bike, but whenever I do I will take it. I am grateful to be home. It has been a long journey, one that I will never forget. I enjoyed every minute of it. Even the hard times. I have learned a lot about mysef, and now it is time to apply what I have learned out there to a normal every day life. I plan on taking another trip next April. It will not be as long as this one. We'll just have to wait and see though. Once again thank you for your help along the way. Keep me in your prayers. I will email every now and then and update you on my life. Have a good day. · Journal 10-26-06 Well the last leg of my trip will begin on Thrusday. I am looking forward to getting on the road and completing this journey. I have enjoyed almost every minute of it. I know it has definatley been a learning experience. I have about 300 more miles to go to make it home to LR. Can't wait. I will be arriving in town on Monday October 30th about 11:30 am. I will end the ride on the North Little Rock side of the new bike bridge. That is where Cook's Landing is. It would be nice if you could make it out to see me. If the time is going to change I will let you know. I have allowed myself plenty of time to make it there by then and don't see a problem with it. God willing I will be there. Thanks and hope to see you there. Have a great day · Journal 10-21-06 Well I have been hanging out with friends in Dallas. Helping around the house and relaxing. Things are going good. Will leave next week sometime and it is a little over 300 miles to the house. I am ready to be home and finish this trip. This trip has been good for me, but since I left San Fran it has been a hard journey. But that is part of life. Home is not far and then figuring out the next step in life is at hand. Where will God lead me? I am ready though. · Journal Entry 10-18-06 Hello all. I am in Vernon, Tx. About 30 miles from where I stayed last night. I am sitting at the same computer I sat at over 4 and a half monts ago. The wind is whipping around today and is blowing me everywhere. Probably will hold up here. There is some rain in the forcast for tomorrow. Who knows though. Yesterday I rode 91 miles in 6 hours to Quanah. It was a nice ride. Hopefully the weather will clear up for me so I can get closer to home. Have a good day. · Journal Entry 10-17-06 About to get on the road. It is almost 11 am. Made it to Clarendon last night. Got into town and rode by the church here and they were having gospel meeting. I attended. The people remembered me from when I came through earlier this year. Stayed in the church. Woke up this morning to a broken spoke on my back wheel. Had to search the whole city to find one. A guy from the church had a few extra. This bicycle ride sure has gotten tough over the past couple of days. Oh well I am going to get on the road I got a good tail wind right now · Journal Entry 10-16-06 Hello all. I am in Amarillo. Had quite an eventful weekend. Got mugged in Albuqurqe. Did watch a good baseball game before that. The Cards beat the Mets. Saturday morning I filled a report with the police. I am sure that won't do no good, but who knows. After that my dad bought a bus ticket for me to come home. After riding the bus for five hours and some heaving thinking I decided to get off the bus and finish this trip. The good Lord saved my life once again Friday night. I am not sure why this incident happened, but there is nothing I can do about it now. I am just thankful for like. Thank you for all your prayers. I lost my phone so I have none of you peoples phone number. Send them to me please. I am in the process of trying to get a phone. Not sure how long that will take though. Take care and see you soon. · Journal Entry 10-13-06 Dropped into Albequerque today. Will check out the ballon festival. May stay through the weekend who knows. All is good. Made 72 miles in 4 hours today. It was rather nice traveling that fast. One more mountain to get over and then downhill and flat the rest of the way. Well, sure there will be small hills, but no more mountains. Take care. · Journal Entry 10-11-06 I hope that all is well. I am doing good. I am in Gallup, Nm. I will stay here today. Go to church later. Yesterday I stayed In Navajo, Az. Today's ride was nice. Back in the mountain time zone. Got pulled over by a cop today. He just wanted to check me out make sure I wasn't a bum or something. Tomorrow I will head over the continteal devide and on to Albuqurque. The next two days should be pretty hilly. 