Road to the Summit is Open! And the plane is leaving

Note:  I am doing this ride to raise money for Row Yew York (www.rownewyork.org), a charity that combines rowing with academics to for under served communities to build the skills they need to succeed in life.  If you would like to donate, the crowdsource page is:  https://www.crowdrise.com/ray-vs-the-volcano.  I will be matching the first $20,000 we raise.




After a little nail-biting suspense, the road to the summit is now open again. I am still wishing I brought my snow tires!  In any event the web cams at the summit do show some pavement, so if I make it hopefully I can weave around the ice:)

Our flight leaves in an hour, we arrive in Hilo around 7:10 pm local time tonight.  We plan to drive to the course tomorrow in our Jeep and see how conditions are at the summit. Next post will be early evening Sunday.