Back in the U.S. of A!!!!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 9:45PM There were times when it seemed like we would never get here. However, to be honest it feels like the time is flying by, we crossed into the lower 48 today after 36 days in Canada. Our time there was amazing, the weather was a serious challenge, at times more so than the terrain, but the good days were plentiful and the people and the places will be etched into our minds forever. I have been through Canada several times, (actually traveling the very route I rode) but I this was the longest amount of time I have spent in the “North” as the locals refer to it. You could spend a lifetime traveling through the Yukon and B.C. alone and still not see everything that there is to see. Azure and I are already talking about the places we want to visit on our next trip. (Which will probably be when we are 80, about the time we will have this trip paid off)
It feels good to be back in the states though. It is kind of a bittersweet feeling; we will be in Seattle tomorrow and roughly half way done with the trip. It is really hard for me to believe that I am almost half way there. I know that in no time at all we will be in Key West, what then? That is the real question, I would like to say that I had some huge epiphany while grinding it out through the mountains, but I didn’t. At this point I am only hoping for a safe arrival and a successful fundraiser.
Speaking of that I will be in Seattle tomorrow and taking a few rest days, but there will be a group ride in Tacoma on Saturday the 21st. I will post the specifics when we get into town, but if you are in Seattle/Tacoma come on out and join us it will be a pretty mellow ride, with all different paces of riders welcome.
8-17
80.35 miles
15 mph average
36.1 mph max
5:18:07 ride time
Reader Comments (3)
Junior and Blue,
Welcome back to the USA!!!
Congratulations ! ! !
did you win that state / country sign sprint???
great following you so far. I hope you have a great turn out for the group ride tomorrow!