130 miles till those mountains are behind me. Watched the miles click past 5,000 yesterday. Take care. · Journal Entry 10-09-06 Well, I am standing on the corner in Winslow, Az. Spent the last few days in Flagstaff, Az. Worked a little bit and relaxed a little bit. Watched the Hogs stomp Auburn. That was a good game! Things are going well. Just trying to get out of the high country before it snows. About 270 more miles to Alburquqe , Nm. After that it will all be downhill and flat. Take care. · Journal Entry 10-04-06 Well, I am in Flagstaff, Az. The last couple of days have been pretty rough. A lot of uphill and a lot on wind in the face. Nothing new I guess. I will be in Flagstaff until Monday. I will work Thrusday and Friday, and then relax on Saturday, and go to church on Sunday. I am staying with Rick and Debbie, I met them through the church. Will talk to you later. · Journal Entry 10-2-06 Hello I am in Kingman, Az. About to jump on Route 66 for a day or so and then back to I-40. Hoover Dam was neat to ride through. I'm not quite sure how they built that. The wind has been in my face the last two days, and has made it difficult to ride. Now that I am heading east instead of south, I should get some tail wind. If you are in a car, don't honk at a bicyclist unless it is just necessary. Have a good day. · Journal Entry 9-30-06 Finally a splash of good news. I received my new wheels today at about 10:00 am. Got them put on, along with a new chain. Made some minor adjustments to the bike and I am good to roll. I will leave here early in the morning to avoid any traffic issues. I will head through Hoover Dam and on to Kingman, Az. Not sure how far I will make it. From there I will be traveling on Interstate 40. That will be a nice sight. Something that reminds me of home. Things are good. Enjoyed my time here in Vegas, and am really anxious to get back on the road. Take care and will talk to you soon. · Journal Entry 9-28-06 Well, I am still in Vegas, have given up looking for a job. I am still waiting on some wheels to be shipped to me. Hopefully they will be here on Saturday. From that point I will head to Flagstaff, Az. I will stop there to work. Have spoke with a man there at the church and he said to call him before I get there. I am looking forward to getting back on the road. Vegas is neat, but not a good place to be stuck in. Have a good day. · Journal Entry 9-23-06 Well, I am ready to quit. It has finally just gotten to the point to where I want to quit. After this last week and a half, I don't know. But I won't quit. I am in Vegas. My wheel finally gave out on me after I got out of Death Valley. Thank goodness I made it out. The wheel only got half fixed in Bishop, and I should have made it more clear to the guy to fix the whole thing. I don't know I guess you just think people would do that on their own. Oh well. Kevin and John picked me up about 100 miles short of Vegas. I will be here for two weeks working. Staying with Kevin and Connie. Connie is the daughter of John and Wanda from Idaho. They are actually visiting this weekend. I am doing well, spirits are low, but that is just part of life. You get knocked down you get back up. And you got to keep getting back up is the key, don't ever lay down and quit. · Journal Entry 9-19-06 Had a wreck yesterday just outside of Independence, Ca. Messed my front tire up and myself. I am ok, the wheel will be too after the bike doctor takes care of it. Had to catch a bus back 60 miles to get to a bike shop. Broke my phone also. Got a new one today. I had to wait 5 hours for it. Talk about working on my patience. Hopefully the wheel will be fixed tonight and I can leave in the morning. I will take a bus back to where I came from and head to Death Valley. Money is getting tight so I need to hurry and make it to Vegas. Take care. · Journal Entry 9-16 Hello all. I am in Bishop, Ca. All is well. The bike and myself are fine after the little spill I had. Had to take an alternate route due to the wind and fires. I am heading down Hwy 395 and will cross over into Nevda through Death Valley. The wind was gusting yesterday and I spent as much time walking the bike as I did riding it. Take care. · Journal Entry 9-14-06 Well, I am up and over the mountains in Yosimite. It was beautiful. I recommend seeing it, but never riding your bicycle through it. The hills are rough, and the motorists don't care about you. Took me two days to climb that mountain. One day to almost being killed by the mountain. As I made my descent this morning, the wind got gusty. It took me for a ride. I tried to turn into a left hand curve and the wind got me and took me right to where I hit gravel and toppeled over. Knee is banged up, but bike is ok. I think I will be fine. Onto Nevada, where I will have some more mountains and some desolate country. I should be in Vegas within the week. · Journal Entry 9-11-06 Hello all. I am about 30 miles from Yosimite. I took a wrong turn on Saturday and ended up