Thrive Outside

Waking up in a proper campground with an actual outhouse, was a dream.  We got in super late (1 am) because of the road closure and construction.  It was a short night.  We ate breakfast in a REAL RESTAURANT in Cold Foot.  I loved all the history of how the Gold Rush went all the way up to the interior of Alaska.  I knew it went to Fairbanks, Nome, Juneau, and of course Palmer.  But, the gold rush drew people who were "late" and finding it a bit crowed in the Fairbanks area, miners would take barges up the river to the interior in search of gold. One story I read the river froze early, and some walked back but others just survived the winter sharing what they had off the barge until they were able to retreat in the spring. Feeling like we could conquer the world, we left our luggage (panniers)  with our gracious support car and Uppa (James' Dad who searched for us and was willing to drive over 600 miles to help us since we flew to Prudhoe and needed ...

And we are off at 9:30 am.  I had a relaxing time in the Word but also had a great breakfast.  We left but forgot it being Memorial Day that our bathroom breaks locations would be closed.  We headed to the big arches and were thankful to run into friends who lent us some great head coverings for our helmets in case it rains.  They were just about to come look for us.  They sent us off with prayer and we headed down the road. Getting on the Seward Highway, we were blessed with sunny skies and light traffic. Enjoying the view, we were surprised to have perfect timing to meet our friends Haley and Mark @ Indian for the famous "Bird to Gird" trail.  We enjoyed the quieter ride (minus the road noise) and loved the fellowship with other people.   Little did we know that was the last of the bikers we would see until we saw a few bikers in the town of Soldotna.   We enjoyed refueling at the station and r...

Training is over, not because I feel ready, but tomorrow is the start of the 1000 mile journey.  I spent the morning sharing a bit of the journey on a podcast called the Pedal Shift Project .  If you want to listen to the pre-ride story, click below. Mp3 of the podcast on Pedal Shift Project Caveat:  1) I didn't know exactly what I was going to bring because I hadn't packed yet.  :( I was pretty angry the night before because James went mountain biking and didn't get back until late.  I could tell the anxiety was rising.  So, after when he came home, I retreated to bed (it was 10:45) and started reading my current book called "Rest of God". The chapter was ironically called "Stopping to find What's Missing".  I tend to be the lady running my errands instead of walking.  Never taking time to enjoy the moment.  Looking forward to my next adventure.  I stopped and calmed my mind and asked for peace.  My business tu...