Teton pass day 2!

Bike path up the mountain!

Snakes! Wildlife! Yeah!

Summit celebration!

B&B love woo!!

View from the top!! Jackson is the speck in the back of the valley.

Goodbye Wyoming hello Idaho!!!

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Idaho!

So the rumors are true! There are indeed lots of potatoes in Idaho.
It's nice to see things other than corn and soybeans.

Top speed from the Teton descent!! (I round up to 52. Give me .56 mph
worth of credit.) by the way going down that fast is terrifying. The
entire bike shakes and I had to hold on for dear life.

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Grand Teton national park!

Sweet downhill!

First sight of the Tetons.

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Dubois to Jackson!

Sam fist pumping!

Due to construction we weren't allowed to ride part of the mountain so
the pilot trucks gave us a ride past the construction. Sam, Jake, and
I crammed into the back of the truck.

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The update all 6 of you have been waiting for!!!

I think the best way to go about this is to tell a few stories and
then let the pictures speak for themselves. Remember I am no Ansel
Adams and my iPhone is not a hi def slr camera so the pictures really
doesn't do the scenery justice.

The first day we climbed togedy (sp?) pass and then rode down into
grand Teton national park. It was amazing and as we approached the
Tetons the views only got better. We road along the snake river into
Jackson where we ended our day.

The second day we climbed Teton pass which was beautiful/difficult/
crazy. We climbed 10 miles at 10% to 12% grades all the way to the top
where dance parties and loud celebration ensued. Top speed going up:
7mph. Top speed going down: 52mph.

Now, enjoy these camera pictures.

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Quick side note

South Dakota has the most scenic urinals of any state I've been to.
Sam (left) and Anthony (right) enjoying a break on the side of the road.

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St. Louis bound

During our two day stay in Chadron there was a massive hail storm that
caused massive damage throughout the town. As a way to give back to a
community that helped us out so much when we needed it most we decided
to help clean up/fix homes that were damaged from the storm. The two
pictures above are just two of the twenty-five homeowners we helped
that day.

We also found a cat! Unfortunately, we are not allowed to adopt stray
animals while on the trip. :( It jumped out of the bushes and followed
us around while we cleaned up a yard.

Also, we saw one of the more redneck sites as we went down to st
Louis...carhenge. The name is pretty self explanatory.

Also, a HUGE shoutout to the rest of my family (Matthew, Kathryn,
Stephen, and Collyn) for reading my blog. They all felt excluded when
I forgot to mention them in my previous posts. I hope this cute
picture of the cat will make yall feel better about getting snubbed.

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Change of plans

Due to Paige's death we are postponing our ride to go to her funeral
in St. Louis, Missouri. We stayed two days in Chadron, NE where the
entire community took us in with open arms by giving us meals,
vehicles, and general support. Bike and build got us a bus to take to
St. Louis and the entire bike and build community has helped make
impromptu arrangements for our entire group. After the funeral we will
return to Chadron where we will get our stuff and jump ahead on our
route to stay on schedule. Our first ride day will be from Dubois, WY
into Jackson Hole, WY.

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More South Dakota

Sam and I trespassing on haybales!

Teepees!

This picture doesn't really do the sky justice, but here you go.

Pretty funny picture of one of our host's former priests.

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Rest in Peace Paige Hicks

On Tuesday July 20th, we were riding through the Rosebud Indian
reservation between Winner, SD and Martin, SD when Paige was struck
and killed by an 18 wheeler carrying an oversized load. Paige and her
riding partner Brittany were on sweep that day and they were
approximately 70 miles through the 100+ mile day when they suddenly
got service. (AT&T has horrible service and it was very exciting to
come to the top of the hill to get text messages. Many of us, myself
included stopped to check our phones.)

They pulled off on the shoulder with Brittany in the grass just off
the road. Neither of them saw the truck approaching behind them. Since
the load was 17 feet wide in a 12 foot lane it stuck out just far
enough to catch Paige. Paramedics on the scene reported that she felt
no pain due to the nature of the injury.

She will be forever missed by everyone on the trip as we all love her
very much. Participants in bike and build develop a familial bond with
each other and to see one of our own die felt like losing a sister.
Rest in peace Paige.

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South Dakota is b-e-a-utiful.

South Dakota is awesome. We rode over the Missouri river today and had
a great lunch on a hill next to the river. Here are pictures from the
ride.

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Pictures from Sioux city build day and South Dakota!

This house had no drywall when we started.

South Dakota!

The sun rising that day! (We get up early)

Hassan on the left and Anthony Derrick on the right. I thought it
would be cool to post a riding picture so here you go. We rode about
20mph the entire day today which got us to the host site before
10:30am. 65 miles before 10:30 is pretty good in my humble opinion.

After the ride we went to lake Yankton to go swimming. Good day.

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