I’m in Missoula, Montana – it’s a rest day today.
Yesterday morning, Kevin, my riding partner, informed me that he was going to end his ride here today. He’s healthy. Our relationship, to my knowledge, is fine. Ultimately, he just wasn’t having fun.
It was just more suffering than he anticipated, and the weather hasn’t been that great. The days have been long and hard, and I think this was his first long ride of this kind, and he didn’t know what to expect.
Getting to Missoula is quite an accomplishment, so, Kevin, if you watch this, hats off to you. No regrets, man. You absolutely did fantastic.
But that obviously led to a decision point for me, whether I was going to end my ride or whether I was going to keep going.
Internally, I knew I wanted to at least try. After talking to my wife, my kids, friends, and other adventure cyclists, they were all very confident that I’ll do fine going on by myself.
So I will finish resting up today and tomorrow, pack up and head out on my own.
I do anticipate finishing this ride. Despite my emotions, I am really looking forward to continuing on. I know that this is still what I’m supposed to be doing and where I’m supposed to be. I feel really confident in my ability and my skill. The emotions are just the emotions. This is the real deal. And I’m an emotional guy.
So thank you again for following along and I’ll keep you as updated as I possibly can. Enjoy the ride. I’m planning on it.
The Long Ride 
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