29 results for month: 06/2015
Early June in Darkha
The work continues in Darkha preparing for the rainy season. Our Nepal Coordinator Gopal Tamang shared these photos with us, and we're passing them along to you. It's heartening to see members of the community working together like this, and it's nice to be reminded that, despite all there is to do, progress is being made.
Day 8 (rest day) And Day 9: Lander to Dubois, Wy – 78 miles
I'd like to start off by saying a MASSIVE thank you to the Crawfords, my warmshowers hosts in Lander for taking such good care of me for two nights! When I left this morning I felt like I was saying goodbye to a favorite aunt,uncle, and cousin- and not to random strangers I met on the internet.
After Mark cooked a delicious and hearty breakfast on Sunday, sammy and her friend Ryan took me up to The Sinks, where the PopoAgie (pronounced popozha) river misteriously disappears into holes in the limestone and travels underground 1/4 mile(which takes 4hours) before re-emerging out of surface springs in a trout pool. The pictures are on my real camera, not ...
Little Feet Denver Blog: “We Recycle Shoes”
Little Feet, Denver has an interesting post on their blog describing their efforts at recycling shoes and the organizations they partner with, including us! We're so grateful to Little Feet for collecting shoes for our Shoes for Sherpas program, and for carrying our Darkha Relief Fund t-shirts!
Sadly, the April 2015 earthquakes and their aftershocks have caused us to temporarily suspend the collection of shoes for our "Shoes for Sherpas" program so that we can focus 100% of our resources on providing relief to rural Nepal. You can read more about the great work we've done on our Shoes for Sherpas page.
Head over to their blog to read about ...
Day 7: Baroil to Lander Wy -100.37 miles
I decided to set my alarm and get an early start this morning. It was overcast and breezy, and a couple miles past Muddy Gap it started to sprinkle. As I was putting on my rain gear at Split Rock Historic Site, another cyclist rode by and I worked hard to catch up. I spent the rest of the day riding with Joel, a software engineer from Denver who recently quit his job and is riding to Coeur D'alene, ID to compete in an ironman before starting his own company. The good conversation distracted me from the miles, and before I knew it we were only 40 miles (of mostly downhill!) to Lander. Joel got ahead of me on the last few miles, and I slowly ...
Day 6: Saratoga to Baroil, WY – 81 miles
After a solid night's sleep on a comfortable mattress, I got an early start from Brandon & Sam's in Saratoga. They recommended I stop at the bakery, so I picked up some delicious pastries on my way out of town for a mid morning snack. Between Saratoga and Wolcott, I had to be driven half way through a 12-mile construction zone (wy law), which almost made up for the time I lost picking my way down the grooved pavement through the other half of the construction zone.
The 15 mile stretch on I-80 to Rawlins was actually pleasant- due to the wide, well-paved shoulder separated from traffic by a rumble strip, I actually felt safer there than on the ...
Day 5: Walden, CO to Saratoga, WY – 69 miles
Couldn't ask for better weather today- clear skies and barely a breeze. This morning I rode with John from Steamboat and we caught up with the British couple shortly after the state line. They all stopped for lunch in Riverside while I continued on to Saratoga to meet my wonderful warmshowers hosts, Brandon and Sam, who are both teachers. After a nice afternoon nap and an ice cream cone, I'm feeling much refreshed, though still very sleepy and everything is sore.
Day 4: Fraser to Walden, CO -79 miles
If yesterday's mental hurdle was the physical battle of the hardest pass of the trip, today was certainly the first big emotional hurdle. Since I lived in Fraser all winter and spent last night on my own former couch (thanks ex-roomies!), yesterday felt like a hard ride with a good friend and I got to go home when it was over. Today, however, I set out on my own, riding off into the unknown (ok, not entirely unknown as I've ridden this stretch of road and camped in Walden before.) It was a hard and emotional departure from the valley.
Once I got past Granby and stopped crying, the ride up hwy 125 to Willow Creek Pass was spectacular. It's a quiet ...
Bike4Nepal Days 1-3: Denver to Fraser, CO
Day 1: Colorado State Capitol building to Golden, CO - 15 miles
The kickoff ride and celebration was a huge success! Several news stations covered the kickoff at the capitol building, and five people accompanied me on their bikes to the celebration at the Sherpa House in Golden. Lakhpa and the rest of the Sherpa House staff presented me with a beautiful Nepalese scarf and had me circle the prayer wheel with my bike for good luck.
Shoutout of the day: I'm so grateful to everyone who came to the Capitol, rode bikes, and celebrated my departure! Your encouragement and support makes this possible!
Day 2: Golden to Floyd Hill, CO - 53 miles ...
Colorado bicyclist riding 3,600 miles to help Nepal « 9News.com
One Colorado woman is working to bring attention to Nepal's earthquake recovery and she's using her bicycle to do it. Click through for video about Sarah's earthquake relief fundraiser for the Colorado Nepal Alliance, "Bike4Nepal."
Source: Colorado bicyclist riding 3,600 miles to help Nepal
