Epic Bicycle Trip:What it means
The name of this blog refers to a bucket list item of mine: an epic bicycle trip, riding from my home in Venango County Pennsylvania all the way to Washington DC using as much of the Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal Path as is available. This year was supposed to be "the year of the ride" but the possibilities are slipping away, the money is going to other places, and the ride is no longer looking like a sure thing. That said, I had an experience today that has caused me to rethink my definition of "epic bicycle ride." You see, I've been very sick for the past week. Nothing life threatening, but I'm sure you can all relate: sniffles, sore throat, fever, frequent "potty runs" and EVERYTHING hurts. Today at my house it was sunny and 60 degrees. Finally, a break in the weather. I was up several times during the night with sweats and chills, but looking at the day, all I realy wanted was to be on my bike. There were two voices in m