about 30 miles out of the way of where I was suppose to be. It's ok though. I ended up in Turlock, Ca. where I had met someone through WeCare and he put me up for the night. I am riding into the mountains now and will lose contact with all the nice electronic devices for the next few days. I have got to climb about 8000 more feet in the next 60 miles I do believe. Have a good one. · Journal Entry 9-09-06 I am riding towards Yosimite. I am about 60 miles from there now. I will start riding up the mountains today. I left San Fran yesterday. Caught a train to Pittsburg Bay Point and then rode to Manteca. Was a nice flat ride. I guess you could call it the calm before the storm. · Journal Entry 9-7-06 I am in San Francisco. I am staying at Jerry and his family's house. I got into town on Monday. I have toured the city and also toured the Giants(baseball) stadium. I am mulling over going to a game on Friday or not. The city is fairly big, with people crammed everywhere. I saw Pier 39, fishermans wharf and other things. I Will head east when I leave here. I will be heading for Yosimitie first. Have a good day. · Journal Entry 9-04-06 I watched my odometer eclipse the 4,000 mile mark today. Rode 102.25 miles in 8:03. I rode from Ukiah, Ca to San Rafel. Caught a ride into San Fran. Rode over the Golden Gate Bridge. It was dark and foggy, so I didn't get to see much. I will head east when I leave here. Got kicked off the interstate today by a cop. He said he would give me a ticket if he saw me again. How about them Hogs. Take care. · Journal Entry 9-1-06 Well I am in Garberville, Ca. It is 199 miles to San Fran. All is well. Camped out last night by the river. Am still riding with four other people. Once I get to San Fran, I will be back solo. Also in San Fran, I have to get some bike work done. It is some major work. Hopefully the cost won't be major though. Oh well, that is part of it though. The sun has finally came out and stayed out. The days are warm and the nights are cool. Take care, and have a good one. · Journal Entry 8-30-06 I am just out of the Redwood Forest. The most amazing trees I have ever seen. The fog finally lifted today and the sun came out. Hadn't seen it in about a week. The coast is cold. Nice rock formations in the ocean. Things are well. Just about 270 miles from San Fran. Will take a couple of days off there. Then head east. God is the most amazing creator. Take care · Journal Entry 8-26-06 Hello all. Am riding south on hwy101. It is pretty. But rather chilly. I am in Bandon, Or. I am doing well. The knee is still bothering me just a little bit. Hopefully it will be fine. Got to see the Pacific Ocean the other day. That completed half of my jorney. I will be in Cali within two days, God willing. Take care. · Journal Entry 8-24-06 Over 3500 miles and I have made it to Florence, Or. It is on the Paciffiic coast. I have still yet to see the ocean though. Things are well. The first part of Oregon was pretty boring. Not much to see. Then the mountains came. And now everything has greened up on me. Big beautiful pine trees everywhere. Will head south on Hwy 101 now. Next big stop is the Redwood Foreset. Take care · Journal Entry 8-21-06 Hello. Finally out of the mountains. I spent Wednesday through yesterday riding up and down the Oregon Mountains. It has been really taxing on the legs. But all is well. Glad to be back in touch with the electronic world. Haven't had much cell phone coverage or computer use. I am in Prinville, Or. stay with some people I met through WeCare. The bike is in the shop and should be ready to go tonight or first thing in the morning. Looks like 3 or 4 more days and I will hit the coast. Can't wait for that sight. I am doing well. God is truly amazing. · Journal Entry 8-18-06 Today is Friday. I am in Mt Vernon, Or. Have gone over 130 miles and over five passes in the last day in a half. It has been rough. I saw a sign yesterday that said "set your clock back one hour. You are in the Pacific Time." Man what a feeling. I have come across all the continental time zones as far as I am aware. I even shed a tear. You take care. · Journal Entry 8-16-06 Hello all, back on the road today. Rode into Ontario. Was a nice little ride. 45 miles in 3 hours. Rained a little bit. Got a contact here to stay with for the night. Had a good time in Meridian, met some intresting people. Angelica, a girl I met from Nebraska is super sweet. We hit it off pretty well. She was with the We Care Ministries. Anyway things are good, hope all is well with you. · Journal Entry 8-14-06 Hey everybody, getting on the road in the morning. Witnessed 45 people get baptized in the last week and a half. Had a good time, and made some friendships that will last a life time. The