Team 2 Day 14 (Rogan)

Hey everyone, Rogan with the blog today! This morning, we woke up to our noses following the smell of crepes, however my flat tire delayed us :( But after that, we were on our way to our easiest and shortest day yet, under 30 miles on pretty roads had us on good pace. But to be honest with you guys, I wasn’t really paying attention as today was the day that I had planned for a long time, I was gonna propose to my best friend of seven years, Olivia, today!!

The other members of our group were amazing, hauling down the roads to scout for good spots where I could ask the question. After a long time searching, they found an amazing, secluded park that had beautiful panoramic views of the Cascades that had just begun to open before us. I knew immediately this was the spot, and now had to devise a way to get the rest of the group away so it could be just us. With their knowledge, I pretended that I left my phone at the park and asked Olivia if she would come back with me. She was confused why I wanted her to come back, and was more interested in a butterfly on the road (which is very understandable). Eventually, despite a pounding heart, I was able to get down on one knee and propose to the love of my life. 

AND SHE SAID YES!!!!

It was the greatest moment in my life, we are just so excited and over the moon right now. We finished the ride in West Yellowstone to meet up with the rest of our group. Now, I am just in the tent waiting out a storm with my fiancée (!!!!!!), and waiting to pop the celebratory champagne with the others that helped to make this happen.

Thanks to everyone who has supported me and the rest of our group on this journey, we now have all the more to celebrate when we get back to Connecticut! 


See y’all tomorrow

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