Day 8 through Day 12.. 
Hello to our friends at Oswalt...

Thank you for taking the time to blog with us.  We are riding hard most days.  We do not always have the internet, so please do not worry if we don't answer every day.  We think of you each day as we travel with the Oswalt Eagle.

Oswalt has his sunscreen on.

 Day 8:  Las Vegas

We are medical students right now.  We will go through a ceremony at The Ohio State University Medical School in Columbus, Ohio on June 7, 2012.  We will receive a long white coat with our names on it.  We will be officially doctors then.

This picture was taken on day 8 of our ride.  Our schedule is to end our trip on day 54, June 3, 2012 by going from Washington, D.C. to Bethany Beach, DE. 

We will let you know about our Washington, D.C. plans when we get closer to that day.

We must be back in Columbus, Ohio for our ceremony on June 7, 2012.




We do laundry many ways.  Some days we  wash our clothes in the sink and drying them using a rope for a clothesline.  In Las Vegas, the Oswalt Eagle came with us to the laundromat.  We ask the local people where we can find places to wash our clothes and they are very helpful.  We have fun even when we are working.

  

Day 9:  Las Vegas, NV to Alamo, NV

Day 9:  Thursday, April 19, 2012

Starting Point: Las Vegas, NV
Ending Point: Alamo, NV

Route Distance: 83 miles
Route Description: We will depart from north Las Vegas and head North for most of the day. It will be a hard day with a lot of climbing. Around mile 75 we enter into Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge.

Anyone seen the Oswalt Eagle?





Day 10:  Alamo, NV to Panaca, NV

Day 10:  Friday, April 20, 2012

Starting Point: Alamo, NV
Ending Point: Panaca, NV

Route Distance: 71 miles
Route Description: Today we ride eastward across Nevada. Most of the day will be spent riding along US Route 93, also known as the Great Basin. 

It is a relatively short ride though we do have one big climb starting halfway through the ride. Then we have a gentle climb into Panaca, which was southern Nevada's first permanent settlement and was founded as a Mormon colony in 1864.



Oswalt Eagle reaches the summit!



Day 11 and 12:  Panaca, NV to Cedar City, UT

Day 11:  Saturday, April 21, 2012

Starting Point: Panaca, NV
Ending Pont: Cedar City, UT

Route Distance: 79 miles
Route Description: Today will be our last day in Nevada. Right after leaving Panaca we start a big climb. Luckily, after we make it over, the rest of the day is mostly flat. At about mile 20 we will cross into Utah, the Beehive State!


Day 12:  Sunday, April 22, 2012…  We plan a rest day, but we will need to shop, do laundry again, and do our other work.  We will plan to ride again on Monday to Tropic, Utah.






Work hard and play hard. Our team celebrates!



Lisa had her birthday in San Diego.  Her brothers and father were riders for day 1-8.

If someone has a birthday then we celebrate our birthdays together.  We have fun even when we are working hard. 

We hope you will work hard in school, that you are eating healthy and that you are exercising each day.  Thank you for all your kind and encouraging words.  The hills and mountains are very big, and the wind is very strong.           

Ride for World Health 2012 Team