Sliding into home

Our trip to Denver was interesting: we were driving a motorized vehicle for the first time in almost a month. We were driving in a hard rain, also the first time in almost a month. We had stayed later than we thought we would since it was so hard to leave our new family. We rolled into a small motel near the airport and went straight to bed. But, the satisfied grins still remain on our faces. What a trip!!!! We're already planning the next leg for 2008.

Some miscellaneous thoughts:

For our partners' points of view, see their blogs:

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/ Go to Journals>Rick Barder

http://www.TransAm2006.blogspot.com


I had such a good time that I don't even care that my neighbors are making fun of my bike tan.

Sally Wheaton filled our water bags before we left our house in Lolo, saying that one of the things they love about their home is that the water tastes so sweet after coming down the mountain. Through the whole trip, we never had water that tasted so good, and I thought of her every time I took a sip of water. And that was often.

The winds in Wyoming are so dry that when we stopped at the Visitors' Center in Riverside, Bill the cowboy gave us lip balm, courtesy of the state!

Bike trips are like what I've heard mothers say about childbirth: when they are over, you've forgotten the painful parts and all you remember is the fun stuff.

Half the fun of travelling is thinking about how you'll tell the stories once you get back home.

Staying connected with people back home adds to the fun.

When all is said and done, most people can reach across their differences and connect through what is common: Life is Good!

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We'll be adding pictures as soon as we catch our breath!