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NAMI Coast 2 Coast
2 ballers biking across the US in support of mental health awareness

Day 43 - Saturday Evening Soirée - Charlie
We awoke like children on Christmas morning. Or more like 20-somethings on Christmas morning - vaguely intrigued by the present we may...
Day 42 - Foggy Friday - Maddie
They say hell is supposed to be hot, but Devils Tower did not follow that stereotype. After heavenly rides through South Dakota in 80...
Day 41 - The Best Ride of MY Life - Charlie
Remember Maddie’s post yesterday? The one where she detailed our epic descent down Needles Highway? The descent that made her cry tears...
Day 40 - The Best Ride of My Life - Maddie
Imagine your perfect day: all of your favorite people around you, your favorite food tingling your taste buds, the weather that brings...
Day 39 - Calling an Audible - Charlie
After such an exhilarating entrance to South Dakota yesterday, today was ripe with potential. Some potential for greatness, some...
Day 37 and 38 - Chillaxin’ to Chaos - Maddie
I started this blog the morning of May 17th, but we did not have service that evening at the campsite, so I apologize for the delay....
Day 36.5 - People are Good - Charlie
After 7 straight days of riding, averaging 68 miles per day, I was too exhausted to write last night. We arrived in Chadron, NE around...
Day 35 - A Whole New World/My Guns are Not Your Problem - Maddie
We could not have started the day any stronger; we hopped out of bed and headed for our Super 8 SuperEats Breakfast. After devouring a...
Day 34 - No Cowboys, Lots of Cows - Charlie
When you camp you wake up to the sun illuminating your tent and birdsong in the air. We got on the road nice and early... and proceeded...
Day 33 - Century Ride - Maddie
Since leaving Omaha, our trip has become very open-ended. We don’t know many people out West, so we will depend on camping and motels now...
Day 32 - High Spirits - Charlie
Late last night Maddie and I attempted to do some laundry. We didn’t realize Paul and Suz kept the cats in the laundry room overnight, so...
Day 31 - Omaha, Omaha Set Hut - Maddie
We motivated early this morning, leaving Penny and Hannah’s in Brayton, Iowa around 8:30. We made a last minute decision to ride into...
Day 30 - Happy Mother’s Day from Brayton, Iowa - Charlie
After our rest day with Greg and Shanna we came into today ready for anything. They fattened us up with a tremendous pasta bolognese and...
Day 29 - Maddie’s Highlights Thus Far - Maddie
Since we took a rest day today, I figured I’d give some of my top moments of the journey so far. There have been so many memorable and...
Day 28 - Just Keep Pedaling - Charlie
Like most things in life, the emotions I’ve felt on the bike are so much more powerful in the moments I’m feeling them, than in the...
Day 27 - It Can Never Be Easy - Maddie
Soooo… Ummmm… We were lied to… All of the folks who assured us that we would fly through the flat plains of the Midwest were sorely...
Day 26 - Daydreaming in Iowa - Charlie
The beauty of the bike is that you are forced to soak in your surroundings during the journey. In a car you can appreciate the scenery,...
Day 25 - 87 miles of quad exhaustion - Maddie
Yesterday was a thrill. The transformation from sucky trails to a breathtaking sunset may have been a highlight of the trip for me thus...
Day 24 - A Rainbow near Peru - Charlie
We’ve been riding long enough now that we have a mental library of bike rides and terrains to compare rides to. Today’s ride on the...




















