End-to-End Video Playlist Is Now Available

The Cyclists for a Cause celebrate reaching
the highest elevation on the Parkway

Cycling the Blue Ridge Parkway for a Cause from one end to the other has truely been a great adventure. I am grateful that everything went very smoothly, we had good weather most of the times, and the mood among the team was great all the time.

For those among you followers, that have followed us throughout the 8 days of cycling, you have already seen all the short videos that we edited and published at the end of each cycling day. Now you can watch all of them together in one single youtube-playlist. Use this link to get there - or watch it right here below. Enjoy!

By the way, we still accept and very greatly appreciate donations, if you like what we were doing. To donate, contact us under cycling4acause@gmail.com or click the yellow button that says “donate” on the right-hand side of this very page. Unless you tell us to do differently, we split all donations 50-50 between covering our own costs and passing on to Eliada Homes for Children of Asheville Helping Children Succeed. As of now we are grateful and happy to have raised 315 dollars for the kids of Eliada. Thank you very kindly for your support.

Mountain Times and Blowing Rocket Report about Cycling for a Cause

It's been two days since our road bikes, support vehicle and us reached the finish line of in Cherokee, North Carolina. Cycling the Blue Ridge Parkway for a Cause has inspired the Blowing Rocket, newspaper of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, as well as its sister organisation Mountain Times of Boone, NC, to write about our ride and cause.

Thank you, Jeff Eason, editor of both newspapers, for creating the article and publish it as one of the main cover stories in today's edition:

Cyclists Take on Parkway

First it was runners, then it was cyclists.
On Sept.9-10, Blowing Rock was the midpoint for a 208-mile Blue Ridge Relay Race that began at Grayson Highlands State Park in Virginia and ended in Asheville. Read more...

Or check it out on Mountain Times:
Bicyclists journey length of Blue Ridge Parkway for Eliada Homes

It was a great adventure for us, we'll be back on the Blue Ridge Parkway for sure - and other places to do Cycling for a Cause. Contact us if you want us to ride for your cause.

Day 8 - 57 miles - 4:10 hours

Today was the final day of us cycling the Blue Ridge Parkway for a Cause. Overjoyed and kind of sad at the same time I am feeling after having completed the last 57 miles of our journey. They led us from Milepost 412 (Wagon Road Gap) to the final Milepost 469 in Cherokee, NC.

Yes, we made it. The final day brought with it again many different variations of weather, and left us happy and proud of our achievement, in awe of the beautiful nature,

Fall Colors on the Blue Ridge Parkway

and greatful that all went so well and smoothly.

This last stage was one of the most beautiful and joyful ones. Beautiful, because the scenery and vistas are breathtaking and the weather cleared up 2 hours into our ride. Joyful, because it's full of exciting downhills and - most importantly - our legs were feeling super motivated to ride up the final climb up to Waterrock Knob. Plus, the last ten miles my belly was filled with this lovely feeling of anticipation of a major achievement: undescribably sweet!

Have fun viewing the pictures of our end-to-ender-celebration

Also take a look at the best-of-pictures of today's ride

Enjoy our last-riding-day video blog - thanks for watching it and following and supporting us!

Day 7 - 28 miles - 2:31 hours

Cycling the Blue Ridge Parkway for a Cause has been an extraordinary nature experience so far. A lot of different kinds of weather we have been through, today we could add rain to the repertoire.

yes, we reached our goal - even in the rain

We are very grateful for the warm air - mid to high 60's - that came with the refreshing drops falling from the sky.

We are also very grateful to have met a lot of people at the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville today who were genuinely interested in our ride, our cause and us. One of them, Joyce from Maryland on a bus tour through the Blue Ridge Mountains, even gave us a spontaneous and warm hug. Thank You, Joyce!

Our ride today started at Milepost 384 (Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville), led us up the 14 mile-climb to Mount Pisgah (Milepost 408) and a little beyond to Milepost 412 (Cold Mountain View at Wagon Road Gap, where Route 276 and the Blue Ridge Parkway meet). The brief cycling day of 28 miles warmed us up again after yesterday's rest day, preparing us for the final 57 miles into Cherokee, NC.

Best-of-pictures of today you can view right here

My highlight of the day was clearly the jump into the waters of Sliding Rock (8 miles off the Parkway on Route 276 toward Brevard, NC). That was a total bliss, even in the not-so-summery weather conditions...

Check out the video below to see the jump into the gushing waters of Sliding Rock.

Day 6 - 80 miles - 5:52 hours

pointing out the weather divide from Mt. Mitchell 

A long day 6 of our Blue Ridge Parkway Bicycle Ride for a Cause came with many magic moments - close up deer viewing, hot chocolate warm up, Red Salamander, long range mountain views, and being on top of the Eastern United States.

From fog to clear skies, from mist to sunshine - day 6 of our end-to-end-adventure disclosed many treasures of the Blue Ridge Parkway to us. We cycled from Milepost 304 (Linn Cove Viaduct Visitor Center) to Milepost 384 (Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville) and enjoyed Mount Mitchell and Craggy Gardens, white-tailed deer and much much more on the way.

Check out best-of-pictures of our ride today by clicking here

By now, time has really become relative - if not even arbitrary. We find ourselves saying to each other: "only 2 hours of cycling left" - well, putting that into the perspective of our everyday lives, when we try hard to carve out half an hour or a full one to go cycling, speaks for itself. Especially considering, that our legs have already pushed ourselves and the bicycle through the hilly nature for some three hours already, when these words leave our mouths. Figure that one out!

