A San Diego bicycle accident almost derailed Scott Whidden’s 3,400-plus mile roundtrip ride from Seattle to Mexico, according to ThurstonTalk.com. Scott began his ride in July by taking part in the annual Seattle-to-Portland Classic, a 205-mile trek between the two northwest cities that included 10,000 riders. However, once the event ended in Portland, Scott kept going. Whidden was determined to match a feat his father had accomplished 30 years ago: riding from Seattle, Washington to Santa Cruz, California. “I was pretty sure I could make it,” Whidden told ThurstonTalk.com. Not only did Scott match his father’s feat, he surpassed it, riding all the way down to Tijuana, Mexico and making the return trip all the way back to Seattle. “I wasn’t planning on doing that,” Whidden said. “But things went better than I thought they would on the way down. So, I figured I’d ride my bike home.” Scott never…
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