Today was the first off day that we have had after ten days of riding, and it was awesome!
Technically it wasn't a day off because we had to ride 5 miles downhill with a full Park City police escort to breakfast at Whole Foods, but other than that it was an off day.
Breakfast was great, and then we quickly were driven back to our hotel, changed, and went to the Utah Olympic Park where much of the 2002 Winter Olympics occurred. This facility is now open all year. We all got to ride on the mile long bobsled track. It was a ton of fun, and much to the chagrin of my mother I filmed the entire trip down the mountain on video.
After we visited the Olympic Park we ate lunch at a local deli. The food was amazing, and we met former Ohio State and Cleveland Browns center Tom DeLeone at the deli. It's so neat to meet people all over the country and make a personal connection with them back to Ohio.
After lunch we went to a local bike shop and then back to the hotel for free/nap time. I made sure to take complete advantage of this time.
At 4:30 we were on our way to the Nation Ability Center. This center serves all ages and types of people with disabilities. Many of us brought our bikes and rode with some of the clients. We also got to explore the facility and pet their horses. I spent the majority of my time with a young man named Luke. He is about ten years old and does not have the ability to talk. We rode our bikes, pet the horses, and spent a good amount of time of the playground. I had the privilege to meet his family briefly and you could tell that they enjoy sending Luke to the Center so that he can get individualized attention and do many things that are not always possible for people with disabilities.
The rest of our night was given to us to regroup and get ready to get back on the bikes tomorrow.
Tomorrow is our last full day in Utah. I don't know where the time is going, but it is certainly passing very quickly.
Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers for our team.
Love & Honor,
Beau
Technically it wasn't a day off because we had to ride 5 miles downhill with a full Park City police escort to breakfast at Whole Foods, but other than that it was an off day.
Breakfast was great, and then we quickly were driven back to our hotel, changed, and went to the Utah Olympic Park where much of the 2002 Winter Olympics occurred. This facility is now open all year. We all got to ride on the mile long bobsled track. It was a ton of fun, and much to the chagrin of my mother I filmed the entire trip down the mountain on video.
After we visited the Olympic Park we ate lunch at a local deli. The food was amazing, and we met former Ohio State and Cleveland Browns center Tom DeLeone at the deli. It's so neat to meet people all over the country and make a personal connection with them back to Ohio.
After lunch we went to a local bike shop and then back to the hotel for free/nap time. I made sure to take complete advantage of this time.
At 4:30 we were on our way to the Nation Ability Center. This center serves all ages and types of people with disabilities. Many of us brought our bikes and rode with some of the clients. We also got to explore the facility and pet their horses. I spent the majority of my time with a young man named Luke. He is about ten years old and does not have the ability to talk. We rode our bikes, pet the horses, and spent a good amount of time of the playground. I had the privilege to meet his family briefly and you could tell that they enjoy sending Luke to the Center so that he can get individualized attention and do many things that are not always possible for people with disabilities.
The rest of our night was given to us to regroup and get ready to get back on the bikes tomorrow.
Tomorrow is our last full day in Utah. I don't know where the time is going, but it is certainly passing very quickly.
Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers for our team.
Love & Honor,
Beau
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