Our video blog of today is now live, play it and enjoy the scenery!

Day 5 - 67 miles - 5:17 hours

What a mystical day! Virtually all day long, we felt like riding in heaven - consistently surrounded by fog.

Riding the Blue Ridge Parkway for a Cause - Day 5 - we headed off from Milepost 237 (Air Bellows Gap), came via E.B. Jefress Park Picnic Area (Milepost 272), Blowing Rock (Milepost 292), and ended up a little cold and soaked - but happy in delighted - at Linn Cove Viaduct Visitor Center (Milepost 304) after some good 5 hours cycling time.

The magnificent nature on the way as well as the outstanding achievement of civil engineering of the Linn Cove Viaduct, we could only imagine. Too thick and white was the jacket of fog laid around us. But again, it was exactly that which fascinated me throughout our ride. Amazing!

Best-of Pictures you can view here

Enjoy the brief videoblog with some nice impressions of the day - thank you for hanging on and staying tuned!

Day 4 - 58 miles - 4:23 hours

We have made it through Day 4 - meaning we have reached half time in both, distance and time. Tomorrow is our first of two rest days. Now is time to sleep, and tomorrow I will update y'all with the latest thoughts of the day. Right here and right now - so stay tuned!

Meanwhile, click here to see the best pictures of today

Enjoy our videoblog!

Day 3 - 84 miles - 6:35 hours

Starting at 75° F, ending at 55° F, we were happy to have our support team ready to help out with warm clothing just when we needed it most. Thank you, Sophia!

On this exhausting yet fulfilling stage of our ride "Cycling the Blue Ridge Parkway", we made it as planned from Milepost 90 (near Bearwallow Gap) all the way to Milepost 174, which is where Rocky Knob Cabins are located. What a rustic place to spend the night, we are fully enjoying the stay in the middle of wilderness!

Day 3 showed its beauty by displaying a lot of nature's astonishing creatures. Many encounters of white-tailed deer, hawks of all kinds - even in close-up... and of course dogs, groundhogs and spuirrels :) We are grateful to being able to cycling the whole Blue Ridge Parkway and enjoy Mother Earth's grace to its full extent.

Today's final highlight was for sure the incredibly tasty veggie-pasta dish and the succulent wildberry cobbler served with ice cream by the friendly and welcoming staff of the Woodberry Inn in Meadows of Dan, Virginia.

Best-of pictures of today you'll find clicking here

And make sure to enjoy our videoblog - right here:

Day 2 - 63 miles - 4:40 hours

Thanks y'all for staying tuned and reading on, while we are out cycling the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway for a Cause. Day 2 took us from Milepost 27 (Tye River Gap) to an Overlook of Porter Mountain, located right at Milepost 90 (near Bearwallow Gap).

Today's ride brought some new acquaintances into our lives:
First, we met Connor and Galan who were with us on the Parkway on their way from London, Ontario, down to Georgia! Now, isn't that an amazing trip?
During the remaining miles a gorgeous dog, huge red-tailed hawk, as well as a full grown dark brown deer crossed our way, which made it an extraordinary experience beyond the furious downhills and strenuous uphills amidst awestriking landscape.

For the best-of pictures of today click here

Highlight of the day was for sure the 11 mile and 3,300 ft. climb from Otter Creek and James River (the lowest point of the entire Blue Ridge Parkway) up to the highest Parkway-elevation in Virginia: right on Apple Orchard Mountain. It not only exhausted ourselves, but also our video camera's battery - which explains why the last part of our videoblog is comprised of the still pictures we took.

Enjoy the film!

Day 1 - 27 miles - 2:15 hours

In perfect weather and great mood, we got our bikes up and running and headed off!

Riding our bicycles 'for a Cause' has been a great motivator to us. It's become easier to make time for training and to gather courage to talk about our project. Now, the premier day of our Blue Ridge Parkway cycling tour has been a real beauty - in all aspects.

Now it's your turn to enjoy the pictures and our videoblog. Thank you for following us - stay tuned :)

For the best-of-pictures of the day, please click here.

Backpack for Our Support Vehicle

Not only our minds and bodies need to be prepared, but also our equipment. See in this video:

Itinerary not Set in Stone - but Firmly Intended

The itinerary is set. Here is a brief overview of our schedule.

Day 1 - Sep 13th: Milepost 0 - Tye River Gap (Milepost 27)
Miles on bicycle: 27

Day 2 - Sep 14th: Tye River Gap - Bearwallow Gap (Milepost 91)
Miles on bicycle: 64

Day 3 - Sep 15th: Bearwallow Gap - Rocky Knob Cabins (Milepost 174)
Miles on bicycle: 83

Day 4 - Sep 16th: Rocky Knob Cabins - Road Closure near Rt. 21 (Milepost 232)
Miles on bicycle: 58

Day 5 - Sep 17th: Rest Day

Day 6 - Sep 18th: End of Road Closure (Milepost 237) - Linville Falls (Milepost 317)
Miles on bicycle: 80

Day 7 - Sep 19th: Linville Falls - Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center Asheville (Milepost 384)
Miles on bicycle: 67

Day 8 - Sep 20th: Rest Day

Day 9 - Sep 21st: BRP Visitor Center Asheville - Wagon Road Gap (Milepost 412)
Miles on bicycle: 28

Day 10 - Sep 22nd: Wagon Road Gap - Cherokee (Milepost 469)
Miles on bicycle: 57