Washington or Bust (WaBu)....that's the name of the game. So this whole thing started in August of 2005, when the BikeForEducation crew returned to Chapel Hill from their cross country trip from SanFrancisco to Virginia. Stories spread far and wide, and the desire for adventure was planted in the minds of the next generation of riders. So two years later, another crew of high school students from Chapel Hill, NC is trying their hand at a coast to coast bike ride.

On June 10th, seven local high school students will put down their books, quit their part time jobs, load their bikes up, and head to Aberdeen Maryland. From there they will not only live out their own dreams of adventure, but will live out the desires of countless others that have dreamed of seeing America one day, and 50 miles at a time.

For the next 10 weeks, and for 3700 miles, this high school crew will live in small farm towns, swim in rivers, bike through corn fields, over the Cascades, and finally to the water of Annacortes, Washington. For what some descibe as 'THE perfect summer' they will not be a student of the classroom but a student of life.

Along the way, the Wabu crew will raising money and awareness for the UNC Lineberger Cancer center. This is being done as a tribute to rider David Hare's mother, Gill, who was successfully treated for Breast Cancer at the Lineberger Center. Here's how to get involved.....Donate online....download a donation form.....read more about our story....... Or email Gill Hare, our donation coordinator.

On August 18th, just in time for a tasty chinese lunch, we rolled our front tires into the ever-chilly waters of the Pacific, and brought an official and ceremonial end to our ride. We laid our bikes down in the sand and took a dip in the waters that were our goal for so long. The next few days were spent packing our bikes, exploring Seattle, and coming to grips that we didn't have to bike 70 miles a day anymore. Also, thanks to everyone that helped us reach our fund raising goal for the Lineberger Cancer Center. We set out to raise ten grand and ended up with over $18,000 for the summer. Not too bad. You can read all about our trip on our Updates Page. and check out a sweet collection of photos from this epic trip in our Photo Gallery.