Thinking, there has to be a way to quickly organize a ride to help raise money for those who lost everything in the storm this week. (Hopefully riding quickly south...I HATE the cold!) but I'm so scatter brained lately I can't think to pull it together!!!!! I'm open to doing the peddling and a LOT of it if anyone wants to help pull together a charity ride to help our neighbors who aren't going to have very good holidays otherwise. I know we'd need sponsors or a sponsor to help with covering food and boarding at night..not picky, eat light and willing to camp with electricity (for heater) and showers, and likely spare tire (tube) or two ( Would gladly wear warm under amour or clothing with sponsors names/info on it and talk about your product), would need help getting pledges...can be as low as .05 or .10 per mile, we'll RIDE to make it worthwhile! Perhaps one sponsor would be a local restaurant and would host a send off meet & greet where a portion of the profits could go to the benefit and people could offer flat donations as well? Just some ideas...but is there anyone who can help pull it together??? I'm up for a LONG ride! Challenge me and help rebuild Kokomo and make sure your friends and neighbors have a good holiday season? Any good organizers up to working with us to pull this together??????? Run your ideas by me if so and we'll go from there!
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
YOU CAN STAND UNDER MY UMBRELLA
I posted this on my facebook...wanted to share it any place possible. The more it is shared the more likely we are to find a team of organizers and sponsors etc....please contact me if you wish to help or will you at least share? THANK YOU!
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Oct 13, 2013
Well, I *think* I have good news! I'm not 100% positive but I think Shawn is back as my riding partner! And I have promised not to act like a spoiled princess this time. (scouts honor!) We've been talking some about leaving out after the first of the year to ride thru Florida and up along the panhandle ending at Shawn's mom's in Groves Texas. Or vice versa, heading out from his mom's so he can spend the holidays with her and riding to Florida.
I wanted so bad to make the trip across the lower part of the US this winter from Saint Augustine, Florida to San Diego for the Wounded Warrior Project but with the move and the stress of sorting through Andy's things I've thrown myself into a flare with my illness and have had to slow down some so that long of ride just isn't wise for me at this time. Maybe next winter...if I can get a lot more miles under my belt and build my strength back up. We would definitely need a sponsor or funding of some sort to help us make that ride too so waiting gives us time to TRY to find someone willing to sponsor us. It will take more planning and a support driver for the second stretch of the ride. (as in someone driving a camper for us to stay in and to carry gear and extra water etc. Not to mention just in case of emergencies. Ha, not that we would run into any of those huh???)
It is possible we could have a group of riders for that ride actually. I've been talking to a few other bent riders in my area and so far they're showing interest in a local recumbent riders club. I really think it would be a blast to travel across the country to raise money for such a wonderful cause with such a great group of people! I suppose we would welcome any of you Bi-peddlers who might have the inkling to make the trek too. After all it is for a really good cause! ;) I'll fill you in on that more once I get moved and settled in and we have time to talk about our future riding plans, see how many we have here who truly are interested in a club etc. If you are a bent rider in or near the Kokomo, In area who would be interested in joining a group please contact me. It's still in the early stages but I'm thinking meeting at least once a month during the closed in (winter) season, maybe more often during riding season. Exchange information on our experience with our bents, trails, etc and plan group rides both leisure and fundraiser/charity . I think these bents need to be seen by more people! They truly have been a Godsend to me health wise as well as being just plain and simple fun. I'm sure there are others out there who thought their days of riding bikes and feeling the freedom of the open road, wind in their hair and sun on their skin were long gone. But many can probably get it back with a bent. (Hey TerraTrike you really should hire me as a spokes person...I probably talk more about your bents than your showroom sales people! lol orrrrrrr....fix us up with a couple of Ramblers??? I hear those are even better for the kind of riding we do! I'm just saying...)
By the way, if you are interested in purchasing a bent yourself, I ride a TerraTrike Rover. It's an extremely comfortable ride. Not really made for the long distance rides I take but so far they've taken the punishment well. You can check out all of TerraTrikes products at http://terratrike.com/ Check them out! Order a catalogue (they're free!) or find out where your local dealer is so you can go and take one for a spin yourself...I bet you get hooked!
Well...back to moving.
Love and peace to all,
RecumbentBaby45/Mamabear45 (One and the same!)
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
SEPT 10, 2013
WOW, I think I'm becoming the poster child for Murphy's Law. I'm writing to you from the hospital tonight. I was admitted last night for some infection I can't pronounce or spell. But I am feeling much better and hoping to get released tomorrow (crossing fingers).
