We Got Hitched

On Wednesday we stopped over at Yanke Fabrication to see if we could get a hitch made for the B.O.B Trailer to attach to my wheelchair. We were greeted by Dennis who immediately assessed the situation and came up with a design plan. Dennis took the design plan to Ron. The two of them worked on the hitch for about 45 minutes. When it was completed it was so much more than we had expected. The engineering design was perfect, it worked like a champ. We would like to offer a special Thank You to these two gentlemen and the entire Yanke crew. When we tried to offer payment for this amazing job, it was kindly refused and they offered us well wishes for our coming journey. We consider the folks at Yanke a part of our team.

~James Barnett

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Checkout My New Yak By BOB trailers

We are currently working on our new gear and retro fitting it to James' wheelchair. James just got a http://www.bobgear.com/yak trailer from George's Bicycle here in Boise. We are making a custom piece for it to lock into his wheelchair for easy access to removing it. Be sure to stay tuned for more updates daily as we prepare our gear and get ready for the adventure of our lives. Thanks everyone for your support.

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Please Welcome Our New Camp Director and Logistical Coordinator!!

This is Roy Powers, our good friend who has agreed to join our journey from Canada to Mexico. We will be picking up Roy in Pocatello in a few weeks so that we can put together our last minute trip plans and go over maps and other aspects of the trip. Roy will be going ahead of us each day and setting up our camp and all of our meals. He will also be in charge of all the logistical support for Jim's wheelchair needs such as charging of batteries and other mechanical aspects of the trip. I worked with Roy years ago at a KOA campground and if there is one thing that I know about him  is that he will probably run circles around us all when it comes to the work involved on this trip. I can't wait to have him join us and I know from talking with him that he can't wait either. I know Joel is really excited to have him join the team because he originally was going to fill this position but now thanks to Roy's dedication to this journey Joel is able to join us on bike. Thanks Roy for being apart of this amazing journey.
Ben~

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Brrrr Spring Training Has Been Chilly

We have been training this past week and the weather has been diverse to say the least. We had everything from sunshine to sleet and snow. The gear worked well, we only need to do a little tweeking. My batteries are being patterned for their memory cells to get the deepest charge. Next week we will be doing trailer testing. So far we have made up to 15 miles a day, next week will be 20 to 25 miles per day. We will keep you posted. Checkout the spring training video we made.

                                 - James Barnett

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Passports on the way

Today, Ben Joel and I filled out our applications for Canada / Mexico passports. They should take about four weeks to process. This will give us access to Canada and Mexico by land or sea. Here is a sample of what they look like.
                                           -James Barnett

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Spring Training

Ben and  I went out yesterday to get some training in. We got up on the greenbelt when my on-board power indicator notified me that I was having a catastrophic power failure. As i turned out my gel-celled batteries had failed. I suppose I should not complain since the last time they were replaced was 2006. We called A.T.S. a local medical supply company and within an hour we picked up two new cells. It looks like we will be back on the greenbelt on Monday. Look for us and say howdy.

                                                 -James Barnett

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