David and the Tetons
David riding through Grand Teton National Park at the base of the Tetons in October, 2008.
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Checking back in on the Family on Bikes
Nancy and John Vogel and their 10-year old twin sons Davy and Daryl
by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
January 1, 2009
Last October, we met the Vogel family when they passed through Pinedale on their two-1/2 year, 20,000-mile bicycle trek from Alaska to the southern tip of South America. Nancy and John, and their ten-year old twin sons, Davy and Daryl, began their trip in Boise, Idaho in June, 2008. They arrived in Pinedale on October 9th, just ahead of an early season snow storm threatening to drop three to ten inches of snow in the Upper Green River Valley. The family stayed at High Country Suites in Pinedale for several days to let the storm pass and more favorable weather to arrive. Click on the links at the end of this article to read more about their weekend stay in Pinedale.
After they left us, the family headed to Utah and then to New Mexico. They spent Thanksgiving in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. From there, they headed to Texas, where they were for Christmas.
The family is traveling with two single bikes and a tandem, which allows the boys to switch back and forth between the single and tandem. Once they arrive in Argentina at the end of their journey, Davy and Daryl will become the new Guinness World Record holders as the youngest people to cycle the Pan-American Highway. Below are their riding stats as of the end of November. To read more about this family’s adventure, visit their website: www.familyonbikes.org.
June: Alaska
17 riding days/ 4 rest days (started June 10)
# of riding days less than 30 miles: 7
# of riding days between 30 & 50 miles: 9
# of riding days over 50 miles: 1
587 miles
July: British Columbia, Canada
24 riding days/ 7 rest days
# of riding days less than 30 miles: 1
# of riding days between 30 & 50 miles: 10
# of riding days over 50 miles: 13
1159 miles
August: Canada, Montana
22 riding days/ 9 rest days
# of riding days less than 30 miles: 3
# of riding days between 30 & 50 miles: 16
# of riding days over 50 miles: 3
818 miles
September: Montana, Wyoming
25 riding days/ 5 rest days
# of riding days less than 30 miles: 4
# of riding days between 30 & 50 miles: 17
# of riding days over 50 miles: 4
943 miles
October: Wyoming, Utah
22 riding days/ 9 rest days
# of riding days less than 30 miles: 5
# of riding days between 30 & 50 miles: 12
# of riding days over 50 miles: 5
587 miles
November: Utah, New Mexico
appx. 16 riding days/ 14 rest days
# of riding days less than 30 miles: 2
# of riding days between 30 & 50 miles: 12
# of riding days over 50 miles: 2
appx. 640 miles
December: New Mexico
(no data given)
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