Pictures from Ponca City

Hey All! Here are some pictures from our beautiful ride to Ponca City on the 30th. We stayed at the First Lutheron Church there and they treated us so well. My cousin Dan, his wife Angie, their two children - Alastair and Kenna, and their dog - Deputy, suprised me with a visit on their way back to their home in Albequerque, NM, from Detroit, MI, where they were visiting our family. They took me out to dinner and ice cream, and we got to hang out and talk for awhile. It was really great to see them and a total shocker!

The ride into Ponca was great! As I missed most of the group side of the evening and other people are much better about relating the details of the trip I'm simply going to post pictures from the ride.

First are pictures of the two stickers I have on my bike. A sticker has to be worthy to taint the beauty of my bicycle so I'll take some time to explain why these made the cut.

No Whining!
Obviously this is a hard trip and there are times going up a mountain when it sucks, there is nothing the will set you straight like this sticker. It's kind of my motto for life. A reminder to enjoy whatever I'm doing, or at least no there will be a pay off for the pain and that in the end it's worth it. Every uphill has a downhill.

Human Rights Campaign
This sticker is about equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender rights. It is the one issue that I can't argue more than one side to. It is important to note that this is my view and not that of Bike and Build. I don't know what their opinion is. I think that everyone should have equal rights under the United States Government. If you think that marrige is a religious institution than I think that the US government shouldn't have the right to marry anyone. Religions can make whatever rules they want based on their beliefs but in I think the US government should be blind to personal matters like sexual orientation. I had a bracelet before this trip which broke off and when I ordered another I got a sticker which I am very proud to have on my bike.

Ok, now for pictures of people.

View from the Saddle, Molly, Zach and Eric (left to right)

Zach, Luna, and Mike (left from right)

Mike (left) and Zach showing his guns

Me goofing around

Molly P. and Kim (left to right)

Mike, Eric, Zach and Molly (left to right)

Eric and Molly N. posing for the picture

Molly P. and Kim doing a fist pound 'cause their hardcore biker chicks.