Sweet Sweet New York!

B&B Prom @ the Ferry in VT to enter NEW YORK!

Done with the White & Green Mountains

Other side of the ferry

YMCA in Silverbay, NY (this stay was like Kellerman's in Dirty Dancing)

We found a big chair along the way

Awesome house in Rochester Vt (notice the cat!!)

There were cats everywhere. Some had no eyes, some had no tails... Rochester VT, everyone.

Grams & mom

Kels & me in Lebanon, NH

Mustachio ladies & Denis

After the rain & the huge hills

Salon D'Angela opened. Shaved 2 female heads and gave one mofohawk.

At the wheel dip showing off our bibs

Dance party mid climb of Bethal Mt road

The crew on our first ride together. So good looking!

Cutting the faux hawk

The girls at Francie's house

awesome foggy morning

Leaving Rochester, Vt. Thanks Ginny!

Exploring with B-money

Kelsey working on my tattoos. love this so much.

Well we've made it through 2 states and have arrived in the moutains of New York. Internet has been spotty and I haven't had cell service in 2 days...also this post is being written from my phone so expect some typos.

We climbed the White & Green mountains and then the Adirondacks kicked our butts. Seriously. But the scenery was incredible. Almost makes me want to move to the mountains. Maybe not. I miss the city.

I love this group so much...I've never laughed so much!

Leadership team doing our dance move...The Northern

At the wheel dip

Team NUS

Nigella! Ben Ryan's mom (NC2SD08)

Cheryl from Habitat for Humanity in Portsmouth and Brendan being a creeper.

Showing off our best assets at Francie's house.

Oh hello hills

Such a great group!

Gramelly on the left. Momgela on the right.

Partner Families with HFH & NUS at a cookout at the church in Portsmouth

Building in Farmington, NH

The whole crew

Jim & Nigella Ryan helped with shuttles

New Hampshire

So far, so good.

New Hampshire has been great to us! Orientation went well thanks to a number of people. We ate a lot, and slept very little. The riders arrived on Sunday, we built with HFH on Tuesday and we dipped our tires and rolled out on Wednesday.

The group is incredible...really. We've had 3 riding days so far with little to no snafus. Salon De' Angela opened up in Concord and I shaved Liz & Stephanie's head. Kelsey got a faux hawk. These girls are brave!

The ride into New London yesterday was probably one of the best kind of days a Bike & Builder could have. We rode along rolling hills setting new top speed records with the sunshine beating down on us. We found a lake along the way and pretty much ALL of us jumped in and hung out at the dock. With less then 5 miles to go we found an ice cream spot along the water and indulged and upon arrival into town there was a free BBQ going on down town right next to the church and bike shop. Everyone was glowing! I hope we get to have many more days like this.

Next up tomorrow, Rochester Vermont...definitely one of the hardest riding days of our summer.

Mail Drops. Care Packages. Send me stuff.

You did the right thing by donating to my summer with Bike & Build but if you want to feel even more warm and fuzzy inside you can send me a care package. You know you wanna...

Anything would be appreciated...from earplugs (still need to get those suckers!) to MoJo Cliff Bars to Butt Butt'r, to nuts, sour patch kids, to mix cds (!!!!!!!!! I'm looking at you Becca). A card, postcard, a 40oz. Haha.

Please be sure to send mail in ample time to arrive prior to the pick-up date and only through the United States Postal Service (The Post Office will not accept mail from any other carrier). Address mail to:

Bike & Build
Attn: CYCLIST NAME
General Delivery
STREET ADDRESS (if noted)
CITY, ST ZIP

Please mark the envelope or package with "Please hold for pick-up on DATE."
Late mail will be forwarded to the mail drop two weeks ahead. Late mail from the last two mail drops will be returned to sender.

June 24 319 Newport Rd New London, NH 03257

July 01 214 S. First St. Fulton, NY 13069

July 08 4307 Station Ave. Ashtabula, OH 44004

July 15 75 Commerce Dr. Grayslake, IL 60030

July 22 420 2nd St Pepin, WI 54759

July 29 401 Irvine Avenue Northwest Bemidji, MN 56601

August 04 361 Main St. New Town, ND 58763

August 12 37 South Central Avenue Cut Bank, MT 59427

August 19 204 North 4th Avenue Sandpoint, ID 83864

August 25 600 Front Street Lynden, WA 98264

Thanks guys!
<3 <3

Elana you're coming with us.

Meet the team

Bike & Build Northern United States Team 2010
Denis deVerteuil, Angela Parrotta, Kelly (kitty cat) Kraft & Kyle Gamsby

—Do the Northern