Well today proved to be by far the most difficult day I have had yet. First, I loathe wilderness camping. I don't know if I'm scared of the bears or Unabomber wannabes or what, but I can't stand it. I would much rather be around civilization. I couldn't leave fast enough. It rained overnight so it was a little miserable packing up everything, everything was dry except for my tent, but still not fun. The morning weather was nice for riding, but about 2 hours later it started to rain again. I waited it out for a little bit, but then it lightened up a bit so I tried it out again. The roads had turned quite muddy and it was quite frustrating trying to keep my bike upright. Eventually, I got to Helena, but I was so close to renting a car and calling it quits. It tooks some phone calls to home, but they convinced me to keep trying. So i got a motel and will try and get some better sleep than last night. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
P.S. I like the comments. Keep 'em coming.
Keep it going. I am living vicariously thru you.
ReplyDeleteDon't give up!
ReplyDeleteI used to kinda-live in Helena and I wonder if it's just the vibe of the area that makes people want to give up. It did the same thing to me. :)
Your pictures are great, though. I love the self-portraits!
I agree the pictures are great!
ReplyDeleteYou can do it Lars! We need to have stories of "The Great Ones" to tell our kids so just keep going one pedal at a time.
I hope you got some good weather for today.
Motel again???
ReplyDeleteKeep it up man! You know what they say about when the going gets tough. Take it a day at a time. ....What an awesome trip so far. Thanks for the updates.
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I agree with Max - I too am living vicariously through you! Thanks so much for taking the time to share with us! You have so many people loving you and supporting you from afar! When you need a pick me up, check here - we are here for you!!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteLars, Gudrun shared the blog with me and I'm loving hearing your stories! Praying for you as you encounter bears and weather challenges too. Keep it up! You're doing great!
ReplyDeleteJon is wondering about your shower cap... does it fit over top of your helmet?
ReplyDeleteLars, was at MGEx today and they gave me the blog info. What an interesting journey, hang in there and keep going. Hope things continue to go well. Roman
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