RAISING $1.2 MILLION biking in Death Valley National Park

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Scott Johnson, PK Steffen, and Coach Pat. Three legendary dads come together to bike the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund's 100 mile ride to cure diabetes in Death Valley National Park located in Eastern California.
Coach Pat talks me into the ride. I talk Scott Johnson into the ride, and then pull in PK as well.
The event raises $1.2 million dollars for JDRF to allocate money for research to find a cure. One moment that resonates with me is when PK discusses those who have fundraised for years, such as Berry on his 49th ride, and only seeing big breakthroughs in the last 5 years.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that can happen to anyone at any time. Specifically, your body stops producing a hormone, called insulin, that breaks down carbohydrates aka an essential energy source.
Scott Johnson has lived with type 1 diabetes for 40 years. Coach Pat and PK Steffen both have daughters who live with type 1 diabetes.
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Erik Douds is an adventure filmmaker who has biked 10,000+ miles with teammate Annalisa van den Bergh while overcoming the obstacles of type 1 diabetes. Their work has been featured on the cover of Adventure Cyclist Magazine (100,000+ distribution), used for print ads inside Outside Magazine (2.8M readers), and he is a global ambassador for Beyond Type 1 (1M+ followers).
Personal Website: erikdouds.com
Website for Type 1s: diabadass.com

[@ErikDouds]

Is there a father in your life that you want to thank??

[@littleben2377]

Yupp my father in heaven and so to say my earthly father. 👍😃

[@ErikDouds]

may you carry his spirit with you as you go out into the world

[@littleben2377]

@@ErikDouds His promises never fails. My father in heaven is always with all of us.😃

[@ScottJohnsonDiabetes]

What a great Father’s Day gift! Thanks for capturing so much of the experience. It was truly something special. I will forever give you a hard time for talking me into it, but there’s a part of me that’s also grateful. And huge thanks to Coach Pat for getting me ready and helping so much. Couldn’t have done it without him!

[@ErikDouds]

I'm willing to get talked into a basketball tournament. It will be equally challenging for me ;) An honor and privilege to ride with you.

[@avisekpl]

I wish these good old days comeback soon..missing these little human touch these beautiful world...thank you Erik for showing the beautiful world❤️

[@ErikDouds]

Thank you! I heard there are parts of northern India that look similar to Death Valley. All the national parks in the US are stunning.

[@avisekpl]

US is very beautiful..wanna visit once..and you heard right North India is one of the stunning place on earth..Kashmir,ladhak,Shimla,Manali and many more..😊😊

[@soul6210]

That's a proud moment... especially making it for dads out there...I read somewhere, life is small if you live in your comfort zone... This life of the team here is so much inspiring and widens our horizon on how everyone can join hands towards better health...I wish everyone everywhere has equal health opportunities ...happy father's day all😊 thanks Erik...your topic is always enlightening...and editing as always is excellent...👍

[@ErikDouds]

Thank you thank you thank you. You are always too kind. I enjoyed this trip so much.

[@soul6210]

Take care stay safe erik

[@littleben2377]

I think u ve painted ur wall. It looks so cool.👍👌😀

[@ErikDouds]

Suneha, my host sister, painted the wall. She made the Lion and the lizard paintings.

[@littleben2377]

@@ErikDouds Priceless talent!😃

[@pksteffen]

Miss you guys! Thank you Erik!!

[@ErikDouds]

Working on the extended unedited version ;) Appreciate everything PK. You're a heck of a father and role model.

[@thelastcarbon1225]

Keep it up.

[@ErikDouds]

Appreciate that. Need the motivation.

[@evanblau8230]

Hey eric the song that is playing when you guys hit the finish line? Do you have the artist name and or title of the song my friend ?

[@ErikDouds]

Jamie - incredible artist. You'll hear her featured in the Miles of Portraits: Alaska series as well. Believe the song is 'Sparrows' but I love everything by her.

[@ErikDouds]

Available on MusicBed.

[@evanblau8230]

Erik Douds awesome thanks my t1 brother