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Cyclist's South American trek a journey of self-discovery.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-MAR-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Cyclist's South American trek a journey of self-discovery.(City/Region)(A Eugene woman and two friends pedaled over the Andes - and tested their limits - during their cross-country adventure)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Edward Russo The Register-Guard

Jude Kirstein of Eugene didn't leave for South America in January to prove something.

But she did, mostly about herself.

Kirstein, 25, and two friends are near the end of a three-month, 3,000-mile bicycle trip that took them from Buenos Aires, Argentina, up and over the Andes to the island of Tierra Del Fuego, at the tip of South America.

Kirstein is a bicycle mechanic, bike tour leader and custom bike wheel builder, with aspirations to become a writer. Her traveling companions are Leah Stargardter, 27, of Madison, Wis., and Cari Stebbins, 20, of Spring Green, Wis.

Kirstein and her friends have been enriched by the trip, which began Jan. 9 and ends next Tuesday.

After bicycling up Andes mountaintops, they've seen glaciers, expansive valleys and high mountain lakes. They've enjoyed the hospitality of Argentineans and Chileans.

But the young women have been tested by hot weather, rocky roads, grueling mountain climbs, heavy rains, and gale-force winds.

Kirstein said she's gained self-confidence by overcoming those challenges. "I tried something that I thought was really hard, and found that I had it in me all...

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