Here we go!

Welcome to the TdR for Pablove blog!  We're cycling 1300 miles from Jasper National Park to Telluride, CO starting July 20th 2010 in an effort to raise money and awareness for kids' cancer on behalf of the Pablove Foundation!  And we're looking for one hell of an adventure, as well!  The plan is 1300 miles, 100 miles a day for 13 days... but we'll have 2 drive/rest days in there as well to rest butts & legs.  We'll start in Jasper National Park and spend 2 days cycling the Icefields Parkway towards Glacier National Park, with Banff & Waterton National Parks along the way!  We'll end this first stretch by riding Going To The Sun Road through Glacier NP, a road I've always dreamed of experiencing.  Then we'll load bikes in the sag car & drive to West Yellowstone, where the next day we'll tour from Yellowstone NP to Grand Teton NP... after that 126 mile day we'll be happy to see Jackson Hole for the first time!  Another drive/rest day will take us to Estes Park, CO for a super hardcore day starting in Rocky Mountain National Park.... 3 major climbs between 9,000-12,000' elevation!  From there we'll tour the most famous Colorado towns as we wind our way towards Telluride... we'll visit Vail, Carbondale, Aspen, Snowmass, Crested Butte, Durango, Silverton, Ouray on the way as we roll over roads like the Silver Thread National Scenic Byway and the Million Dollar Highway.  The scenery will be freakin' amazing... it'll be the trip of a lifetime!

We're happy to be riding for a higher purpose as well on behalf of the Pablove Foundation.  Please visit http://www.pablove.org/ to better understand Pablo Castelaz and the foundation that his parents started in his name.  The way his family is processing the heartache and loss of their son is truly inspirational.  Jeff's blog and video posts from his 2009 Pablove Across America ride are wrenching, heartfelt, candid, sometimes funny, and always extremely genuine.  We're proud to raise whatever we can on their behalf. 

More to come!  Thanks for reading.