My mind is in high gear as the planning for the trip. Stella and I are purchasing air plane tickets today! And I'm starting to seriously think about what I need to bring on the trip and what can be left behind.
So this morning, I succumbed to my mind's chatter - What duffel bag am I going to buy? Should I replace my rain jacket that's starting to wear out? - and turned on the interwebs to answer a few more questions.
I love this part of the trip. The pre-trip planning, the dreaming, the imagining of places and people, of sights, climbs, and sore legs.
Training has been going pretty well and I am beginning to feel stronger and faster in my rides and runs. I completed a 300-mile tour in Olympic National Park three weeks ago, and aside from some initial knee pain (saddle height is of the utmost importance I'm learning quickly) the trip was gorgeous and amazing. I just kept thinking - I GET TO DO THIS ALL SUMMER! And boy, am I glad the rain will not play a main role.
And fundraising - look at that meter! I'm over half-way there! Thanks again to everyone who has supported me thus far. If you have not reached out to your communities and contacts to tell them about my mission for the summer, please do so!
That's all for now, stay tuned!
Here's a few photos from the Olympic Wet Riders 2012 bike tour:
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