Category: Freedom Tour

I’d like you to meet Ed. Ed and his wife Barbara operate The Refuge, an incredible retreat center in the foothills above Trinidad. They were kind enough to host our team on the final night of our tour. The Refuge is authentic adobe construction. Ed build most of the building himself over a period of twenty-five years. Ed […]

We were all tired yesterday. It’s the sort of tired that comes from satisfaction, from choosing to do a difficult thing and seeing it through. It’s time to let bikes rest for a day or two as bodies recover and minds reflect. If you followed our journey you saw lots of laughter and joy. We […]

Okay, slow down could mean many things on a bike tour. The biggest lesson I’ve learned on this tour is the value of unrushed. In our third try at this crazy notion we’ve stumbled upon a formula that gets us down the road safely, accomplishes our goals, and gets riders to the destination with time left to decompress, unwind, […]

This thing you’re doing–it goes by fast. You’re reading this on Thursday of the FREEDOM TOUR. We planned for months, anticipated this week and what it might be like, looked forward to the start with incredible excitement. And suddenly, it’s Thursday. Five days and 310 miles are already behind us. Four generous overnight hosts, five days […]

Ever make a big deal out of small stuff? We can move a team of cyclists 70 miles safely down the road, eat great meals, enjoy a bit of silliness, help each other with bike repairs, and build great relationships. We travel through incredible scenery, meet interesting people, and interact with folks from around the […]

Our tour has no unsung heroes. We do have lots of folks working hard to move this team down the road. A few of them get to wear bike jerseys; many others do less visible but no less vital tasks. These folks from Brighton United Methodist Church opened their doors and hearts to make our […]

If yesterday’s ride had a signature sound, it would be pssst. That’s the air escaping from a punctured tube. Our team got a lot of practice changing tires on the road during our 68-mile Sunday ride from Fort Collins to Brighton. Not sure why. Sometimes that’s just the way it goes, but the delays couldn’t alter […]

Each time a hit show begins, your see the credits and hear the theme music. Well, tonight we gather our team for the first official meeting of FRONT RANGE FREEDOM TOUR ’15. Months of planning, anticipation, and training have gone into this day. Many of you have been part of making it a reality, and […]

Becky and I received a phone call yesterday from David Grant. David is the founder of Project Rescue and, to me, is a hero in the fight against human trafficking. He travels all over the world, raises millions of dollars, and does incredible work. Yet he took time to call and tell us he was […]

Monte and I have our own pre-tour tradition. We’d like to invite you along a morning run and let you know what we’re thinking in the days before we hit the starting line. Can’t see the video? Click here. What can God do with some small event in your life? Please leave a comment here.

Last night we described the HOME OF HOPE to a brand new audience. As I listened to their questions I realized I almost take this incredible place for granted. I think about it, write about it, and talk about it so frequently that it’s become like part of the family. I say HOME OF HOPE […]

FRONT RANGE FREEDOM TOUR ’15 is underway. This year we tried something new, a one-day Community Prologue a week in advance of the actual tour. Riders chose between 30-mile and 58-mile routes. The weather was spectacular, and the day was a great success. The riders began in a big circle, symbolic of their participation in […]