Mr. Watson’s 700-mile bike ride

Picture is from Mr. Watson’s bike trip. Mr. Watson is standing, second from the right.

Isaac Childers, Michael Bach, Ryan Madden, and Ava Boccarossa
September 23, 2019

Mr. Watson is a teacher AND a long-distance biker.   Mr. Watson once rode from Detroit to Toronto! The 700-mile trip took 10 days.  Biking has taught him to deal with a lot of unexpected situations and safety first.

Watson stated he  “was really into long distance-bicycling”, as shown by this trip.  He completed this trip when he was about 28 years old, on a 12-speed road bike.  Mr. Watson stayed in Toronto on his trip. Mr. Watson biked with a group of 30 students and leaders from his church. Watson had heard about this trip through his church, and was eager to go “… [the bike trip] was sort of a big tradition”.   Watson was one of the 6 leaders on his trip to supervise the twenty-five high school students. He prepared for the journey by training three times a week.

Mr. Watson slept in a tent on many campgrounds during his journey. The bikers had a camper with lockers for people to carry their tents, food, water, and personal belongings. The camper even had a kitchen to prepare food! Watson learned, “ SO MUCH! It taught me to love biking even more than I already did.”