Oregon Active Spring Formal

Now most of you who know us know that Kelly and I would much prefer hoodies and fleece to suits and formal gowns, but every once in a while an opportunity comes along that you can't pass up, and it's time to put your fancy pants on.  Last Friday, Oregon Active held it's Spring Formal fundraiser at the Elysian Ballroom here in Portland and invited us to be part of the festivities.  Oregon Active is a fantastic organization that provides adventure therapy programs to help all sorts of people with life-challenging conditions get outside and moving.  And that's exactly what we're hoping to do with The Long Road South, help inspire, motivate, and facilitate people to get moving throughout our ride down to Patagonia.  So not surprisingly, we met all sorts of awesome people at the event on Friday, people who were genuinely excited about what we're about to attempt, people offering whatever support and advice they had to give.  It helps to keep things in perspective, that we might be doing a longer trip than most, but we're all motivated by the same thing - to get outside and have a good time. 

Big Thanks to my parents, Matt, Carly, Kevin, Lisa, Eric, and Amanda for coming along with us and rocking it till the wee hours.  All you Portland peeps, check out the Oregon Active website for how to get involved in some of the awesome events they have coming up this summer.