First of all I am by no means finished with my long distance riding, and I still very much want to continue and raise funds for Oklahoma disaster victims. I've just had numerous kinks thrown in my chain from ever direction. As I believe you know, we had to return home after my second heat stroke? The heat followed us back to Indiana. They had had an unusually cool summer until we got back then the heat just sored.
Then I had some health issues. They were worried about my heart due to some severe swelling and I had to be hospitalized to get the swelling down and have some tests run. During this time, when I was released, my riding partner left. I have to say that really hurt. I've had so much loss in my life lately to have him just leave. He didn't say goodbye, didn't speak to me, wouldn't respond to my calls or texts. It's been, yeah hurtful to say the least. When you spend a month on the road with someone to have them just walk away back turned. But I also look back and I feel bad because he honestly busted his butt on the Texas stretch of the ride. He did pretty much all the hard work and I wouldn't be alive if it weren't for him. He pulled a trailer with 120lbs of our gear 99% of the way and when we would get to our campsites he would without being asked, unload and set up camp allowing minimal help from me. I honestly could not ask for a better riding partner, He spoiled me and for that I thank him from the bottom of my heart. I won't make that mistake again. From here on out I am riding solo or I am building two trailers so if I can find another capable riding partner we will be sharing the load equally.
Shawn if you read this, I want to thank you for all your hard work. Please don't think it went un-noticed or unappreciated. Thank you for taking such good care of me. I know I would not have made it half as far as I did without you. I learned so much from you and had you not been there during the heat strokes I never would have survived them. I owe you my life. Thank you for making
the ride fun "Ducky", for rescuing me and untangling my leg from the wheel when I found for the second time that I can indeed tip a recumbent! I wish so much that I could convince you to continue our journey. There are not many other's I would trust who I think would be even close to as capable as you as a riding partner. But I understand fully why you wouldn't want to ride with me when I look back. I promise (for what that's worth) you would not be carrying the full load. If you don't change your mind, know that I do wish you all the best with working on the cars with your cousin. Be safe!
It will be still a while before I can set out. Our landlords informed us that they were losing our home back to the bank so with me in and out of the hospital we have been trying to find a new place to live for the next year. Hoped to find something in my daughters current school district but there are no rentals available so I'm still unsure where we will end up and I hate moving my daughter after all SHE has been through twice in one year, not to mention it's going to disqualify her from any resident scholarships if we or rather since we are not moving to our new state until her senior year.
Keep in mind we are still grieving the still very new loss of our son and her brother. I am not by any means emotionally ready to sort through and pack up his room. It feels like a very final "He's no longer with the family" slap in the face or mac truck running me over.
It goes on! Derek was laid off for a normal shut down in June but they messed up something at the factory and none of the hourly line workers got any pay, no I take that back, they got a half a weeks pay...for an entire month. Needless to say we are behind on everything and deeper in debt. Slowly catching up on them. If I go solo this is even more important. And I need to prepare for my own protection a little bit more strongly before going solo.
Sooooo...I'm crossing my fingers and toes and praying hard to make it back on the road and be in the Smokey's as the leaves change.
Well, signing out from Howard Regional for tonight...
Much Love,
MamaBear45
First of all I am by no means finished with my long distance riding, and I still very much want to continue and raise funds for Oklahoma disaster victims. I've just had numerous kinks thrown in my chain from ever direction. As I believe you know, we had to return home after my second heat stroke? The heat followed us back to Indiana. They had had an unusually cool summer until we got back then the heat just sored.
Then I had some health issues. They were worried about my heart due to some severe swelling and I had to be hospitalized to get the swelling down and have some tests run. During this time, when I was released, my riding partner left. I have to say that really hurt. I've had so much loss in my life lately to have him just leave. He didn't say goodbye, didn't speak to me, wouldn't respond to my calls or texts. It's been, yeah hurtful to say the least. When you spend a month on the road with someone to have them just walk away back turned. But I also look back and I feel bad because he honestly busted his butt on the Texas stretch of the ride. He did pretty much all the hard work and I wouldn't be alive if it weren't for him. He pulled a trailer with 120lbs of our gear 99% of the way and when we would get to our campsites he would without being asked, unload and set up camp allowing minimal help from me. I honestly could not ask for a better riding partner, He spoiled me and for that I thank him from the bottom of my heart. I won't make that mistake again. From here on out I am riding solo or I am building two trailers so if I can find another capable riding partner we will be sharing the load equally.
