What a wonderful thing to do Deacon. My only advice is to relax, enjoy,
and be prepared to have your daughter surprise and teach you.
I am remembering a similar trip, when, if memory serves me right, my son
was between 13 & 14. He was already an avid cyclist and racer. We took
off on an 80 m
Sounds like you got it covers so far Deacon. Let her make the decisions,
let her make the mistakes, let her choose the adventure. Get her a camera
so she can take pictures!
-Manny
On Friday, July 12, 2013 6:05:15 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
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> My eldest daughter (12 1/2) is interested in jo
Patrick:
I think you've already got this wired about as well as can be. Letting her
set the pace, pick the spots, etc. That's absolutely key with kids, and
you've already figured that out. The rest of us can learn from your
experience.
FWIW, my eldest daughter (age 28) lives in the midwes
I'll screw up so you don't have to! Grin. All the hard learned advice I
have is pretty much in my original post: go their speed and distance. The
adventure itself will push them, so no need for some arbitrary, imposed
pushing by me. We've worked up over the past year to her being able to do
the