I have been afraid of love for a few years now. I’ve started to view it as a kind of mental illness. It can certainly make you do crazy things. I’ve been in love. A few times. The last time I fell in love, around 15 years ago, I very clearly remember thinking, “I hope […]
It’s 9:40 on Sunday night, and I should already be in bed, but I’m procrastinating calling it a day, because the next major event is Monday. I don’t feel like Monday is inherently bad. I love my job, and I love the company I work for. What I do Monday through Friday allows me to […]
Sometimes life turns on a dime. This is associated so often with negativity. Car accidents. Unexpected departures. There are moments though, where that pivot point heads you in a direction that you never dared hope you’d travel. So much of my being strong and independent is a facade. A front. Bullshit. I’ll hurt myself before […]
After waking suddenly without an alarm and grabbing my phone to check the time, I was up and scrambling to make it to the airport. I hurriedly shoved everything but my helmet back into my gear back, brushed my teeth, dressed, and bolted out the door for the rental car. Fortunately, the airport was only […]
I cannot say that I was feeling my best for the final day of riding, which was fortunately again only forty-six miles and supposedly mostly downhill. Once I awakened by a banging on my tent by a Comfy Campers staff member, having failed to set an alarm, the camp was nearly empty. It was only […]
We’d had two long 75-mile days before the layover, so this day’s 44-mile trip felt like a quick jaunt. The route led us out of town on a wonderful paved trail on the edge of Lake Superior, the sky above me clear, a cool but not cold breeze coming on off the water. The day […]
Today was perfect. First off, it was nice not having to wake up at a certain time and pack up. On these trips, the little things become sweeter. When I stuck my head out of the tent this morning, it was very breezy, overcast, and cold. I was disappointed, but had hopes for weather improvement. […]
Another seventy-five mile day, which is something I’ve never done before. I was feeling great and strong though, coasting back down out of Crystal Falls on this sunny and pleasantly cool morning. The riding was good, although the roads were not the best. Some stretches were what I would describe as loosely bonded together gravel. […]
The riding this day was definitely my favorite so far. There was a mix of forests and rolling farmland. The weather was nice, and the route a mix of back roads and the main highway. We passed by a Louisiana-Pacific plant today, and it really summed up how major logging is up here. I hate […]
I’m going to start by saying I’m enjoying my Comfy Camper service, but we need to do something about the air temperature inside the tents at night. Last night was in the low 50’s, which doesn’t sound too bad until you’ve been lying motionless in a tent in a field on an air mattress for […]
Steffanie Is Still Here 