Quentin Williams has family in Oklahoma. They make delicious cookies. I had them once.

Welcome to the dust bowl. I'm writing today from the small town of Grove, Oklahoma. The day started in Arkansas en route to Missouri, and ended in Oklahoma. Since we left Memphis several days ago, we spent 4 great days traveling through Little Rock and portions of the Ozarks. Yesterday should be the last climb until Colorado. It's amazing to see how much everyone has improved physically and mentally as everyone attacked the 1100 foot climb and peaked the top with no more than a drip of sweat off our helmets. We had a build day in Little Rock this past week. Rather than building we were doing some deconstruction. There was a very old post office full of nic nacs and treasures. We were basically combing through to find any items of value that could be resold at the local Habitat ReStore. We were invited to a community day for lunch there. There is an initiative to revive communities through block parties and renovations of houses. It was a great time as myself, Chris, and Grace stumbled upon a moon bounce.

Tomorrow we will be heading into Bartilsville, Oklahoma. I believe we will be having 2 build days there. Excitement has risen as we get ready for our Sadie Hawkins dance tomorrow night. Girls ask the guys, it's always a surprise. Ashley asked me in the greatest way possible. I awoke from a nap to find a tire by my head with stickers spelling out her ask and directions to check in the fridge. In the fridge I found a half gallon of chocolate milk. The chocolate milk was reminiscent of the chocolate milk date we were supposed to have for the past week, but that I kept forgetting to do. The theme of the dance is Pirates. Thrift stores are loving our business right now.

We completed our first 100 mile ride the other day as well. It was one our easiest rides surprisingly. I'm excited to see how the next one pans out.



Take care ya'll










This was our crew for the 103 mile day.