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.

Friday, August 04, 2006

Pike was here

200 years ago today Pike entered the area that is now the Lake of the Ozarks. His camp of August 4 and 5 is just above Bagnell Dam, near the village of Lake Ozark. On August 6 Pike passed around Horseshoe Bend and headed east to make Shawnee Bend. His Journal entry follows. 4th August, Monday: We embarked early and continued on for some time, not being able to find a suitable place to dry our things but at length stopped on the east shore. --- The navigation had become very difficult from the rapidity of the current, occasioned by the rise of the water, which rose one foot in an hour. Killed two deer. Distance 10 miles. Rainy.

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