Kick the tires and light the fire.
Up at 3 am as I can’t sleep, I dunno if it’s nerves or the afternoon nap I took yesterday. Oh well, it’s only an hour before I planned to get up anyway. I’m going to try and wrap this last leg up before noon when some really bad storms are in the forecast for…
Rubber Duck
Because it rhymes with “luck.” See, my daddy always told me to be just like a duck. Stay smooth on the surface and paddle like the devil underneath! Got a very early start this morning after some 4 am Omeals Chicken Creole breakfast ( I do like the Omeals food with Backpackers Pantry coming in…
Deep thoughts – Jack Handy
Luckily it didn’t rain too hard last night, I slept pretty well in the hammock, the rain fly definitely cuts down on the wind flow and hence kept it warmer. I didn’t need the sleeping bag, Korin, I spoke to the lockmaster in the morning who explained that the big metal beam along the lock…
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Will post today’s adventures tomorrow after I get the next ride in. I have to get to bed early to get a good jump before foul weather causes me to not put on any miles at all tomorrow. I should have a lot of time on my hands tomorrow afternoon.
I am Smoked
I forgot to mention yesterday that I didn’t see the trail again until Port Byron at you guessed it 4:51pm, a time that near and dear to my family. Really rough day but it started and ended beautifully though. The trail was mint when I was on one. Jordon wins town of the day as…
I have one power. I never give up.
Started the day off great with a good meal from muddy waters cafe and found showers at the nearby marina. Started riding about 8:30 am and it was smooth sailing. It seems Lyons has three locks and the first included a huge dry dock. It was awesome. The trail was disconnected today in the beginning,…
Are you spoke’n kidding me
What an awesome night, the best I sleep so far. The hammock was awesome, it dipped down into the the 50’s but when I got cold at 1 am I blew up my air mattress and put it in the pouch of the hammock. That little bit of insulation made all the difference. Got underway…
Holy Holley Park
Happy Birthday Josh! Sorry, I couldn’t be there but I am keeping my promise to you. We’ll celebrate when I pass through Rome. Short ride today, I started at that nice little boat launch in Medina after a so-so night. I couldn’t regulate my temperature, it was hot then cold. I broke camp at 5…
Let’s walk this sucker
I was up early at 4 am, I was thinking most about this 1st day and where I’ll end up compared to my plan of Albion, was 60 miles too ambitious on the first day with all this weight? I finally started about 9:30 am after a single intense 10 out of 10 WHOOO at…