Bike riding blog posts
I didn't really want to ride that many miles today. There were supposed to be several campgrounds back a way but I never saw them. Actually it was the easiest 86 miles I ever rode. Wind at my back most of the way. Cold wind I might add. It rained a little in the late afternoon and again at the campground, but this Central Oregon rain is pretty wimpy.
No service here at Jackson Kimball park so I'll post this when I pass through Chilliquin in the morning. Right now I'm trying to type and swatt mosquitos at the same time. This is a beautiful spot on the headwaters of the Wood River, but I'm pretty sure this is where all the mosquitos in the world are born.
Lao Tzu said "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step", or in my case a pedal stroke. I probably average about 70 pedal strokes per minute. I pedaled for 5 and a half hours today which comes out to about 23,000 pedal strokes. Not a bad start.
Climbing up Greensprings It's definately one stroke at a time. If you think much beyond the next pedal stroke you'll never make it. Likewise in programming you learn to break a big problem into small, managable pieces.
Getting ready to leave on Monday. Got my bike packed, but I'll probably take everything out and re-pack again to make sure I've got it right. Also got myself ready for everyday camping without the luxury of regular showers.
The guy on the left doesn't get to go.
Took my touring bike for a climb today, lightly loaded. No problems. It was an overcast day and kept getting cooler the higher I rode.
In a little more than a week I'll be heading out on a long bike tour. I've been going through checklists trying to make sure I have everything I need. Then it's just a matter of the weather. It's been cold and rainy. Hopefully it will warm up in time for me to leave.
I'm looking at a start date of June 5
Didn't sleep very well and woke up with a headache. Actually the headache started before I went to bed. Probably dehydrated as I also got a leg cramp in the night when I got up to pee. Yesterday was the first hot day of the season.
Had a very slow morning. No rush as I decided to just head home rather than spend another night. The sun was out but filtered as I was under the tress. Still I was able to get te orange tarp dry, and the tent rainfly mostly dry. I used the towel to wipe off the last of the moisture. Didn't bother with a morning fire.
Left on a Friday. Will spend one or two nights. Nice day, warm but with some clouds.
I'm testing an iPhone app called BlogPress which I may use on the road. It is supposed to work with Drupal which is what I use for my website.
This looks very promising. Let's see what happens when I post.
Postscript: It worked nicely