Centennial Ride Registration

Even though I joined the Sisters’ ride for only one day, it was incredibly inspirational to meet all of the women riding and the Van Buren family members.

I had an unforgettable time on your tour, and cannot imagine topping it. Thanks for all the painstaking work you put into it. I hope to ride with you again some day!

This ride was epic for us and a lifetime of memories and friendships will forever be because of you and this ride…Out of this we found a new set of friends from Pennsylvania, Chicago, Long Island and even Toronto. This small group (6 of us) have met up already 4 times and are embarking on an East coast Canadian ride through Nova Scotia and PEI late July this year. We have already started talking west coast Canada next year and then who knows.

What an unbelievable experience. I made wonderful connections,  new friends and had helmet hair. It was the best experience and I can’t wait to ride again.

There’s so much to say, and so much still to process about the Sisters Centennial Ride. Participating in this ride was a long overdue opportunity to be part of something big, bigger than myself, and yet completely for me. It was a chance to see so much of the USA I hand by before, and in an up-close, personal way that only happens on two wheels. The smells of so many different landscapes, the perceptible changes in temperature, the shape of the roads mid-western straightaways morphed into curves and mountainous twisties, are all indelibly etched in my mind. I know that years from now these memories are going to be triggered by other travels, thus allowing me to connect a lifetime of journeys.

The experience gave me the confidence to push myself to a new level and I’m now a better, safer rider.

This was the best trip for all of us who participated in the Sisters Centennial Ride across the USA! We all grew to love the road, the sun, the corn, the mountains, the plains, and each other. We rounded curves with each other; we sat around tables sharing meals together. We grew to rely on each other in a silent subtle way over the roar of 68 engines and the huge loud spirits of powerfully strong willed women! At the end of the road only remained a bridge, a bridge into a rainbow city of diversity, strength and love. For most of us, the ride isn’t over. We all are feeling the absence of the other and the emotions have flooded our hearts as we each have returned to our respective homes. And, in each new day since our ride finished in California, we each reflect on what a wonder it was and how we will never lose each other nor what we accomplished. We will have this ride forever, as we made history together. Our tears are ones of joy and our faces hurt from smiling so hard as we continue to cross borders and break records within our lives. We are always one unit, one group amongst all riders who had this incredible opportunity to ride and remember the bravery of the awesome Van Buren sisters.  Thank you to all of my new sisters! (And a few special brothers, as well) What an honor and privilege it is to share the memories of every mile with each of you!

I should’ve done a tour a long time ago. Alisa and her team are pros! Don’t wait, just go.