If you'd like to donate to Ryves Youth Center in Terre Haute, which is the cause for which I've dedicated this ride, you can donate here (all donations go to Ryves Youth Center; I receive nothing): Ride Across America
For information about what Ryves Youth Center is and the different services they offer, click here: Ryves Youth Center - Catholic Charities Terre Haute - Terre Haute, IN
Apologies for the short blog yesterday, I was very tired and needed some sleep! Yesterday I rode my bicycle across a river that had a lot of trees growing in it. I also rode near a dam that you will see in one of the pictures. It had a road on top of it and was a grassy hill below. A dam is something that people build to stop water from flowing in certain places, so they can get the water to stay where they want it to be.
I stopped in Castor yesterday afternoon for some food and rest. On my way there I met a nice man named Garrick (Garrett?—sorry if I butchered your name). I was unsure of the road I was on and he kindly supplied me with directions to Castor. In Castor I spoke with a young man named Cole and gave him one of the business cards I keep for my trip, and we talked a little. I camped out in the woods last night and got an early start this morning, just like I did the day before (around 4 o’clock in the morning, which is what I have to do because if I wait too late to start I get very hot while riding.
I’m in Winnfield, LA right now and am about to ride east on Highway 84 and see how far I can go! I met a nice man named Bobby up in Dodson when I stopped for some food and water, he was very friendly and told me about the highway I would be riding on.
Some other interesting things to look for in the pictures below:
An abandoned building (abandoned means people don’t use it anymore)
Cherry Chicken taking her picture in front of a sign that has another kind of red bird on it (you have to look closely)
A cemetery (where they bury dead people)
My bicycle computer. It’s not a big computer like you’d have at your house. It goes on my handlebars and has a little screen that tells me how far I’ve gone and how fast I’ve gone. One screenshot tells how far I went, the other one tells how long it took. Can you read any of the numbers.
Have a great day, everyone!
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