Who Are We?

Here's the two minute drill...

Two friends; one crazy adventure: to raise money for the Search Dog Foundation, SDF (a non-profit that raises and trains search and rescue dogs). How to get attention for this cause? By biking from Maine to Key West in less than two months. Chance of success? Maybe. Crazy? Definitely. Awesome adventure? Undoubtedly.

Or if you're feeling courageous, the full lecture...

Team e2 is the brainchild of a graduating high school senior (Evan Smith) and a graduating master's student (Evan Patronik). Evan Smith and I met about 4 years ago through his older brother and have become close friends, mostly through our similar personalities and tastes of outdoor activities (such as swimming in the Atlantic during early February of last year). On a whim one night, we decided to undertake a "crazy adventure" during the summer of 2008: a bike trip logging nearly 3,000 miles from the tip of Maine to the bottom of the Florida Keys. On its own, this journey would be fulfilling enough for the both of us but we had hoped to gain something more. This led us to idea of using our trip to raise money for a more than worthy cause. We have involved ourselves in a fundraising effort with the "Search Dog Foundation" (SDF), a not-for-profit non-governmental organization based out of California. Their mission is to produce the most highly trained FEMA Advanced Certified Canine Disaster Search Teams in the country. These teams are trained to search for live victims of natural disasters or terrorist attacks. The teams are provided at no cost to fire departments and other emergency service agencies throughout the country and are essential in the post-disaster rescue effort. We are spreading the word of our charity ride to individuals we meet on the ride (which is why you may be at this website) and with companies around the country. Feel free to donate to the cause using the link provided on this page, as well as check out our pictures and blog in order to follow us on this amazing and crazy adventure!!!

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Day 15: 7/22 - Cornfields and Cantaloupes

We were so comfortable that we decided to sleep in that morning...I remember waking up at one point and seeing sunlight streaming in around the shades, assuming it was 8 am or so, but still not wanting to get up. I awoke at what felt like 10 am, figuring it was time to get up finally before we wasted the day away...aghast when I checked my phone and it was only 6:20 am. What is this trip doing to me?!! Needless to say, I immediately dove back into bed and dozed off readily. We ended up finally waking up around 8:30 am, and watched the Tour again, live this time, until 10 am when a great hoagie shop around the corner opened up.

We made great time throughout the day, and ended up eating lunch at Hopewell Furnace State Park, an old iron-working community. We also "borrowed" water from the hose at a house on a hill... The rest of the ride was gorgeous countryside and cornfields with great weather. We stopped at an Amish farm to buy a juicy cantaloupe (only 50 cents!) and made it to Clay, PA at around 5. We decided not to go to our predetermined campsite because it was 5 miles off route, so we just set up camp in the corner of someone's yard. He assured us when he saw us at 5:30 the next morning that it was perfectly fine (we had attempted to go up to the house to ask, but no one was home).
It was a hot night, so we decided to sleep with the fly off...which resulted in Esmith kicking me at 12:45 am because rain was coming down in torrents. We were able to get the fly on and our stuff in before too much damage was caused, but the rest of the night was fitful sleep because the storm was so loud.

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