neck and back are feeling better after getting treatment on them on Friday. Will ride to Ontario, Oregon tomorrow. Then in the following two days, looks like I have some mountains to climb, nothing too high tough. Take care and talk to you later. · Journal Entry 8-10-06 Today has been good. I am still in Meridian, Id. will be leaving Monday morning after this revival is over. Have seen 29 people baptized in a little over a week. I am doing good. The body is in some pain, not sure if it is from not riding or what. Going to see a chripractor in the morning(friday). If that doesn't fix things, I will have to go see a doctor. Have been having a lot of pain in the neck area. A brother of the chruch here is going to take me to his friends office and see if he can take care of me. Have met some wonderful people through we care. Am longing to get back on the road and also returning home sometime. You take care. · Journal Entry 8-8-2006 Hello people, all things are good. I am still in Meridian Id. going out doing ministries. Today I helped lead a lady to get baptized. Man, what a feeling. I am going to be staying through the weekend. Tonight at the church the pastor that runs We Care announced I would be staying, so I guess I have no choice. But whats a few mor days. The things I am experincing are awesome. I hope all is well and will type to you later · Journal Entry 8-6-06 Hope all is well. Was planning on leaving in the morning(Monday), but I met a guy on Saturday that wants me to speak to his 12 step class on Wednesday evening. He helps people that are coming out of prison. He;lps them with finding jobs, a place to stay and food and things like that. I thought it would be a good idea to stick around. My story might influence them to stay clean and keep them straight. All things are well. Went to church this morning. Had been camping out at the church since Wednesday. After service a couple asked if I would like to stay in there house with them, and I gladly accepted. Stay good and will holla later. · Journal Entry 8-2-06 Back on the road again. It is nice to be on the road. I rode 81 miles yesterday into a brisk wind. It took seven and a half hours to make it from Twin Falls, Id. to Mountain Home. Id. It was good though. Hey don't always take people's advice, sometimes you've got to figure it out on your own. Today I am in Boise, got to see the Smurf Turf. Boise is about like Little Rock. Sixty more miles and I will be in Oregon and in the Pacific time zone. Have a good one. · Journal Entry July 25th: I am working out on a farm until Friday. I am getting really anxious about getting back on the road and seeing God's beautiful earth. Idaho is a little boring, but part of the process. Hope all is well. · Journal Entry July 19th Things are good. I am still in Twin Falls, Id working. I will be here through next weekend. Working for a landscape sprinkler guy. Got my tripped planned out to the coast of Orgeon then down to the Redwood Forest. After that will make my way home. Take care. · Journal entry: July 15th. I have been clean for five months and two days. What a great feeling! I am in Twin Falls, Id. All is well. I am going to be here for a couple of weeks working and trying to figure out where to head next. The gig with the guys that scrolled wood did not work out. They left me high and dry, so I got to earn some money and figure this thing out again. I will keep on pedaling though. God will lead me in the right direction. Hope all is well with you. · Journal entry: July 11th. My website will not be updated everyday from now on, it will only be updated every coulpe of days. I have been in the mountains the last week and a half and have enjoyed every minute of it. The Grand Tetons, Yellowstone all were great sights. I highly recomened you get there before you die. I met a family that travels around the country making wood figurines and they want to assist in my ride to sobriety. Rather that be by offering a place to sleep in their RV at night or by letting me work to earn some money. Not sure how it will work out, but I will give more details later. Life has been good in the mountains, the only thing is they don't have showers there. I took my first shower Sunday evening in Island Park, Idaho in eight days. A creek can only get you so clean. Not sure where we are headed to next out of Idaho Falls, Idaho, the plan is to eventually make it to California, and hopefully earn some sponsorship there. Have a good one. · 7/9/2006 - Quote for the day: "Did I mention this is a beautiful country?! What an awesome place!" Today, I rode for 44.22 miles (3 hours and 19 minutes) from Yellowstone Park to Island Park, Idaho. · 7/8/2006 - Quote for the day: "Man, this is a beautiful country!" Today, I