| Re: Riding Cross Country Alone
I checked with my LBS. They guy says there are groups in Amarillo, but
they get all their equipment online and then get mad when the LBS won't
support or publicize their events. I might have to contact the
univeristy in Canyon to find a group. But tthat bunch would all be 30
years younger than I am. Think I might just get one of my business
cards out and take it to the LBS and tell the guy if he hears anyone
else asking about a group to call me. LBS says slicks are best for
road riding and my knobbies are better for the trails. So I don't know
exactly what I'm gonna do.
Palo Duro is beautiful. There are a lot of trails there, now. Some of
them are well marked and some of them .. well, you're on your own. The
Lighthouse trail is well marked and very poplular and you never have to
wonder if you made the wrong turn.
Had my eye surgery and now I'm anxious to get back on the road. I saw
"Shall We Dance?" the other night and seeing Richard Gere find
something he really loved to do in the movie inspired me. I want to be
back on the road. Doc said I could work back into it in a couple of
weeks, but I really want to give my eye a chance to recover, so I'm
giving it an extra week.
Thanks for the encouragment. I'll be letting you know how it works
out. It would be so thrilling to see my Aunt's quilt shop in Elk City.
When I finished my first thousand miles, I celebrated by riding about
25 miles to Palo Duro Canyon. I cried the last mile. I mght be too
tired to cry the last mile or so into Elk. Biking changed my life. I
found courage and determination and the knowledge I could set a goal
and really reach it. My son passed me when I was about three miles
form the gate at Palo Duro Canyon. He told me later that afternoon,
he'd *never* seen me so alinve as he did that day. Riding to Elk City
will be a challaenge and a thrill. And I can do it.
Kumen.
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