One of the goals that I set every year is a bicycle riding goal. I have had a bicycle goal for the last 15 years. Last year, I didn’t do very well on my goal of biking because I quit after the first four days. We had 70 Ibs of camping gear on the bicycles with no support vehicle, and I was just too wimpy to do that. At the end of summer this last year, I decided that my bicycle riding days were over, but then I decided I would make it easier rather than quit. So this year, we are going on a nine-day ride. Instead of camping, we will stay in homes and motels and eat in restaurants, so we won’t need to carry anything on the bicycles but a change of clothes, tire repair stuff, and snacks. We will ride to Bend through Detroit and Sisters; from there, we will ride north up Highway 97 and cross the Colombia River at Biggs Junction, then to Goldendale, and then to Trout Lake, Washington, where I grew up. We will take a rest day in Trout Lake and then go South to the Bridge of the Gods across the Colombia River; we will ride along the Colombia Gorge on the new bicycle trail built along I-84, then South to Jefferson. It will be about 500 miles round trip. That should be a very achievable trip with lots of scenery. We won’t be farther than a three-hour drive from home, so we can be quickly rescued if any emergency arises. When I teach goal setting, I always talk about adjusting our goals if it is too hard. I have been reluctant to do that myself, but I was forced to this year or not ride. Such is life. Anybody who wants to join us is welcome.