Dear Keith, Thank you for the Idaho trip. I've added it to the bucket list.
For your dad, I would encourage you to play slowly and see what works. One of the key foundational steps (literally) for me was going barefoot. At the time, I needed 4 lb. bludger walking sticks in each hand to walk and hike. After going barefoot, it took several years before I could use lighter poles, another year of carrying the poles parallel to the ground, another year before I didn't need poles, and another year before the bike was possible. Lofty goals are grand, but the old addage that we get there one step at a time is also true. Even when we can see the mountain peak, we still have to slog through the mossy ridden swamp. Grin. I will keep your dad in my prayers. On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 1:02:20 PM UTC-7, iamkeith wrote: > > Patrick, > > I'm really kind of a "new" guy and only occasional participant here > myself, but I wanted to say welcome AND thanks for the inspiration! > My father, though quite a bit older than you, had a rare type of > stroke a few years ago that has primarily messed with his balance and > given him terrible vertigo. Prior to that, he was an athletic > "machine" (he jogged to the top of the ski hill the day before his > stroke), so it's been tough to see him have to give so much up. I've > been afraid to even TRY getting him back on a bike, but I think you've > just convinced me that it might be ok. What are a few bruises and > scrapes if it doesn't work, right? > > Also, I had an idea for a family ride/vacation for you (per your > other thread). It's not actually in the four corners area as you > mentioned, but it's not "too" far away - Northern Idaho. I just > recently found out about it and am planning to take my youngest > daughter (middle child) on a first bike tour here later this summer, > when the snow melts, so I'm kind of excited about it: > > It's known collectively as the Bitterroot Loop, and is actually > comprised of three rail-to-trail sections that will let you ride > anything up to 185 miles, completely car-free: Trail of the Coer > D'Alenes, Route of the Hiawatha, and the Old Milwaukee Road. > Beautiful lakes, forests, gradule grades, tunnels, trestles, history. > The lower 70 miles is paved and runs through some quaint bike-friendly > towns, but the upper part is more remote. Here's a link to the best > info page: > > http://friendsofcdatrails.org/ > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
