Living and riding in the Pacific Northwest has it's own flavor; base building here also means building up a resistance to cold, wet-weather riding. Just like anything else, as long as you plan for it, you'll be fine. As they say, there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad gear. My mistake has been a never-ending optimistic belief that the weather report isn't as bad as it seems. This has resulted in more under-dressed rides than I can count this year. What can I say? I miss wearing shorts. I miss Vitamin D almost as much.

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"Natural breaks" are part of cycling. That's just truth. So when it comes time, there's usually some modicum of modesty and desire for an appropriate location...

Fast forward to Day 6 of our ride for Leave It On The Road and the "Radius of acceptable distance" between those taking the break and those who were not shrunk from a good 50m to no more than 10m.

And that's the only story I need to tell to illustrate what happens when you ride 800 miles with good people and become true friends. Here's proof:

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It's the reintroduction back into the longer-standing "routine" that's the hardest for us. Insulated from our daily consumption of processed news and sugar, we spent 8-10 hours a day in the saddle. Our diet and consumption of all things purified. Our hearts aligned in support of this cause. Our lungs pulling each other down the coast for nearly 1000 miles. For 8 days, all we had to do was eat, ride, laugh, and sleep. Now we're expected to return to the office and give a shit about analytics reports, timelines, and resource allocations. What the fuck is that about and how can we get back on the road? Let's just keep going to Mexico, man...

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Long time comin'... Light reading for the curious (Our Story)

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