The Van Buren Sisters Legacy

Its just 20 days until we embark. At the last count, we have 55 people beginning the journey on the east coast (only 3 guys, and they are all descendants of the Van Burens)! We pick up steam as we go - another 30 or so will join us at Pikes Peak for the climb up that historic mountain, and then the bucket list ride through the canyon lands. When we get to San Francisco, the plan is to cross the Golden Gate Bridge with 250 riders! Adeline and Augusta would be amazed. So prou

This was made in early November. Not scary - exciting, but somewhat overwhelming. When I pay attention to the sensation, it is hard to tell the difference between fear and excitement - I hold my breath a little, breathe more rapidly, my mind flits around a bunch - then settles in and focuses. This video was made when I had already pulled a bunch of stuff out of the cardboard boxes it had been stored in. These boxes saw decades of minor basement floods and mustiness, and ste