The sun was setting. I put music in my ears and continued to pedal into the darkness. I had been pedaling since 5am, a time of day during which my water hose had froze within minutes. In March 2014 I had recently started bikepacking with the goal of racing the Tour Divide (TD) that summer….
Category: Solo adventures
First Day of Not Going Back to School
In June when I set out on this adventure so many people asked me how I was feeling about my decision to quit my teaching job. My honest response was that it felt like the start of every other summer, so it didn’t feel like a big change, or that I was about to launch…
Are You Vulnerable?
Of course you are! Everyone is. Whether you embrace your vulnerability or try to minimize it, always striving to protect yourself, is another story altogether. I wonder…what story do you tell yourself? Do you always take the “safe” route with your heart and the experiences you choose to have? In autumn of 2017 I was…