{"id":542,"date":"2012-08-02T08:43:45","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T13:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/?p=542"},"modified":"2012-08-02T08:54:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-02T13:54:52","slug":"mark-mansell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/mark-mansell\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Mansell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_543\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mark-Mansell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-543\" class=\"size-full wp-image-543\" title=\"Mark-Mansell\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mark-Mansell.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Mansell\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mark-Mansell.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mark-Mansell-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Mansell Cycling for Leader Dogs<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I met Mark Mansell Monday afternoon as we neared the Adirondacks. Mark is a member of Lions Club from near Portland, Oregon, cycling from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine. He is raising money for Leader Dogs for the blind. He has already raised more than $60,000 Learn more about Mark and the program at <a title=\"Cycling For Leader Dogs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.CyclingForLeaderDogs.org\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.CyclingForLeaderDogs.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mark is pulling a Burley trailer to stow his gear. We had a very enjoyable time riding together and camping to nights.\u00a0 Mark plans to be in Portland to finish his ride this coming Monday. Then it is back to responsibilities as a school superintendent.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_546\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mark-on-bike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-546\" class=\"size-full wp-image-546\" title=\"Mark-on-bike\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mark-on-bike.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Mansell with bicycle pulling Burley Trailer\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mark-on-bike.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mark-on-bike-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Mansell on the Bike<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In Booneville, New York a lady ask if I had a tool to open a special remote device her friend needed to drive. The batteries had failed. My tools didn&#8217;t fit, but Mark had one to do the job.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mark-helping.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-550\" title=\"Mark-helping\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mark-helping.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mark-helping.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.bikeacrossusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Mark-helping-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I met Mark Mansell Monday afternoon as we neared the Adirondacks. Mark is a member of Lions Club from near Portland, Oregon, cycling from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine. He is raising money for Leader Dogs for the blind. He has already raised more than $60,000 Learn more about Mark and the program at http:\/\/www.CyclingForLeaderDogs.org. 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