32 days after the Pedalers for Progress set out for their journey and some 2,000 mile later, the P4P”s rolled off Highway 26 and entered the Rose City on Division Street. The final day did not go quite according to the script, but the young men from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota were happy to [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Portland at Last – The Augsburg Pedalers for Progress Reach their Destination
Posted in Journeys End on June 23, 2009 | 20 Comments »
Getting off the bike feels good
Posted in The Journey on June 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Father’s Day Update
Posted in The Journey on June 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Please go to Where We Are for a special Father’s Day update of the Augsburg Pedalers for Progress.
Resting on the Streets of Baker City Oregon
Posted in The Journey on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bike Portland.org keeping up with new federal transportation bill released by MN Congressman Jim Oberstar on Thursday
Posted in Random Thoughts on Biking and the Environment on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bike Portland.org is keeping tabs on the ongoing story of a new transportation bill that will be outlined on Thursday. According to Bike Portland.org, U.S. Congressman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) is expected to release a white paper outlining his plans for the forthcoming re-write of the federal surface transportation bill (Oberstar is Chair of the House [...]
Cyclists, motorists can co-exist: Kristin Armstrong, husband share safety advice
Posted in Random Thoughts on Biking and the Environment on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Pedalers for Progress asked me to share an article they ran accross in an Idaho newspaper called The Idaho Statesmen. I can’t reprint it in it’s entirety so I ask you to go to the link to read the entire article. However, there are a few segments that I will share from Colleen LaMay’s [...]
Idaho
Posted in The Journey on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nate White bombing downhill to Whitebird at 40 mph or so. – photo and caption by Jake Quarstad
A Short Break Between Climbs
Posted in The Journey on June 12, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Photo of Michael Wethington taken by Jacob Quarstad With the information I have, it looks as if the Pedalers have now logged 1,465 miles.
A Letter From a Friend
Posted in Random Thoughts on Biking and the Environment on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Pedalers for Progress received a letter from a good Minnesota friend on Friday. Jacob Quarstad had met with Senator Amy Klobuchar’s office before leaving on the trip to solicit support from the Senator. After the appointment Jake reported that the meeting went well. Today, the Augsburg Pedalers for Progress received this letter in the [...]
Daily Check On The Pedalers for Progress
Posted in The Journey on June 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hey everyone! Don’t forget to check in on the tab above called “Where We Are (GPS) as I track the P4P’s progress daily with GPS, tweets, phone calls, texts and emails received from the young men as they move into week 4 of their trip. Communication has definitely been more difficult as the boys have [...]
