With only one month to until departure, I thought I'd post my old bicycle blogs that began this whole adventure but never saw the light of day on "Perfect Circles." So, please enjoy them and keep in mind they are from 2012 and 2013. This is 4 of 5:
Bicycle Blog #4 – New Year, New Things
As the year two thousand thirteen is upon us, it is the natural time for new beginnings. With the New Year come new challenges as well as old nuisances. But, it’s just as well. I can taste adventure. I can smell the aroma of the road. I can only hope that my plans will come together and that a new bicycle will find its way into my lap soon and very soon.
Saturdays of the New Year will be my day for bicycle planning/shopping. One of the things I have been doing lately is figuring out how to balance my life in 2013 given my schedule. Things such as church activities, work, exercise, camp planning, bicycle planning, reading, writing a novel…all have there place…or at least should. Balance is a very difficult thing and some are better at it than others. That being said, on Saturdays I plan to do somebike riding, mapping my routes, spending time online, in articles, in books, asking advice to configure out all the logistics that I need to understand. I will do my best to keep you updated (whoever “you” is…there’s never a good way to know who reads these things).
Okay, where will I ride? Previously I had mentioned that I had narrowed it down to two routes. One as a Northern route through British Columbia and the other was a Southern route down the coast of California. With much deliberation and thought, I am leaning towards heading south…possibly all the way to the Grand Canyon via Nevada (or on the way back). I have never been to Nevada so that will be cool. I really do want to do the Northern route I mentioned, but right now I think I want some more tours under my belt before I take on the great Canadian Rockies in the frozen north. Logistics come into play too, such as the exchange rate, etc. I am not ruling any ride out at the moment, but I am just leaning more and more towards heading south. I have 11 weeks and I know I don’t have to do a huge tour taking up my whole summer. I could do a 2 week trip or something small like that, but knowing me I like to think big. So, we will see what happens, shall we? Will you take this journey with me?
One last note: I have thought of doing this trip alone, but if there is anyone who would desire to do any leg of the journey with me, I will not turn you away. My guess is there will not be many people jumping at that invitation, but let’s just say that it is an invitation…take it or leave it.
More details to come.
Anyhow, talk to you in February…
(**First written & published on January 1, 2013**)
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