Ride to Pikes Peak

An opportunity for a mother and son to do something special for Polycystic Kidney Disease, for organ donation and for us.

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In 1806, Zebulon Pike traveled west and sighted Pikes Peak. We biked 990 miles along his route and then ran the Pikes Peak Marathon. We are so grateful for the opportunity to raise PKD awareness. PKD caused the failure of Pat’s kidneys. A transplant saved her life eight years ago. Pat’s brothers, sisters and mother were afflicted with PKD, seven in all. Pat describes how PKD affected her life and televised news features are in the "News Coverage" link on the left margin.

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Checking on Ft. Bellefontaine

Matt, Zac and I rode to Fort Bellefontaine Sunday. It's an odd historic site. It's a St. Louis County Park but it is gated with security because the State of Missouri operates a youth home at the location.

Anyway, we checked out the historic site, the view from the bluffs and rode the August 3rd route. The ride to the Katy Trail is a mix of rolling hills and crowded commercial roads. What can you expect? We're not on a keelboat like Zebulon Pike! You can read a good fact sheet on the site by the St. Louis CVC.

By the way, friends are helping make August 3rd fun with a special events and a fiddle playing "America The Beautiful".

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