[From the Times-Leader of Martins Ferry, Ohio.] By PATRICIA GRAHAM T-L Lifestyles Editor WHILE MANY sons and daughters will be traveling across town or even across a state or two to pay tribute to their fathers today, one Adena native has a slightly longer trip in mind. Kevin Madzia, Adena native and Pittsburgh resident, will [...]
Filed under: In The News | Leave a Comment »
A group of us got started promptly, a little after 6:00am. We left the University via the Burke-Gillman Trail, which we followed for a few miles to the Wallingford neighborhood. After breakfast at a local church, we went down to Gasworks Park to dip our rear wheels into Puget Sound for the official start of [...]
Filed under: Coast to Coast 2004 | Leave a Comment »
I got out of bed around 8:00am today and had the usual breakfast once again. I did a load of laundry, the stuff I had used since I got to Seattle. I re-packed the bags, and loaded them and the bike into Phil’s Ford Explorer again. We headed out a little after noon. Today’s fun [...]
Filed under: Coast to Coast 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Slept until 10:00am today. After another good yogurt and granola breakfast, we headed over to hang out at the Redmond Town Center. We walked their dog Hasta around the bike trail nearby, then I got some ice cream at the Cold Stone Creamery. I checked out the local REI store and picked up some chamois [...]
Filed under: Coast to Coast 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Got out of bed at 8:00am, relatively early considering the activities of the previous two days. Had some granola and yogurt, and a banana for breakfast. This afternoon, Phil, Tracy, and I spent the afternoon as Seattle tourists, having a walking lunch through the many stands of the Seattle Public Market. I had a hombow [...]
Filed under: Coast to Coast 2004 | Leave a Comment »
I got about two hours of sleep the night before my flight, after working on three different schemes for packing all of my gear. Check-in and the flight itself was uneventful, and we landed in Seattle right on schedule at 11:30. My friend Phil was already waiting to pick me up at the baggage claim [...]
Filed under: Coast to Coast 2004 | Leave a Comment »
The following article about the Coast-to-Coast bicycle tour appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04153/324667.stm By Virginia Linn, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A Mount Washington software developer is preparing for the ride of his life in memory of his father, who died of skin cancer. Kevin Madzia, 39, is embarking on a 4,200 mile cross-country bike trip — [...]
Filed under: In The News | Leave a Comment »
