I was given the key to the city of Lake City Florida by Mayor Witt. They received me so well, I’m sorry to have to leave so soon!
What an honor, I never have been in this position of receiving an award like this. Its pretty much surreal at this point where things are headed!
Read more about this from the Lake City website: http://lakecityjournal.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=4077
Departing December 2, 2008
Arrival: January 20, 2009
on Jan 5th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Congrats Ryan! I’m super proud of you. This is amazing. I’ll get in touch with you soon.
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on Jan 5th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
SO PROUD OF YOU.
on Jan 5th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
That’s AMAZING…CONGRATS!
on Jan 6th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Hi Ryan! Hey, GREAT you’re in FL! You’re almost in the home stretch!
That’s amazing you did all those miles in a couple of days! Wow. I’m impressed! Hope the weather will hold for you as you come up the coast! Good you have warm gear and rain stuff. It’s cold and rainy here in DC today – so it’s good you’re not here yet! 
By the way, I think the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (“WABA”) will be having two free bike valet parking areas set up on Inauguration Day – so you’ll have a secure place to put your bike, if need be. One location will be at the McPherson Square Metro station area, and the other will be at the Jefferson Memorial.
Good luck and hope I can maybe meet up with you as you get closer to the area and bike into town with ya!
Charmaine
on Jan 6th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Hey! WHAT? I don’t have any keys to the city and I’ve LIVED here for over 6 years!
I hope you get to ride the Skyline Drive in Virginia . . . on Route 211, about 100 miles or so away from the Beltway and DC. I grew up in Rappahannock County (Amissville) and those winding curves up and then down the mountain used to make me car sick, though I imagine on a bike it would be REALLY incredible! Well, maybe on the WAY DOWN!
Be safe and have fun. I’ll be watching you and cheering for you from now on. X’s!
on Jan 6th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
By the way, here’s what the Lake City Journal had to say about you:
http://lakecityjournal.com/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=73&ArticleID=4077
on Jan 6th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Thanks kinkstar. I’ll add the link to the post.
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on Jan 6th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Congratulations, What an adventure! Please don’t forget to keep your eyes on Jesus He is your guiding light. Be safe and Be joyful.
on Jan 6th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Congrats good stuff…. impressive …stay strong be safe….Super Job…
on Jan 7th, 2009 at 7:04 am
Awesome to have you and your companions stay with us in Jacksonville. Have a terrific journey-good luck! Laura
on Jan 7th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Congrats Ryan!!! The amount of miles you cover in a day still AMAZES me. Best of luck on the home stretch and stay safe … and warm!
on Jan 7th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
You’re inspiring Ryan!
When you get to Washington and the inauguration, you’ll have a place to park your bike. As it has done for other events such as the Cherry Blossom Festival, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association will be providing valet bicycle parking. I hope lots of other folks will bike to the inauguration along with you!
See http://www.bikingforobama.com for more information.
It will be an honor to park your bike!
on Jan 7th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Oops! Sorry pasted wrong link:
http://www.waba.org/events/inauguralbikevalet.php
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 6:12 am
I saw in the article that there is a film maker in your group. I’m hoping a documentary is in the works.
Maybe, just maybe, this will be the first of a long list of bike tours for you.
Could happen.
Have fun
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
How ya doin’?
Your story Finally showed up in the Thursday issue of the Lake City Reporter! Here’s the link:
http://lakecityreporter.com/articles/2009/01/08/news/doc496430c8c28ae035297610.txt
on Jan 11th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Hi Ryan, just heard about your ride. Glad you are doing this. I hope I can hear from you later this year when you are in Portland and hear you tell about it from your own point of view.