I just realized that I haven't blogged since Max and I went to Yosemite! I will try to keep you posted here on my travels as much as possible but sometimes it's difficult when you run around without internet and the van is too hot to leave Max inside. If you would like to see photos from our journey every day, I post them on the instagram app under my user name, "alisontravels." 
After we spent time in Yosemite, we traveled North and visited with good friends, Kristiana and Greg and then up to Chico, CA to hang out with my old college roommates, team mates and now lifelong friends, Rose and Heide. I spent the 4th of July with Heide's family and the rest of the time with Rose. I took Lucy (the name of my bike) out and towed Max behind in his trailer around the park. Chico is a great college town in the middle of Northern California with lots of space to ride your bike and get lost in the park. Back in the day, I used to be a lifeguard at Sycamore pool, otherwise known as the one mile pool. It was fun to go back and watch the kids swim around with their families in the usual hot summer heat.
I will try to blog more often and share experiences on the road here. If nothing else, I will post photos along the way. Here are a few from my visit in Chico, all taken with my iphone. More soon!
P.S.... The first round of postcards are in the mail! If you signed up, you should have yours... if you didn't receive one and want me to send you a postcard from the road, see the right side of the blog for details.
