Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Article from July 5th

Movin' in Montana

There's nothing like good weather and a tail wind on the first day of a three-week, 1,600-mile bike ride from North Dakota to Oregon.

"Wednesday was a very nice day--the high was 72 degrees, the rolling terrain of western North Dakota was really pretty and we rode 75 miles from Stanley to Williston," Mark Rubenstein said.

"We logged 94 miles to Wolf's Point Montana on Thursday, arrived in Glasgow, Mont., yesterday and are heading to Idaho today," he said yesterday.

Rubenstein, 55, of Squirrel Hill, a criminal defense attorney, who is trying to make a difference in the lives of inner-city youngsters, is leading a group of seven of them on a bike trek to the West Coast.

When they reach the Pacific Ocean and dip their front tires in the surf, two kids, Nuwh Wallace, 17, of Homewood and Justin Dean, 15, of Carrick will have peddled across the country, a distance of more than 4,000 miles. They started their epic ride in 2006 and completed the second leg last summer.

Joining them last year were Dion Wallace, 14, of Greenfield, no relation to Nuwh, and Nate Kiger, 15, of Oakland.

New this year are Paul Aaron, 14, of the Hill District; Chris Butera, 14, of Swissvale and Aaron Wakefield, 14, of East Liberty.

Also new to the ride this year is Justin Kline, 22, of Shadyside, a member of the support staff. He joined crew chief Charles Monroe, and Gordon Roth, both of Squirrel Hill.

For more information and to make a contribution to the non-profit Pittsburgh Youth Leadership Inc., go to www.pghyouthleadership2008.blogspot.com or call 412-391-4305.