Memories for a Lifetime

Spit off like bubble gum on Unsubstantiated Propaganda

What I have been enjoying the most about this journey is meeting incredible people, sharing my life with them, learning from them, and making friendships that I hope will last a lifetime. I have learned that there truly are some remarkable human beings out there who make this world an amazing place to live in. I am unsure how to even try to convey my thoughts and feelings of this past month. It seems that every day on the road just gets better and better. I feel like a years’ worth of memories have been compressed into the last 30 days.

Ye Olde Faithful

Dan and I basically did a second round trip of Wyoming and revisited all of our favorite places we hit the first time around. We had various new friends meet us along the way and enrich our journey in a way that has put me on top of the world. The highlights:

-Climbed  the off-width mecca Vedauwoo, and left bleeding profusely

-Revisited Ten Sleep and ticked off all the classic 5.11s, missing only 2 because of rain.

-Enjoyed the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration at Red Rocks with Warren playing “Wolf”, one of Jerry’s most iconic guitars

-Revisited the Grand Teton and lived in a cave for 2 days while waiting for the weather to break in order to make a summit attempt

-Worked at the Targhee Bluegrass Festival while enjoying the music

-Watching the sunset in Idaho and the full moon rise behind the Grand Teton

-Drove 2500 miles in 14 days doing all of the above with some of the most incredible people I have ever met

There are too many stories to tell. I believe the saying is a picture is worth 1000 words....

I'm still trying to process everything that we did; it may take awhile to digest. Dan hitched out to Grand Junction to meet up with his Uncle and I followed a few days later. When I pulled up into the driveway, I noticed a horrible squealing noise. So yesterday turned from a day of relaxation to a Bertha Maintenance day. I had to change the water pump which also turned into an oil change and timing belt replacement. The upside of the maintenance day is that Bertha is solid for the Journey to Anchorage! September 1st will begin our 5000+ mile voyage up to Alaska. But first there is some climbing to be done in Colorado, Utah, and Idaho...