That's How I Roll

I'm not a cyclist. But I'm going to ride cross-country. My friend recently asked me, "Well, what will you call yourself when you ride, then?" Hmm, an adventurer! I like to explore, and doing it via bicycle is my next big thing. In 2009, I hiked from Georgia to Maine. Shortly after, I realized that I can cover twice the distance in half the time. If that doesn't scream cool, then I don't know what does. So I bought a shiny blue Surly, my new ticket to freedom, and it's been uphill ever since.

March 2, 2012

More Moments

Today, March 2nd, is 3 years since I summited Springer Mountain, and began walking to Maine. In the craziness of this typical real-world Friday, I was able to take a few moments to reflect: I baked my favorite cookies, sea salted whole wheat chocolate chip, washed them down with a latte, and thought some thoughts.

Three years ago at this exact minute, I was settling in for a very, very cold first night on the mountain. I ate angel hair spaghetti with powdered tomato sauce, and filtered water from the pvc-piped spring. The temps dropped to a balmy 7 degrees. I never slept a wink.

Those are moments I will not soon forget.

1 comment:

AngelaApril 4, 2012 at 6:33 AM
Dammit! And now, I want a cookie. Ps: speaking of cookies... look who finally changed her browser settings in order to comment!
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