rode for 57.35 miles (4 hours and 51 minutes) inside Yellowstone Park. It's a really big park!! · 7/7/2006 - I met a guy in Cheyenne, WY who offered to give me a ride to Jackson, WY. A bike ride to Jackson, WY would have been very tough and through some very mountainous terrain that I would have otherwise avoided. When you get a chance to go to this area of the country near Yellowstone National Park, you should go. Today, I rode 71 miles (5 hours and 59 minutes) from Jackson, WY to Yellowstone Park, WY. · 6/28/2006 - I will be staying and working in Cheyenne, WY until July 7th to earn some more money. I hope all is well with everyone. · 6/27/2006 - Today, I rode for 68.33 miles (5 hours and 25 minutes) from Greeley, CO to Cheyenne, WY. · 6/26/2006 - Quote for the day: "Mailmen aren't the only ones who get chased by dogs. Bike riders do too." Today, I rode for 71.05 miles (5 hours and 25 minutes) from Englewood, CO to Greeley, CO. · 6/22/2006 - I am in Englewood, Co. All has been good the last couple of days. About 6 miles from Kiowa, Co. I plan to stay here for about a week to work and save up some more money. I will be going to a Colorado Rockies game sometime this weekend. I hope all is well with everyone. · 6/18/2006 - "Thank you for your help Richard "Dick"." Today, I rode 62.34 miles (5 hours and 30 minutes) to Kiowa, CO. · 6/17/2006 - "I didn't think I'd make it today." Today, I rode 96 miles (7 hours and 55 minutes) to Hugo, CO. I struggled to make it to my destination. The good Lord willing, I made it. · 6/16/2006 - "Don't deprive yourself from the small things in life." Today, I rode 50.14 miles (3 hours and 57 minutes) to Lamar, CO. Man, was I beat this morning after yesterday's ride!! · 6/15/2006 - "I rode 124.41 miles today ...see, anything is possible!" Today, I rode for 7 hours and 31 minutes to Springfield, CO. I also passed through Oklahoma, which was about 40 miles. · 6/14/2006 - "Thank you!" Today, I rode 81.65 miles (5 hours and 35 minutes) to Dumas, TX. · 6/13/2006 - Day off from riding. · 6/12/2006 - "Pray, praise, and be thankful." Today, I rode 62.62 miles (5 hours and 3 minutes) to Palo Dura Canyon, TX. The canyon here is awesome! I plan to take a day off from riding tomorrow to hang out here at the canyon. · 6/11/2006 - "Thank you to all the nice people at the Church of Christ in Claredon. My visit with you was a blessing." Today, I rode 32.04 miles (2 hours and 26 minutes) to Claude, TX. · 6/10/2006 - "It's so hot the tar from the blacktop sticks to my feet when I walk on it." Today, I rode 58.79 miles (5 hours and 11 minutes) to Claredon, TX. · 6/9/2006 - "Where would I be without God & friends?" Today, I rode 58.98 miles (4 hours and 5 minutes) to Childress, TX. · 6/8/2006 - "Life is worth living... sober." Today, I rode 42.33 miles (3 hours and 3 minutes) to Vernon, TX. It's hotter than you know what out here. I'm looking at 100 degree plus temperatures for the rest of the week, with it getting to 105 by Sunday. On a more positive note, my new bike tubes have some sort of slime in them that seals any punctures. What an invention!! · 6/7/2006 - "Happiness cannot be measured in words. But, happiness can be seen by the way you carry yourself, the smile on your face, and the look in your eyes." Today, I rode 78.60 miles (5 hours and 47 minutes) to Iowa Park, TX. · 6/6/2006 - "On the road again." Today, I rode 50.67 miles (3 hours and 36 minutes) to Bowie, TX. I had a flat today. Other than that, the bike is riding good. · 6/5/2006 - I'm heading back on the road again. I plan to head northwest from Dallas towards Colorado. · 5/26/2006 - I'm still working in Dallas and staying with a friend of mine. I have to get new wheels since one of the spokes broke through the threads on the back wheel. I guess it's better that it happen now rather than when I'm back on the road. · 5/17/2006 - "Big 'D', YEA!." Today, I rode 68.59 miles (5 hours 47 minutes) to Dallas, TX. I will be staying with a friend in Dallas for 2 and a half weeks. During this time, I plan to work and get the wheels on my bike fixed. I will be updating the website during this time, just not as frequently. · 5/16/2006 - "Don't always think you can talk yourself into something you want." Today, I rode 71.84 miles (6 hours 24 minutes) to Hawkins, TX. I got to the campsite, which is an RV campsite, and was told they didn't take 'tenters'. So, I had to ride 17 more miles to a hotel. · 5/15/2006 - "The pull behind buggy isn't very aerodynamic. Still, it's much appreciated" Today, I rode 46 miles (4 hours 42 minutes) to Marshall, TX. · 5/11/2006 - 5/14/2006 Took time off in Shreveport, LA. · 5/10/2006 - "Tour De France - 21 days (2,100 miles), the Ride to Sobriety - 21 days (1,111.45 