Author: johnschilder

This morning I woke up in my hammock in Bryan's garage, and it was actually the best night of sleep thus far. We took our time getting ready and Bryan and his family had bacon, biscuits & gravy, eggs, and juice waiting for us. The graciousness of Bryan and his family is something to be … Continue reading Day 6 (40 mi.) World Cup Champions & Other Events

Happy 4th of July and birthday to one of the first donors to bikingforhaiti.com and great friend, Mike McGovern As with most Independence Days the first half was quite uneventful but the holiday ended with a bang (pun intended . . . .I must be exhausted because that is awful)! We pulled out of Mauckport, IN … Continue reading Day 5 (87 mi.) Feeling the Spirit of America

Apparently it is a pretty large river and does not seem to be going away anytime soon. This morning I woke up in my makeshift shelter undera picnic table. This should have been a sign of things to come.     The ride started with a rainy climb out of the state park and a mistimg … Continue reading Day 4 (70 mi.) Crossing the Ohio again, and again….

This morning started off at Eagle Creek campsite in rural Kentucky and the ride began as yesterday ended, with a dog.  However, this one was friendly and actually jogged beside the bikes for the first three miles. I named her Karly in honor of the infamous Marlo The Dog, but swapped the first and last … Continue reading Day 3 (65 mi.) Crossing the Ohio to Indiana

This morning my knees were feeling a bit sore for the previous ride, however with a quick slide of the seat I was as good as new!  We set off around 9am but spent much of the morning cross-crossing downtown Cincinnati.          By 1pm we crossed the river and made our way west. … Continue reading Day 2 (85 mi.) Crossing the Ohio to Kentucky 

   And by Hope, I mean my bike. I named her after Hope Solo 4 years ago....who apparently is on the way to the Women's World Cup, so a few meanings there with this blog title.  An emotional day. This morning dad dropped me off in Southwest Columbus, just outside of Battelle Darby Park. Moments … Continue reading Day 1 (100 mi.)- Hope is on the way! 

On the morning of Tuesday, June 29th I will start a journey from the place where that quote was made famous, Central Ohio.  I am sure it will not be easy to achieve my goal of reaching the Pacific Coast, but more importantly raising $50,000 for the St. Luke Foundation for Haiti. A few months … Continue reading Day 0 – “Anything easy ain’t worth a damn!”