It has been announced

Yesterday President Barack Obama pledged to attend day three of the UN Climate Change Conference and join over 60 world leaders in Copenhagen. As the most recent Nobel Peace Prize winner he has been receiving pressure with less than two weeks before the COP15 talks begin. I wish to thank the 461 of you who have signed this online petition demanding that the climate be a top priority.

Greenpeace USA is now creating a surge by calling on the President to sign a binding climate treaty. Please go to greenpeace.org/sign to add your name to the international petition on the eve of this momentous occasion.

Additionally, a day of action is scheduled in several states this Monday, November 30. The Mobilization for Climate Justice is orchestrating the action dubbed N30 and this will likely be America's last opportunity to rally at a national level prior to COP15. San Francisco, Chicago, and New York have demonstrations scheduled with rumors of a Washington DC collective starting to mobilize. Coincidentally, this is the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Organization protest in Seattle. Visit actforclimatejustice.org for more information and learn how to participate.

And finally a personal request. Refer at least one person to review, and hopefully sign, this petition. It helped inspire me to pedal 4400 miles through 13 states in 70 days and I hope it inspires you too.

Rise up

Warm thoughts during a cold end

North Carolina was a blur of autumn colors accompanied with rainclouds. On Saturday, I rode 130 miles to Rocky Mount and watched high school baseball while the full moon rose. Earlier in the day I had the opportunity too visit the world's largest frying pan in Rose Hill and watched an entertaining ensamble perform at the town's Halloween festival.

Sunday brought rain yet I still made it to Weldon. Not much going on there either but I was entertained by the bartender's attempt to monitor her toddler during the evening football game.

Today's overcast skies and cold breeze made me thankful that I'm within hours of finishing this ride. The finish might be a bit anticlimactic, but I have plenty of memories, and a few new mates, that I'm thankful for. Reality already seeps in as I hunt for apartments and job openings this week. Now, with my last bits of online patience, I can say this will be my final blog from the road. Thanks to all of you for your direct, and at times indirect, support. While focusing on the journey through this country I ended up taking an even greater journey through my self. And now at the destination the next journey commences....