Lindsey Purcell Comments on the Tour des Trees 2008

After months of preparation for the Tour des Trees, which included fundraising and training every week, doubting if it really was worth it, the answer came to me clearly on Monday, July 21. Over 60 riders from all over the U.S. were buzzing around downtown Indianapolis ready to “wander Indiana” and see what we had to offer. All of these riders, with the same purpose and passion, pedaling around Monument Circle, taking laps around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, struggling through the hills of Brown County and enjoying the landscape of Southern Indiana, found out there is more than corn in our state. I journeyed 300 miles with my peers, colleagues and friends, proud of my profession and my state. Yes, it is worth it and I would recommend doing it to anyone with enthusiasm for trees and a crazy sense of adventure. Click on the links below for pictures of the tour.
http://picasaweb.google.com/RitaLynn63/TourDesTreesJuly25#
http://picasaweb.google.com/RitaLynn63/TourDesTreesNewHarmony#
http://picasaweb.google.com/RitaLynn63/TourDesTreesJuly24#
http://picasaweb.google.com/RitaLynn63/TourDesTreesJuly23#
http://picasaweb.google.com/RitaLynn63/TourDesTreesJuly22#
http://picasaweb.google.com/RitaLynn63/TourDesTreesJuly2103#