Freedom Tour – Page 9

Bike Trails And Judgment

On my ride yesterday I realized an urban bike trail is a good place to practice these words from Jesus. “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” On a […]

Hope And Where’s Waldo

Last time I shared a cool picture and talked about how hope can be hard to find among the boulders of a difficult life. My friend Mike sent this picture of a little trail side rock garden near his house. He said he contributed his Hope Rock and wondered if I could find it. I […]

Looking For Hope

Last week a post included this picture taken by one of our mountain tour riders. I thought it was just a cool picture, but after looking more closely I realized it made kind of a profound statement. We don’t often find hope easily. Sometimes we have to search among the rocks and boulders of difficult […]

About Traditions And Truth

I read a quote the other day about institutions, traditions, and truth. I didn’t copy the quote, but the idea was that institutions use traditions to prevent change and conceal the truth. The FREEDOM TOUR has developed a few traditions during eleven years of cycling. Handprints. Hope Rocks. Helmets Up before the start of each […]

Sharing Hope

After four glorious days of cycling, Colorado Mountain Tour has concluded. The team cranked more than 240 miles and climbed 18,000+ feet, but those numbers don’t really capture what the tour was about. This year’s team put a special emphasis on the Hope Rocks, sharing them with people we met along the journey, using them […]

Necessary Conversations

You might have noticed a renewed interest in the topic of human trafficking. We’re grateful for increased awareness and for the conversations that awareness will generate. As leaders of THE FREEDOM TOUR, we’ve partnered with Project Rescue since 2013 as they work against the horrible evil of human trafficking (AKA modern-day slavery). I thought it […]

Something To Ponder

“Sometimes you have to do what you don’t have to do.” I love encountering this sort of quote. I’ve been ruminating about it for a few days, trying to figure out what I might say. I came down to this question: What’s something I have to do, that I don’t have to do? Before I […]

Independence Day

July 5, 2023July 4, 2023
by Rich

I did my own alternative Independence Day celebration yesterday. No fireworks or hot dogs or flag waving. You probably won’t be surprised that it involved riding my bike or that it was about independence for the kids at the Home of Hope. This picture is a spot in the foothills called Horsetooth Mountain Park. It’s […]

72. Done!

Well, we did it! Becky and I had a lot of fun “riding my age” on Tuesday. That doesn’t mean it was easy to do 72 miles on my 72nd birthday, but easy wasn’t the point. We did a big loop around Loveland/Fort Collins and then a smaller loop around Fort Collins to finish the […]

72

As cyclists get older, they start talking about “riding their age” on their birthday. A 49-year-old will ride 49 miles, and then continue it each year. One more mile doesn’t sound like much until you get to 65 years old riding 65 miles. When you enter my age group, riding your age is a bit […]

Overwhelmed

The 11th annual FREEDOM TOUR CLASSIC happened Saturday. In the aftermath, someone asked me how I felt about the day. I replied, “It probably could have gone better, but I don’t know how!” Colorado has been unseasonably rainy all spring, and we were concerned how about the weather. The day turned out warm, sunny, and […]

Drama

Ever notice how it’s almost a cultural norm to slow down and look at a car wreck? Happens in lots of places. Much of what passes for news is metaphorical car wrecks, because advertisers and producers know we’ll slow down and watch. On the other hand, nobody’s clamoring to watch a kid coding a cool […]

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