Stories from days in the Saddle
Why exercise?
He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything
Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age
Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in
Why cycle?
‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle
‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein
‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer
‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman
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Day 16 – 5th July – Jackson to Dubois
86 miles ridden - 4660 feet climbed Today was a good day despite waking up with a headache - it turned out many of us did which is apparently to do with altitude. Instead of the usual breakfast buffet we had an option to go to a local restaurant where I had pancakes...
Day 15 – 4th July – Idaho Falls to Jackson
91 miles ridden - 5305 feet climbed Today is Independance Day so all riders wore their America By Bicycle jerseys and had US flags fixed somewhere on their bike. We didn't go through many towns but even at 6am in Idaho Falls folks were camped out on the street in...
Day 14 – 3rd July – Pocatello to Idaho Falls
66 miles ridden - 715 feet climbed. Today was another great day. A late start, a good tailwind, slightly lower temperature (32C/90F by 2PM), and, because there was no point arriving at the hotel early everyone rode at a much more leisurely pace meaning there was more...