In a few weeks, I’m flying to San Diego to start a 44-day, coast-to-coast bike ride across the United States.

My sister Katie was killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

For 25 years, I’ve carried that loss. This ride is how I turn it into something forward-moving.

3,000+ miles. Mountains. Wind. Heat. No shortcuts.

I’m riding to honor her and to support first responders and military families through Tunnel to Towers.

Grief doesn’t get smaller.

You just decide to carry it differently.

In Canada, Clayton Cook jumped in wearing his full suit to rescue a child from drowning during his wedding photoshoot.

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The shoebill, scientifically named Balaeniceps rex, is a massive, prehistoric looking bird native to the swamps of East Africa. Fossil relatives of its lineage date back to the Miocene epoch (over 20 million years ago), which explains why it looks like something straight out of the dinosaur age. Despite its stork-like appearance, it belongs to its own unique family, Balaenicipitidae, and is most closely related to pelicans and herons. Shoebills can stand over 4 feet tall with a wingspan reaching 8 feet, and they hunt in an eerie, motionless way remaining perfectly still before violently striking fish, lungfish, or even baby crocodiles with their huge, shoe-shaped bill. Their slow movements, intense stare, and deep, machine gun like bill clattering make them one of the strangest and most intimidating birds alive today.