Nap Cantwell would have been 19 today. Flowers and two ghost bikes now adorn the intersection where he crashed into the side of a van May 29. He died one week later.
Condolences to his friends and family.
Happy Birthday, Nap
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2 responses to “Happy Birthday, Nap”
I wanted to reach out to the bicycle community and let them know about a kickstarter that I am launching to fund a month long road trip to finish the shooting for my ghost bike project. Hopefully, you forward and repost this link and maybe even become a backer (every dollar helps). I greatly appreciate you taking the time to look at this link and pass it along.
Check out the project here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1004330446/the-ghost-bike-project
Thank you!!
Genea
[…] and Boren was also the scene of the tragic death of Nap Cantwell this spring. Cantwell was biking to work when he collided with a van the morning of May 29. He died […]