> Sorry to mention tragedy at Christmas. Hug your family and friends > and count your blessings! And a happy holiday of your choice to all.
Thank you for the link Tim. Quite sobering to read the log of a robust person on an epic journey then read about that same person lost in a near coma. Things can and do change so quickly. On Dec 24, 11:23 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > On Dec 24, 2009, at 10:12 AM, Mike wrote: > > > This past summer I did two solo S24O's and one 8 day tour. The tour > > was probably the most enjoyable cycling experience of my life. I could > > have easily gone for another week or 5. Next year I don't think I'll > > be doing any touring but am hoping to do extended overnight camping > > trips riding 300k to 400k. Going the extended distance allows me to > > get deep into Gifford Pinchot National Forest and other areas outside > > of Portland. Should be fun. But man, if I could do another week long > > tour, or a month long tour... My dream tour would be to ride from > > Portland up into Canada and do the Dempster Hwy. > > >http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=RrzKj&doc_id=1419&v=9JE > > There are several journals describing doing that ride (not my cup of > tea). The first CGOAB journal of riding the Dempster Highway was > written by Pat Rodden. It is well-written and the photos are > astonishing. IN awful news, though, Pat subsequently suffered > terrible brain injuries in a fall from a ladder at home: > > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/forum/board/message/? > o=RrzKj&message_id=142119&v=9&term=dempster%20highway% > 20rodden&context=all > > Sorry to mention tragedy at Christmas. Hug your family and friends > and count your blessings! And a happy holiday of your choice to all. > > Tim (working on being snowbound in Minnesota like a bunch of other > RBW members. Bikes, skis and showshoes may be the only way to get > around by Saturday. 6" so far and 15" more expected). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
