Ridin' for Rotary

"Ridin' For Rotary" is a 3-summer, fundraising coast-to-coast bicycle tour that is set to begin June 19th, 2008 by 9-year old Riley Ferrero, 7-year old Dylan Ferrero and crazy dad, Ryan Ferrero (39 for those keeping score).

Follow our progress here on the "
Ridin' For Rotary" blog.

Learn more about "Ridin' For Rotary" on my Web site, RyanFerrero.com.

Thursday, June 26, 2008


The boys are tougher than their Dad! The constant incline from the Pacific would most like be undetectable on a tour bike, but our barge of a bike pulls us back on every hill. But, the smiles keep coming. We have tunes blasting most of the time ( Riley prefers The Jonas Brothers and Dylan lives The Naked Brothers Band). From Cascade Locks, we went to The Dalles, to Rufus, and just west of Boardman. This 3 day jaunt was hot, hilly, and tough! Great news though, Grandma and Grandpa picked up the boys and their roadkill Dad and took us up the impossibly steep climb from Pendleton to La Grande. We learned early on what grades our 480lb Blackjack could successfully conquer..and what we couldn't. Dylan started writing in his journal, and Riley is all about skipping rocks and telling jokes. I'm feeling like we're living a similar movie-plot moment from The River Runs Through It. No physical problems yet, except Dylan and I have some seriously sore tushes!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey guys, are you having fun? I would be. We're proud of you, can't believe you're doing it!

Adin & Annie

Gran said...

You guys are so strong! Pop and I are so proud of you. Pop is on his baseball trip telling everyone about your adventures. Keep pedaling.

Unknown said...

Way to go Team Ferrero!

So great to see you making your way...Hey Riley and Dylan Miller says to be sure to keep your dad pulling his fair share, don't do all the work for him :)

Look forward to the next updates. Keep up the good work!

Miller and Andrew

moherron1 said...

Way to go guys! We love the updates. Thinking of you daily!

Keep up the good work!

The O'Herrons

Unknown said...

I can only quote the Boss... "may your strength give us strength". Keep pedaling Ferrero men. You're awesome! Hugs, Miss T

Unknown said...

Hi Ryan & Team!

What a great job and it sounds like lots of fun. I wish I was there too!

Nanci

Unknown said...

You're almost there! Enjoy the last few miles and Happy 4th of July!
xo...
Kak