For nearly a decade we have been dreaming about biking across the United States. This idea began when we met a group with Adventure Cycling bicycling across America, when we were crossing Lake Michigan on the S.S. Badger. About Two years ago when we did RAGBRAI, we realized that we could actually fulfill this dream.
We were at Campus Cycle (a local bike store that has immensely helped us to prepare for our trip) one day around 2 years ago discussing our idea when a family friend of ours, and my high school physics teacher, revealed he also shared this dream. Our adventure would have 3 members, Bill Jenkins, Dave Henneghan (my dad), and Patrick Henneghan (me).
We fly from Saint Paul, MN, to Seattle, WA on June 7th. From there we plan to follow the Northern Border of the United States across WA, ID, MT, ND, MN, WI, MI, Ontario, NY, VT, NH, and ME. We will roughly follow the Northern Tier Route described by Adventure Cycling (http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/northerntier.cfm), but will create our own route through MN and WI. We will be traveling unsupported, will be carrying all our own gear (for cooking, sleeping, riding, etc.). We will be camping in tents most nights, except when we have friends who generously offer their basement floors to sleep on. The trip (4500 Miles) should take around 2 months, averaging around 75 miles a day.
Cancer profoundly changes many lives, both of those who struggle to fight it, and those who love people battling cancer. Many of my family members have struggled with cancer, including my mom. We believe that the Livestrong Foundation is one of the foremost organizations in the fight against cancer. On our bike ride we will be raising money for the Livestrong Foundation. If you would like to donate money to fight cancer, we encourage you to visit
http://www.livestrong.org/grassroots/cycleusaforhope.
So the adventure begins
--Patrick Henneghan
4 comments:
Good Luck to you all! We look forward to tracking your trip. Aspirus Surgery Department
Dave, By my calculations it has been over 30 years since we set eyes on each other. Our parents were best of friends in East Lansing and we spend a considerable amount of time together as families. As smart as you are you have undoubtedly figured out that this is a member of the McCarron clan......Jim specifically. I have often wondered how you were as we spent much of our childhood together. I am pleased to see you are doing well and are undertaking a rather large task which I wish you and your son and companion a safe trip on. If you care to drop me an e-mail you can do so at Phish4steel@hotmail.com. I would love to hear from you.
Best of luck to you and hope to hear from you. I will at least keep up on your updates along the way.
Stay safe!
Jim McCarron
Hi guys. Goodluck on starting out today. Hope you got some sleep. Jill and I are watching the weather for you too. Love, Jill and Teri Jenkins
Best wishes and strong quads to you all! I hope to see some photos somewhere along the way...
John Hartman
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