7/13/12

50 states in 50 days might sound like fun if you were a helicopter pilot, but how about a cyclist?

Cindi Rauch, who lives inWashingtonstate, wrapped up her whirlwind tour of the country this week in Soldotna.

50 centuries in 50 states in 50 days – that was the title of Cindi Rauch’s blog, which she kept on her massive cycling journey.

The ride began May 23 inHawai’iand finished up on July 10 here in Soldotna. How did she recover from her 100 mile days on the bike? She went fishing.

With a couple of days on a boat and away from the bike, Cindi said she felt refreshed and had this message…

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Cindi turns 60 this year, and it was her commitment to finish what she started that kept her going through some of those tough times.

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She sawNorth Dakotaafter the floods, andColoradobefore the fires, but what were here impressions ofAlaska?

In a word, ‘big.’

She says on her blog: “The mountains rise with majesty and you feel insignificant in comparison.”

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