http://www.rickhansen.com/upload/include/rss_blog.aspxLatest blog posts on rickhansen.com.(c) 2010, rickhansen.com. All rights reserved.15Rick and Amanda took a quick Man In Motion World Tour side trip to Russia to check out the country's spinal cord injury rehabilitation programs.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=79Rick's daughter models for Vancouver clothing designer Kersh.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=78Rick reels in a 60.5 lb Chinook salmon with Chief Ted Walkus of the Wuikinuxv First Nations.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=73The sudden passing of Rick's cousin, Robin Lee Gibson, has come as a shock to both his family and his extended Man In Motion World Tour circle of friends.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=72Rick and the team wheeled through Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland to cap off the summer of 1985.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=71In July of 1985, Rick and his team wheeled into France on their Man In Motion World Tour and finally got to the bottom of what was making him and Amanda so sick.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=70Rick's love of fishing began when he was a child but became his solace as he adjusted to life with a spinal cord injury. Today, his passion is conservation, especially for the white sturgeon of the Fraser River.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=69The European leg of Rick's Man In Motion World Tour got off to a rocky start. Travel back to 1985 and find out why.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=68Three months after I left Vancouver, my team and I arrived in Miami stressed out, exhausted and in need of a laugh to keep it all in perspective.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=67Thousands of Canadians join Rick Hansen’s journey towards a fully inclusive and accessible worldhttp://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=66Rick travels to Duncan to see the totem pole for the first time in person and to meet the carver's family.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=65Rick's tour through the southern states of the US was full of animal encounters along with scorching desert heat and endless stretches of highway.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=62Across Canada, communities are striving to become more accessible and inclusive.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=61In a few short weeks, Rick Hansen Wheels In Motion presented by Scotiabank will be upon us.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=60Hi Everyone, it’s me, Rick.I just wanted to reflect on some memories of BC Place since the dome came down last week.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=59Find out how Rick felt leaving Oakridge Mall and starting the Man In Motion World Tour on March 21, 1985, and some of what he experienced for the next seven weeks.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=58It was an exciting day at the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre today as Premier Anna Bligh of Queensland, Australia committed $1million to a Brisbane research group, establishing Australia as the first global partner of the Rick Hansen Institute, and Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital as the first international site of the Rick Hansen SCI Registry.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=57On April 25, 2010 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, a sold-out gala celebration in honour of Dr. Phil Switzer raised $1.8 million for spinal cord research.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=54Yesterday, March 21, 2010, marked the 25th anniversary of the day that Rick and his team departed Oakridge Mall on the Man In Motion World Tour.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=52Rick sat down with US student reporter Daniel Wetter from Scholastic Kids Press Corp during the Olympic Games, to talk about how youth can make a difference in the world.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=48Rick Hansen bridges Olympic, Paralympic Games to Help Everyone Believe in Their Dreamshttp://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=50On Saturday March 6th, Rick was honoured to participate in the 10-day journey of the Paralympic Torch Relay, in Victoria, BChttp://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=49Rick to join Paralympic Torch Relay in Victoria, BC, on Saturday March 6th, 2010!http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=47Foundation receives funding to continue ongoing leadership in the field of spinal cord injury research and the search for a curehttp://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=46One of many outstanding folks Rick has met during the 2010 Games.http://www.rickhansen.com/code/navigate.aspx?Id=7&postId=45