Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-That's all folks!

CALGARY! Today we hit the city limits of Calgary, Alberta, Canada! The moment we hit the city limit sign - we were DONE! It ended up only being a 40 mile ride from Nanton after a night in a really old hotel - on really old beds with really old sheets and towels that ripped when I tried to dry my back. It did really have charm though.

We woke and ate at a local diner and hit the road. The Navigation System in the car said that we had 57 miles to go, but that was to the center of downtown Calgary, and we had already decided to get to the city limits and call it DONE! At 40 miles, we hit the sign, just after Mom had seen a sign that said “NO SLOW MOVING VEHICLES”. We knew that we had arrived at the end of our ride. I cannot explain to you the feeling of finishing a ride that started in Austin and ended in Calgary. There have been many rough spots along the way - and many beautiful and wonderful spots. Both will make wonderful memories. I can’t tell you what this has really been like. Averaging 70 or so miles every day for 5 weeks, 40 today seemed like we were cheating. We hugged each other, thanked God for our safety and health and fellowship, took pictures, and headed to the hotel.

I would like to offer a prayer:

Gracious God

Thank you for the gift you have given us in this trip.
Thank you for brothers and mother who have accompanied us along the way.
Thank you for the safety that you gave us and the friendly people we met across two countries.
Thank you for our families at home who love us, support us, and have allowed us to accomplish this ride.
Thank you for all of the people who have followed us along the way and given us support and prayers.
Thank you for helping us to finish this ride and still praise you and still love each other.
Thank you for using our efforts to bring attention to the various causes that we have chosen.
Thank you for the donations that people have given to those causes.

Thank you for being the loving and gracious God that we count on every day.

In your name.
Amen

Grace and Peace
Dennis

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