Shawn if you read this, I want to thank you for all your hard work. Please don't think it went un-noticed or unappreciated. Thank you for taking such good care of me. I know I would not have made it half as far as I did without you. I learned so much from you and had you not been there during the heat strokes I never would have survived them. I owe you my life. Thank you for making
the ride fun "Ducky", for rescuing me and untangling my leg from the wheel when I found for the second time that I can indeed tip a recumbent! I wish so much that I could convince you to continue our journey. There are not many other's I would trust who I think would be even close to as capable as you as a riding partner. But I understand fully why you wouldn't want to ride with me when I look back. I promise (for what that's worth) you would not be carrying the full load. If you don't change your mind, know that I do wish you all the best with working on the cars with your cousin. Be safe!
It will be still a while before I can set out. Our landlords informed us that they were losing our home back to the bank so with me in and out of the hospital we have been trying to find a new place to live for the next year. Hoped to find something in my daughters current school district but there are no rentals available so I'm still unsure where we will end up and I hate moving my daughter after all SHE has been through twice in one year, not to mention it's going to disqualify her from any resident scholarships if we or rather since we are not moving to our new state until her senior year.
Keep in mind we are still grieving the still very new loss of our son and her brother. I am not by any means emotionally ready to sort through and pack up his room. It feels like a very final "He's no longer with the family" slap in the face or mac truck running me over.
It goes on! Derek was laid off for a normal shut down in June but they messed up something at the factory and none of the hourly line workers got any pay, no I take that back, they got a half a weeks pay...for an entire month. Needless to say we are behind on everything and deeper in debt. Slowly catching up on them. If I go solo this is even more important. And I need to prepare for my own protection a little bit more strongly before going solo.
Sooooo...I'm crossing my fingers and toes and praying hard to make it back on the road and be in the Smokey's as the leaves change.
Well, signing out from Howard Regional for tonight...
Much Love,
MamaBear45
Monday, September 9, 2013
Yay! I got my laptop fixed!!!
I have a lot to update you on! I will write more tonight and share a lot of pics too! Four computers and every single one of them has been down...finally I have my laptop back!!!! Type at you tonight!
Saturday, August 10, 2013
JUST A MINOR SET BACK
Just wanted to let you all know we're still alive. Just had to take a break due to those heat strokes. I'm so anxious to get back on the road!!! I've been riding trying to get my strength back and should be ready soon...hope to head south to Gatlunburg, TN. I'm dying to ride Cades Cove. I have driven through it so many times I can't wait to take my time and see it from my trikes point of view! Then hoping to cut over to catch the Atlantic Trail and see Charleston and Savannah...
In the mean time I hope to put together a video/slide show of sorts of where we've been and what we've seen so far soon so keep tuned.
I sure wish some of you would subscribe so I could get to know you! ;)
Laidback and taking it easy....on the road again...
Mamabear45 alive and kicking!
In the mean time I hope to put together a video/slide show of sorts of where we've been and what we've seen so far soon so keep tuned.
I sure wish some of you would subscribe so I could get to know you! ;)
Laidback and taking it easy....on the road again...
Mamabear45 alive and kicking!
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
THIS IS HOW WE ROLL....
Victory Bike Shop has our tires in! They had to order these. They are stronger for touring on. So now we just have to get the Rovers up there so they can put the tires on and give them both a once over for anything that "Hell" might have jarred lose. Which reminds me, I found pics on the net of "Hell Road" so you can get an idea of what we traveled on ALL DAY and well into the night!
I've read a lot saying Bents can't climb hills. Granted that first few big hills were challenges but that was just because my body wasn't accustomed to riding like that. Once it got used to it the hills weren't all that big of a challenge on it. "Hell Rd" though...now THAT is a different story! It's a good thing the view was gorgeous because the road was nearly impossible. The picture doesn't do it justice (Neither does actually). The road was deep loose sand and gravel with big ruts in it. The average car would get stuck and our rip it's undercarriage off for sure.
Well, I'm enjoying spending time with my family while I'm home. We're off to do some camping and have a fishing "competition" tonight so I'm out of here! I'll talk to y'all probably Thursday from the Indiana Dunes. We're going to begin our ride by riding the Nickel Plate Rail Way up to Rochester and cut over...ride up to the Dunes, spend a bit more family time to kick off our Michigan leg of this ride!!!!
All my love...MamaBear45
P.S. DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG AND DONATE TOO! MOORE OKLAHOMA ALONE IS FACING A PRICE TAG OF OVER 41MIL TO REBUILD AND THAT WILL NEVER REPLACE THE IRREPLACABLE...THOSE ARE WHAT HURT THE WORST. PLEASE HELP US HELP THEM!
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
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