Day 45: The grand Finale

The day finally arrived, the last day of the trip. It really did not fully hit me throughout the day. I had thoughts about being done but everything felt the same throughout the day, part of my every day routine. I got a call from my Mom about 2 hours into the ride. My Mom and Dad had landed and were going to rent a car and come find me. My pace for the first 30 miles was slower but then I speeded it up realizing that I had the finish line up ahead. With about 25 miles to go my parents found me. All of a sudden I looked in my mirror and saw a car following me along the shoulder of the highway. So I stopped gave them hugs and trudged on. Today was no easy ride out. I guess I was expecting the road to flatten out more, but it did the opposite. The hills did not get bigger they just became way more consistent, absolutely no flat ground. So at around 1:30 I made it to the town of Rockport, Maine. A nice, little coastal town. I could see the ocean but could not find a good way to access it. So I found a library, went inside and got directions to a local park nearby that had a beach. With great relief and a smile on my face I took the plunge into the Atlantic. 45 days and many miles later the ride was over. So in closing to this long, crazy trip I leave you readers with a few pieces of advice, things that have come to me that I would like to pass on. The first is simply people need to leave their comfort zone every once in awhile. So many get stuck in their everyday lives that they forget about the dreams and goals that they have wanted to do. Whether it is fear of the unknown or lack of confidence these dreams or goals get ignored. So I strongly challenge everyone who is reading this to find one way to challenge yourself. It does not have to be biking across the U.S start small, maybe 10 miles a day on a bike. Or maybe it isn't physical, anything, just something new. In the end you will feel good about what you did. Last, but not least, I leave you with one simple quote from author/entrepreneur Robert Kiyosaki.This applies to everything so use it often. "It's not I can't, It's how can I"

Hopefully you have enjoyed following me along on this trip, I am at $3700 right now and am short of my goal of $5000. Thanks to everyone for your support. If you have not donated and would like to there are two ways to do it. On this sight on the left side their is a tab that says click here to donate. With this you can donate securely online. The other option is on my fundraising letter there is an address to Big City Mountaineers, where you can send checks. Thanks again to everyone! If you have any questions for me you can email me or call me.

Adam Kenworthy

adamk311@simla.colostate.edu

(515) 314 6857