Big Ride Update: Day 48–Crossing the Finish Line

–Saturday we biked 41 miles from Poolesville, Maryland to Washington, DC and officially completed our 48-day, 3300-mile Big Ride Across America. We biked through leafy, rolling horse country in the early morning, enjoying the mist along winding roads with names like Edwards Ferry, West Offut, Mt. Nebo before joining Maryland State Route 190, also known

Big Ride Update: Day 47

–Friday we biked 63 miles from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Poolesville, Maryland, entering our twelfth and final state. It was a gently rolling ride with a mix of horses and farms and fields and historic towns like Taneytown and Frederick and a nice stretch along Francis Scott Key Highway. Although Maryland, which has the highest median

Immortal Bird Article, Reader Letter on Physician Training & Big Ride Update: Days 45 & 46

–The July/ August issue of Brown Alumni Magazine has a nice article about Immortal Bird with a photo of Damon, “A Father’s Story.” –I continue to get wonderful reader letters but have been so preoccupied with the Big Ride that I have not posted any. Here is one that addresses the core issue of how