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DIRT Dad Fundo Across America—Week 2 in Review

Caliente, Nevada to Green River, Utah

Miles Ridden—454
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Feet Climbed—18,370
Time Spent Pedaling—25 hours and 49 minutes
Calories Burned—15,297
Amount Raised For The DIRT Dad Fund—$1,371
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National and State Parks Visited—5
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Days Waking to Sub-Freezing Temps—2

“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday.”

― John Wayne

So Far—Half Moon Bay, CA to Green River, UT

Miles Ridden—1,033
Feet Climbed—50,181
Time Spent Pedaling—60 hours and 4 minutes
Calories Burned—35,331
Calories Burned—35,331 Amount Raised For The DIRT Dad Fund—$3,446
Time Zones Crossed—One

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