calendar of events

This is part of the letter I will send to my sponsors. It is rough, but a good look at the summer in general.
Let me know if I forgot anyone or anything of importance.

Calendar of events

February

Assemble sponsorships

Purchase the bike and accessories

March

Assemble the bike

Trial run Bike around the big Island 5-7 days 260 miles

Bike from the top of Mauna Kea to Wailea bay. 1 day. 55-70 miles according to Google maps 13,803 ft decent.

April

Bike from Hawi to the top of Mauna Kea. 1-2 day 75 miles 17,000 elevation gain.

Bike to the summit Hualalai, Kohala Mountain, and Mauna Loa. Multiple days

May

Bike around Maui. circumference unsure but somewhere around 200 miles 10 day total trip

Lots of beautiful waterfall Highline opportunities

Bike to the top of Haleakala. 1 day10,023’ elevation gain 35-40 miles

Kaupo gap. Not sure if this is allowed via bike.  Haleakala to kaupo 6,100 ft decent in 8.4 miles

June

1. Send off Party
2. Alaska air flight leaves KOA at 11 pm
3. Arrive in Chicago Ohare at 3. South shore train to South bend, IN. Pick up at airport from family to Middlebury, IN.

7. Jackson’s wedding

11. Leave Middlebury to Loudonville, OH. 230-300 miles 3-5 days

Work at tree frog canopy adventures for a month or so. Buy ticket from SLC to HI in early Dec.

Climbing, rafting and slackline opportunities

July

Jul. 14–18, 2014 ACRT basic arborist training 720$ Akron, OH
Ride to Haysville, NC. Loudonville-Haysville 600+ miles. 1-2 weeks

Ride through Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Visit my grandfather for a week

Waterfall highline opportunities

Gems and Minerals

Flyfishing

Navitat Zipline in Ashville: sight inspection

Possible week long SPRAT training in Chattanooga, TN

Possible Arborist Training near Ashville, NC

Seek out ride share to California 3000 miles. Hitchbike, Train? Bus? Fly?

August

Arrive in CA the beginning of the month

Employment opportunities for the entire month

Product review period after 100 days and 1000+miles

Visit permaculture farm in Escondido,CA

Visit my grandpa who just got a double knee replacement in Pasadena, CA

August 25- September1. First Burning Man. 

September

Possible SPRAT training in Reno, NV

Hot springs, red woods, Yosemite

Employment opportunities in CA

Possible Arborist Trainings in northern CA

Climbing, fishing, surfing, and Yosemite highlining opportunities

Visit Jerry at Balance Community slackline outfitters

October

Visit father who will be traveling around CA at the same time.

More opportunities to work and train

Mt. Herman Zipline in Santa Cruz, CA

Surf, highline, climbing opportunities

Seek out rideshare to CO

November

CA to CO 1500 miles

Arrive first week of Nov.

Meet with family

Meet with friends I haven’t seen in 3 years

Meet with Gandy in Blue River, CO. My best sponsor thus far next to my family

Hotsprings, Flyfishing, climbing, highlines, Paragliding?

Possible base jumping school in Moab, UT with Steph Davis dependant on funds

21-30 GGBY Highline festival at the Fruitbowl near Moab, UT

Moab to SLC. 275 miles

December

Fly back to HI

Move back into the Makahehi jungle garden?

Start the final edit of the documentary at the Maka Project Studio

Year end product reviews 200+days 2000+miles

Submit film, final product reviews, video, and photos to sources