Patrick and Mike great photos and stories, the panos from the look out are very nice, next time out to Colorado I want to head that way. Having to bail on a is something I smacked head first into last year my first summer back on bike, I naively undertook my longest ride the day the heat index was extremely high, based on memories of man long rides in eastern Oregon and other places, so going 25 miles seemed easy. The thing I forgot, even though I'd trained all winter, was I was 15 years older with out the lifetime base I had maintained previously. Anyway, I checked in with my wife a couple of times on the return, to let her know I may be running late for an appointment we had that evening. the last check in I sounded kind of befuddled to her, so much so that she insisted she pick me up on her way home from work. That was the first time that ever happened to me.
When she did pick me up she recognized that I was in the early stages of heat exhaustion, I was shocked to say the least after all 15 years ago I could regularly ride 100 miles in heat. That was my first lesson in the difference between my perceived age and ability and what I was actually able to do. It is still something I have a hard time realizing. Anyway thanks for the vicarious adventure, Mike your Oregon photos mad me homesick, but I love them. On Saturday, June 8, 2013 9:13:20 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Gadzooks! It's hard to imagine a 140 (let alone 180) mile day. Impressive. > In hindsight, had I turned left on 67 for Deckers, I would have had > secluded paved road most of the way back. No cell signal till I'm almost > home, but I likely would have gotten water and returned under my own power. > I wasn't cooked, but arguably my brain was. Sardonic grin. > > On Saturday, June 8, 2013 7:24:47 PM UTC-6, Mike wrote: >> >> >> On Saturday, June 8, 2013 5:33:36 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>> >>> First, I am a blessed man, to have a wife who will come howl my >>> carcass out of whatever pickle I manage to get myself into. >>> >> >> I remember a few years ago setting out on a 300k ride with a friend on a >> super hot summer day. On the way back, with say 75k to go I called my wife >> to check in with her and tell her I was completely cooked. I couldn't >> believe it, without any hesitation she said "Do you want me to come get >> you?" I was so happy. It was so hot. I was totally cooked. My friend >> continued on. Beth came and got me and saved me an unpleasant climb, the >> monotony of the bike path into Portland and then having to ride across the >> city. >> >> Pictures if you're interested: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/sets/72157621778650380/ >> >> As for your ride Patrick, amazing landscape. While I have easy access to >> wooded riding, it's nothing like that. Looking forward to more images as >> summer progresses. >> >> --mike >> > -- 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-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
