We are starting to feel hard. Legs, minds, spirit. Last night we slept under a roof for the first time in 7 nights. We refer to 50 mile days as "half days" and have come to accept ascents which the locals can only describe by sound (the one that accompanies a steep and sudden upward motion of the angled palm) as normal.
Because on the other side there is a 20 mile descent. We unknowingly climbed two of Canada's four highest passes. Which were worth every penny on the other side flying into Osoyoos (think a beautiful mountain lake town which has a main industry of fruit, wine, and tourism) at 55km/hr. It feels like skydiving.
I literally found saliva flying out of my wide open grin.
Beyond that, we've avoided any mechanical problems for three (3) days now. The Karma Dragon has seen our determination and is beginning to respect us. Excellent weather. Fair winds. Incredible suntans.
We cross back into the states today into northern Idaho. We have traveled more than 600 miles and are finding a better rhythm every day. It is starting to feel normal to be on the bike. That travelin' bone is rattlin'. Can't stay in any place to long or we get a little anxious.
Hope everyone is well.
Our top speed so far is 43.5mph and Chuck is still alive.
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god bless you guys. you make me proud beyond words. if you happen by northern colorado, i think there could be accommodations for you to the tune of 20 a night (yes, buddhists want money too).
david
Every entry on the blog is celebrated here in sunny VA and throughout country by your family and friends. You guys make us very proud. We miss you....and we are jealous of your "excellent adventure"!
Love, the pictures. You guys look great!
Yo Connor & friends--
That cop talk about evil marmots is no joke. We used to fight them off when I worked in Glacier NP about a century ago. Suckers would eat your boots.
Nancy and I eagerly await your arrival in Colorado. We will be back east at the lake the week of July 4 and then back here in Golden.
Don't forget to see Hayden Lake in northern Idaho, home of neo-Nazis and skinheads. If you get a chance, visit Wallace, Idaho, an old mining town where until quite recently there was a working whore house.
Be safe, travel well, and have the wind at your back.
Tom Kenworthy
Bear Lake in Idaho is also gorgeous, water as blue as the Caribbean. Rasberry milkshakes that increase your metachlorian count.
And think about Sioux City Iowa if you want to see what a young working professional looks like.
(http://www.sioux-city.org/custom/video/recorded.asp?vidpath=http://www.sioux-city.org/custom/video/recorded/v1.wmv
Ride hard dudes,
Tom Allison
yo bro's.
glad to see you're riding hard and livin' the dream.
connor, i went to the cliffs of moher today, awesome.
i also just threw back more pints of beamish than i think i can count.
thinking of you guys always.
ive got gifts so hurry home.
love.
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