John (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} johnxorz) wrote,@ 2007-08-01 18:47:00 |
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I can't stop thinking about the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. I want to ride it, the whole thing, Banff, AB to Antelope Wells, NM. Maybe next summer I'll give it a shot.
My girlfriend thinks I'm crazy -- it's too far, too dangerous. But the route keeps calling me. Others have called it a personal Vision Quest. I'm most worried about the remoteness of the route and getting eaten by a bear, but I should probably be most worried about the isolation one feels when traveling solo through the wilderness. It's that isolation, however, that if conquered can make the journey such a rewarding experience.
And even if I don't make it the whole way, it's still days, weeks, or months spent biking through beautiful country to the point where I've decided that I've had enough.
My girlfriend thinks I'm crazy -- it's too far, too dangerous. But the route keeps calling me. Others have called it a personal Vision Quest. I'm most worried about the remoteness of the route and getting eaten by a bear, but I should probably be most worried about the isolation one feels when traveling solo through the wilderness. It's that isolation, however, that if conquered can make the journey such a rewarding experience.
And even if I don't make it the whole way, it's still days, weeks, or months spent biking through beautiful country to the point where I've decided that I've had enough.
