Monday, September 3, 2012

MINUS 2 WEEKS TO BLAST OFF

View out our kitchen window


The “blast-off” date is getting closer and closer.    We are both so ready to get going on this trip; tired of training,tired of  riding Lake Mary Rd., and  tired of the RAIN here in Flagstaff.  We do have a beautiful spot up here on forest road 82E, though, and when it’s not raining, I can hardly imagine a more beautiful place. 
View from our front door




















Hey, and there’s a park here named after me, Wheeler Park!   


We rode 264 miles this past week, 5 days in a row.  It was good and I felt like I could go the 6th day, and 7th, and on.  However, we decided to take a break and make a bomber trip up to Northern California to see my son, Barrett, perform as Harry Potter in a production of “A Very Potter Musical”.  Almost 1600 miles (in the car) over a 3 day period.  Rick commented when we got home that this is the kind of mileage we’ll do, on the bike, over a 5-6 week period on the upcoming trip.  Wow, 3 days versus 5-6 weeks.  Puts in all in a weird perspective….

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