Celebrating a Successful Ride
CEM 900’s title sponsor, Merchants Bank of Apple Valley, hosted a welcome home reception for the CEM 900 team today, to celebrate this year’s…
Read MoreJourney’s End
Wednesday marked the final day riding for this year’s CEM 900. As of this writing, donations to the charity ride are at $33,000. The team…
Read MoreHouston, We Have a Problem (Again)
Jay had a breakfast of scrambled eggs and fried sliced potatoes going early, giving the riders a chance to start early and finish by…
Read MoreWhere’s Jim, Where’s Johnny?
The Leg 3 CEM 900 team arrived at the Old Barn resort late Sunday afternoon in preparation of pedaling the final three days of…
Read MoreAn Amazing Acrobatic Feat
But not by the riders… We decided to get an early start today, both to beat the heat and to finish a little earlier…
Read MoreSmackdown in Fountain Town
Morning broke early, at least for the riders. The support drivers, on the other hand, were a bit slow to rise. They quickly made up…
Read MoreHouston, We Have a Problem
Ok, so not really a problem, just a nuisance. But more on that later… Kathy and Dennis made the drive to the Old Barn Campground…
Read MoreMission Dairy Queen
Day 3 of the ride started like most, with Justin being the first to rise and get the coffee going. Justin usually makes his delicious…
Read MoreAlternate Routes
Before we get too far into the day 2 ride, we certainly didn’t want to leave the readers hanging with how the day went…
Read MoreKicking off the 2023 ride
The time has come for the annual CEM 900 ride! Justin spent Memorial Day preparing the newly acquired mother ship in preparation for the rigorous…
Read MoreA pain in the posterior
The riders were up and at ‘em just after 6 am, eager to begin a new day. It was the final day of the ride,…
Read MoreWork gets in the way
Team 3 Riders: Justin Elder, John Konrad, and Kyle Swartout Support Driver: Matt Stepanek It’s always hard to imagine what takes the riders so long to…
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