The cool crisp morning air rushed past my helmet and I road out of the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness to a rising sun. My goal was simple; to ride around to the next drainage and then back up over on some sweet single-track. No expectations other than that. None. And it was quite possible I would have to bike back the way I…

What the hell is up with moon photos on my last three blogs? None of your freaking business. Anyway I drank coconut water all last night and am on my second can today. I am feeling a bit better. And my SpO2 has gone up 2 percentage points. Recovery in full swing. last night I had…

I hope no one reads this because I have things to get off my mind. And before you subconsciously judge me by that first sentence; yes a part of me wants others to read it. The magic of blogging you jerk-a-lopes. And there is my current situation. My kidneys still large and achy, my legs filled with fluid. But…

  24 Hours of Rapelje Web Site   To travel 333 miles in 24 hours I would need to average 13.9 miles per hour overall throughout a 24 hour period. That is 29 laps! My best effort at Rapelje is 235 miles at 11.8 miles per hour, even though in 2011 I traveled 243 miles but…

Yesterday I “Rounded up Sheep” and this morning I did the “Morning 70“. And I feel great. Which is surprising. Usually I am left with the munchies and the inability to get off a bed. The journey is never consistent is it? Like a game of Jenga. You build a foundation and then start taking from it…

Lately I am just zipping down the trail and reacting to whatever comes my way. I have no time to do the comfortable and planned things in life. Like blog, take photos, or watch movies. I would like to correlate life as of late to water sports. Water much like skiing requires so much faithful…

I came around the corner and there was a black bear charging towards me. I quickly jumped off my bike and readied myself for battle. No one knew I was out here 20 miles from Bozeman in the Gallatin Range. I was riding my bike alone. That is what I have done lately. I have become…

It is common to feel that just because you are moving you don’t have to worry about sunburn. Because the wind is cooling your skin … right? Specially if you ride your bike fast enough. And then again, maybe I don’t ride my bike fast enough. As you can guess by the theory above I…

Last night was the first time back on my bike since I got sick. And it felt good. I am surprised at how fast I am bouncing back. Still though, I am cautious about doing anything strenuous for a couple more days. I still havent visited my email inbox and stuff-to-do list. Still behind but making progress. Sadly for…

I still cough, violently at times. Yesterday … fatigued; but today I feel a little better. When my first signs of the infection appeared last Thursday I should have taken evasive action with elderberry tincture. And then when I knew I was going down hard I should have at least hit the oscillococcinum. But I didn’t…

I am back to work but all is not well. I cough … a lot sometimes. I can tell my lung capacity is low and my ambition to go outside nill. Even though it is beautiful out with hints of summer. But not yet. I am making my journey back out from sickness. So I…

This is how I got here. I landed in this new valley they call “Hyalite”. At first I wasn’t impressed but when does one get the real story upon first glance. And that was the problem. I couldn’t see around. I lite upon a branch to check out my surroundings. Lucky for me I found…

I think that I finally found a place on the floor, or maybe it was a certain position, that enabled me to grab some sleep. I moved from bed to bed and my back was hurting so bad I was just moments before toggling my search from a comfortable place to a way to kill…

I have a wheezing sound coming from my lungs and if I take a deep breath I start coughing. I blame the “Performance Review” season. Why? Because my supervisor has kids. And last week he was out with a cold … pretty bad one in fact. Then two days ago we had my performance review.…

Been stuck at Window Rock Cabin since last weekend. Stranded with no hope of rescue. Sure, I am writing this blog from the comforts of my home. But my mind seems trapped up in Hyalite Canyon. The week is going by just like it has always done. Work, sleep, work, and sleep. And the future is…

Some say there is a thing called sleep momentum. Yea! It’s an real thing … I think. I may have the term wrong but that is not my point of mentioning it. My point is that I went right back to sleep and the dream I had continued. I know this because it started out…