My first epic mountain bike tour was going to be in the coastal mountains of British Columbia. It was inspired by this blog:
http://www.leelau.net/2006/taseko0706/tasekolorna280706/tasekolorna.htm
My wife will not join me for her fear of the numerous bears in the area. My neighbor said no. I have no biking friends that would do this ride. I may have to do this one alone and it will take plenty of training.
I came across the following blog and it inspired me. An Aussie flew to the States leaving his wife and child at home and he purchased most of his equipment in the States and he had never been in a kayak before. Yet, he paddle from Three Forks, Mt. to St. Louis. I was impressed. Here is his story:
http://www.steadypaddling.com
Recently I read a blog written by a women who is making her way down the Missouri River from the headwaters of the Jefferson River to New Orleans. She could be the first women to solo the journey.
Her blog is still on going at:
http://loveyourbigmuddy.com
I received my degree from Western in Bellingham, Wa. in the early 70's and started teaching and coaching soon after that. WWU has a publication called Window and it is sent to the alumni. The 2013 Fall/Winter edition had a story about two Western grads that made their way from Bellingham to the northwest coast of Alaska after rowing, skiing, hiking, paddling, and route finding over numerous passes for a 4,000 mile journey. Now that is impressive. Not only the physical and mental aspects but the logistics alone would overwhelm the toughest and most skilled backpacker. Their impressive story is found here:
http://carolineandpat.wordpress.com
After reading those four epic journeys, I finally can answer the question "Why would I want to paddle nearly 769 river miles?"
Simple. There is no better time than now. I am not getting any younger.
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