Rob Golden and His Blog

http://gottagowest.blogspot.com/

2008-08-03T20:41:00Z

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for my most recent blog updates.

My ride is going very well, I have been blessed beyond belief to this point.

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Thank Goodness for Roaches

2008-07-07T12:19:00Z

After a long ride to Yorktown, VA (thanks Dr. Laura) I setup my bike an trailer and realized that I still had too much weight on the trailer, so I had to take some things out of the bag and send them back. After doing this about 4 or 5 times, I hopped onto my bike and rode to the Victory Monument in Historic Yorktown. At first I thought I would send my laptop back home as well, but nooo way!

After saying goodbye to Doc, I took the Colonial Parkway to Jamestown. It was a very nice ride. But just as it was getting dark I arrived in Jamestown I found out that the campgrounds had been sold and that they are no longer campgrounds. So I had to turn around and ride for about 6 or 7 more miles back to Williamsburg to find a hotel. I found Motel 6 and that is where I am right now, just about to go to sleep... after I make a few calls.

Tomorrow I am off to Glendale and beyond.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I said, "thank goodness for roaches", because there was a roach in my room and after I told the front desk, they gave me a room for free.

Double Blogging!

2008-06-29T13:38:00Z

I have been posting to my "other" blog at: gottagowest.blogspot.com/
That blog is all my plan to ride across the United States. I will be leaving from Yorktown, VA this week planning on arriving in Astoria, OR in a couple of months. I will try to maintain both blogs, but the other one will be my primary blog site.

I am riding to raise funds and awareness for homeless teens and families. If you are interested in learning more, go to:
www.gowestusa.org

Peace

Interesting Coincidence...

2008-05-26T04:25:00Z

Tonight, while watching the Western Conference NBA Finals, I saw a quote that I use for "self motivation" on the wall of the San Antonio Spurs locker room. The quote is from Jacob Riis, a 19th century Journalist and Photographer who devoted his life to helping the impoverished.

Let me know what you think...

“When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.”

Front Street, Harrisburg, PA. Sometime in the Fall.

Sign of the Times?

2008-05-23T00:58:00Z

Could this be the future of Exxon, Shell and Mobil?

Just asking...

This photo was taken last year in Virginia, just off I-95. Maybe you recognize it.

Name Change

2008-05-23T00:53:00Z

Just to let everyone know... "The Summer of Rob" has officially been renamed to "The Summer of Others". Giving, doing and helping, thats what its all about. I will keep you posted.

What Did I Do?

2008-05-22T23:34:00Z

I am not sure, but I think its been decades since I've felt this kind of pain from working out. I can't believe that I signed up for this, but its for a good cause... so, the show must go on. 25 to 30 miles each day on the bike is a little more than I bargained for.

I just have to keep remembering, its for the kids.

Later.

A Ride For The Kids

2008-05-16T23:48:00Z

Anyone interested in joining me, feel free to give me a call.

Ukraine?

2008-05-10T00:39:21Z

See, I told you!

Ensenada Mexico

2008-05-08T02:05:04Z

I just want to say Hola, greetings from Mexico. I have to be really quick because it is dinner time and this particular Mexican Internet is extra slow and extra expensive. I have a lot of photos from the cruise that I will try and post later tonight. All is well!

Into the Wild...

2008-04-28T01:51:00Z

There is pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes,
By the deep sea and the music in its roar
I love not man the less, but Nature more.
-ByronThere is pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes,
By the deep sea and the music in its roar
I love not man the less, but Nature more.

Byron

Simple Things

2008-04-24T02:37:00Z

"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. ~Buddha"

Take time out for the simple things. I don't want to say that life is short, but we are only here for a limited time. What a waste it would be if we only live to work.

Petting A Four Foot Fish...

2008-04-23T01:33:00Z

Today I was at "Italian Lake" , in Harrisburg, PA, to take some photos of the bridge and some of the more exotic trees you can find down there. Well, when I got there, I met three awesome young people. Two boys and a girl, who were just there being kids, riding there bikes and enjoying the nice Spring day. Anyway, I was very impressed to see these three young teenagers, brave enough to stand up to another group of teens who were throwning rocks at the fish in the lake. By the time I got close enough to see what was going on, the rock throwing kids were gone. I guess they went to find something else to throw rocks at.

After a few minutes, I saw the "awesome teens" with a stick in the water. The teens were tapping the side of the (concrete, man-made) lake and there was some "thing" under the water swimming towards them. The closer I got to the teens to see what was in the water, the closer the "thing" got. The thing, I could tell, was about 4 feet long and when I got to where the teens were, I saw that the "thing" was actually a carp. A wounded carp. The teens told me that the other group of teens had been throwing rocks at it and consequently wounded it. It had a gash on the back of its head from one of those rocks.

Then I saw something that I couldn't believe. I saw the teens petting the carp. They called the carp over, and then they they were actually petting it. They all felt sorry for the fish because it was wounded and the fish seemed to sense it. This went on for about 20 minutes. It was amazing. The teens, who were all from the area, were as shocked as I was. They said they had never seen anything like it.

I had a nice talk with them and they were planning to write a story about it and then send it off to the local news stations. I told them I would post some of the photos on my blog - and here they are.

If any of you awesome young people read this, don't forget to send me an email so I can send you the photos. I think what you did was great!

Mother and Child Reunion

2008-04-23T01:28:00Z

A shot I took of Monique and Devin the day before I left. Picture Perfect.

Turn the Page

2008-04-18T21:02:00Z

Good Afternoon, All. I'll be home in a couple of days. I am looking forward to turning the page.

Barack Obama "Change"

2008-04-17T07:54:00Z

California Has Been Very Nice to Me...

2008-04-16T04:28:00Z

I have been having a BLAST out here in CA. Its almost like I am on vacation, but I'm not. I am working and enjoying life at the same time. I have really taken my time to take in and enjoy the coast... its so beautiful. Next week this time I will be back in PA, I am looking forward to getting back and eating some Turkey Hill Cookies and Cream Ice Cream while we turn the pages.

I Found My Heart in Carlsbad

2008-04-15T20:05:00Z

I found my heart two days ago, in Carlsbad. I was shooting the sunset and I just happened to look down, and there right at my feet was my "heart".

Another One for You...

2008-04-15T04:37:00Z

Another Beautiful Sunset... Carlsbad, CA. 4.13.08 The day I found my" heart".

Hello...

2008-04-14T16:00:00Z

I saw Jim Morrison and had to take this photo, you know the song!