I’ve now done it. I’ve ridden from Canada to Mexico. The muscle pains are memories. But we still haven’t reached our fundraising target, so here’s my idea: I’ll help you reach your endurance goals if you’ll help me reach my fundraising goals. Over the years, I have written and researched […]
I’ve been thinking about a post summing up my ride. Here are responses to the most common questions people ask me in the past week. Best moment On the first morning I was about a mile into the ride when I passed a herd of bison. They turned and began […]
87.61 miles, 2,753 feet of climbing We stayed last night at the Triangle L Ranch. It’s a very cool art ranch. Hannah enjoyed the sculpture walks. I was feeling low so I worked on getting ready for bed. But I did have a nice visit with Jim Cowlin Of the […]
100.83 miles, 2,815 feet of climbing One of the worst things you can do is get behind on your nutrition. Eating a recovery meal within the first 30 minutes of ending a stage ride like this is critical. Two days ago, my prepacked meals went bad. Yesterday, we stayed with […]
100.65 miles, 1,591 feet of gain For the past few days, we have been staying with my Uncle Gene and Aunt Danalee near Prescott. We’ve appreciated their hospitality and enthusiasm for this ride. We said goodbye to them this morning and drove to Kirtland Junction to continue the ride. It […]
112 miles, 7000? feet of gain* Today was a day full of ups and downs – and more ups and more downs. It was the biggest climbing day of our trip. I had intended to get a early start at 5 AM but because of my miscalculation on times I ended up […]
109.45 miles, 4,370 feet of climbing Today was the most critical day of my trip. If there was a day when I was going to quit, this was it. This was, by far, the hardest day so far and the hardest I hope to have. This was my 12th day […]
97.8 miles, 4,032 feet of elevation gain Some days are incredible. Everything works just as it should. Today was one of those days. With hotter days we’re getting up earlier. I started this morning’s ride at 5 a.m. by meeting Rich and Vicki Linton in downtown Kanab. It was dark […]
115.96 miles, 3,658 feet of climbing Some days are incredible. Everything works just as it should. Today was not one of those days. Because of the forecast, I woke up at 3 a.m. This was after trying to sleep in an RV park (something I promise I won’t try to […]
100.73 miles, 1,942 feet of climbing This was my shortest day yet, thanks to the extra miles I rode yesterday, and the fairly flat terrain. Due to a negotiation with my crew, we decided to start at 6 instead of 5 (read, the kids wanted to have waffles with Aunt […]