Category: General
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Day 18: Photo Dump!
Camp ground to Lochs Lodge, Idaho 40 miles 1,060 feet of climbing
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Day 17: Follow the River
Grangeville to a campground in Idaho 72 miles 1,453 feet of climbing So I’m starting to forget what day this is. I think it’s day 17, only about 500 feet of climbing, which is harder than doing real climbing, it’s hard on my butt. Instead of me pontificating about anything, I thought I would just…
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Guest Post: Donna Thoughts
It makes me feel so happy that John is on the ride he worked, dreamed and planned for so long. It’s a dual benefit to know he’s enjoying himself riding every day but also taking a sabbatical from the daily grind of work. I support him every step of the way as I definitely want…
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Day 16: Gratitude State of Mind
Riggins to Grangeville, Idaho 51 miles 3,540 feet of climbing Well, day 16 of the long ride is in the bag. We are in Grangeville, Idaho. It was another long day of riding in the rain. All day today and most of the day yesterday it was raining and cold. and really all day today…
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Day 15: Cold In Idaho
Cambridge to Riggins, Idaho 82 miles 2,789 feet of climbing Hello! Thought I would show you the view from the motel. We rode an extra 15 miles today so that we didn’t have to camp tonight because it’s going to rain tonight and tomorrow, and we have a big climbing day again tomorrow. It was…
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Day 14: Rest Day, Thoughts on Being Enough, and Practicing Kindness
Good morning. It is the morning of day 14 and I am in a small town called Cambridge, Idaho. I’m sitting in the back of the hotel that we’re staying at. It’s very fancy. We are on a rest day, and we’ve got a few big days of climbing and rain ahead of us. It’s…
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Guest Post: Lewis Thoughts
Hi my name is Lewis, and I’m John’s son. He asked me to give a guest post with my thoughts on this tour, and I’m a little camera shy so I’m going to write this one out. Watching him start this tour has been a really interesting experience for me, and I imagine living it…
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Day 13: Photo Dump!
Oxbo to Cambridge, Idaho 40 miles 3,054 feet of climbing
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Day 12: Photo Dump!
Baker City, Oregon to Oxbow, Idaho 72 miles 2,762 feet of climbing
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Guest Post: Chloe Rambles
Hey, I’m Chloe, for those of you that don’t know. I’m managing the Long Ride blog and site and everything. My dad wanted me to record something about my feelings about the ride. I don’t know that I have a lot of complex feelings about the ride, other than I’m really excited that he’s doing…
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