miles). Not bad for a recovering addict. I still have a long way to go." Today, I rode 71.98 miles (5 hours 33 minutes) to Shreveport, LA. · 5/9/2006 - "'Hi' to all the waitresses at Shoney's in Natchitoches, Louisiana." Today, I rode 73.47 miles (5 hours 46 minutes) to Natchitoches, LA. · 5/8/2006 - "Man, it's hot in Louisiana." Today, I rode 64.59 miles (5 hours 6 minutes) to Libouse, LA. · 5/7/2006 - "Don't rush things." Today was a short day. I rode 5 miles from Natchez to Vidella, LA. · 5/6/2006 - "Help those who are less fortunate than yourself." The patches on my tubes didn't hold up as well as expected. So, rather than walk 24 miles to the next bike shop, I paid a man $30 for a ride to Brookhaven. Today, I rode 72.19 miles to Natchez, LA. · 5/5/2006 - Quote of the day - "Thank goodness for 'The Good Samaritan Law'." Today, I rode 56.67 miles (4 hours & 54 minutes). I walked one mile. I started in from Hattiesburg, MS and I'm now in Montecello, MS. I had a blowout early, and had to use a reserve tube. A few miles short of my campsite destination, I have another blowout. I met a police officer after walking a mile, and he said Montecello has a "Good Samaritan Law". Under this law, anyone needing assistance while traveling through their town is offered a free hotel room for a night and free meal. I accepted the offer. So happens the hotel is next to a tire shop. Could that get any better! · 5/4/2006 - I met some nice people at the bike shop who offered to let me stay with them. So, I'm taking a day off from riding. · 5/3/2006 - Quote of the day - "Don't try to take a short cut in a town you are unfamiliar with." Today, I rode 47 miles (4 hours & 15 minutes). I started in Wiggins, MS and I'm now in Hattiesburg, MS. I'm going to get the bike worked on some more tomorrow. · 5/2/2006 - Quote of the day - "Plant your feet firmly in God." Today, I rode 84.98 miles (6 hours & 42 minutes) to Wiggins, MS. · 5/1/2006 - Quote of the day - "Don't worry about the past." Today, I rode 58.97 miles (4 hours & 15 minutes). The ferry finally ran today to take me from Fort Morgan to Dolphin Island. I am constantly having to make adjustments to the bike. I'm looking forward to getting a tow-behind for the bike, which will make riding much easier. · 4/30/2006 - Quote of the day - "Dang ferry boat!" Today, I rode 26.39 miles (2 hours & 21 minutes). I expected to take the ferry boat today from Fort Morgan, but the ferry didn't run this Sunday. · 4/29/2006 - Quote of the day - "Live life today like there's no tomorrow." Today, I rode 62.28 miles (4 hours & 25 minutes) Gulf Shores, AL. I'm finally out of Florida! Soon, I should be further inland, and hopefully further away from these head winds. · 4/28/2006 - Taking the (much needed) day off. · 4/27/2006 - Quote of the day - "No one said life is going to be easy." Today, I rode 49.84 miles (4 hours & 36 minutes) Shalomar, FL. I am staying with family on my mom's side. I got the bike fixed today, and plan to take the day off from riding tomorrow. · 4/26/2006 - Quote of the day - "If you could only see what I see!" Today, I rode 28.42 miles (2 hours & 47 minutes) in the rain to Panama, FL. I am staying at the Surfside Christian Retreat, on the beach. · 4/25/2006 - Quote of the day - "Eat at The Run Way full service restaurant in Parker City, FL. Great food! Great service!" Today, I rode 76.61 miles (6 hours & 47 minutes) to Parker City, FL. Next stop: Panama to get my bike fixed. · 4/24/2006 - Quote of the day - "I hope it doesn't get any worse.". I rode 46 miles to Caribella Beach, FL. I am having bike troubles (tires, air pump, and brake issues), which kept me from going as far as I'd like. · 4/23/2006 - Quote of the day - "Slow down, relax, and enjoy life.". I rode from Tinnel to Newport, FL, 70.32 miles. I was in the saddle for 5 hours and 42 minutes with an interruption of crashing into a phone pole. All is okay, just had to laugh at myself. · 4/22/2006 - Quote of the day - "Drugs didn't have control of me. I didn't have control of myself.". My ride was cut short to 32 miles due to rain/hail storm. This was a nice break as I am more sore today than after any Jr. High football practice. · 4/21/2006 - Quote of the day - "Always be nice to people you come in contact with.". I rode 56 miles to Faning Springs, FL. · 4/20/2006 - Quote of the day - "Make sure to wear sun screen and riding pants while riding your bike for long periods of time". I rode 58 miles to Crystal River, FL. · 4/19/2006 - Quote of the day - "For ten years little white lines led my life, but now the white lines of the highway will help me find my way in life". Today, I rode from the middle of Tampa to Brooksville, about 70 miles. · April 19, 2006 - Ride begins from Tampa, Florida.