(June 13, 2005) — Senior Haig Diradourian is about as avid a mountain biker as there is in the high school crowd. It has become a dominant passion in his life since seventh grade. Since then, he has spent his time about every other day embarking on strenuous treks up the Angeles Crest Mountains. For a year, he worked at the Montrose Bike Shop, feeding his hobby and saving up for his greatest adventure to date. For Diradourian, this summer holds a sane person’s nightmare, or a serious mountain biker’s dream. He is planning a 2000 plus mile trek over the Continental Divide of the United States, beginning in Roswell, Montana, and ending in Antelope Falls, New Mexico. The trip will last about two months at a pace of 40 miles per day. He will travel through five states: Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado and New Mexico. He has used much of the money from his bike shop job on a recently-purchased Specialized Epic bicycle, but the rest is for airfare and other trip expenses. Diradourian will spend the entire trip in the mountains off paved roads, carrying camping gear and other necessary supplies on a trailer he will tow behind his bike. Although this would be considered a dangerous proposition for most, Diradourian is confident. “I’ve spent a lot of time camping and spending time in the wilderness. I’m an Eagle Scout too, so through Boy Scouts I’ve been camping a lot as well.” Diradourian may ride alone, but may also take the trip with a fellow enthusiast that he met online. He is flying to the nearest airport in Glenna, Montana and taking a bus to the beginning of his path.