Fairplay (aka South Park), Colorado

Date: 7/03/06
Mileage: 97

Funds Raised:

$8,953.87 for Kupenda
$20,000 is the goal for Kupenda. That is the amount needed to build a boarding facility so that 30+ children, who have disabilities, will get to go to school!!! It is a chance to really make a difference in a lot of people's lives!!!

$8,085.00 for ADA (+$100.00 thanks to FamilyK!!!)
Battling diabetes is something that is close to our hearts since Adam has Type I Diabetes. AFC's mission at it's core is to raise awareness, show other diabetics that anything is possible, and to do anything to combat diabetes!

We got an early start this morning because we knew we had a BIG day ahead of us! We were ready to climb a total of 4,000ft up to the top of our highest mountain pass of the entire trip! Mount Hoosier is 11,542ft and we had to climb all the way to the top! It was incredible. There was snow all around. The climb was definately the hardest climb we have had yet. It was incredibly steep.

(After climbing Hoosier Pass we had time to play a quick game of
basketball before heading down!)

After the summit it got even worse because we were comming down off the mountain and it was freezing cold. We had on all of our cold weather gear but it just didn't seem to be enough. After 23 miles of blistering cold weather we ended up in South Park, Colorado. Yes! it is the same South Park that the cartoon is based off of.

We got a ridiculously good dinner at a local cafe. Now we are relaxing in a Motel. We couldnt bear to camp outside in the freezing weather so we spent the extra money.

-Pattt