First Email
You are in receipt of this email because either I thought you might want to receive it or else you told me you you'd like to receive it. In either event, you can prevent receiving any others like it by just letting me know - I'll take you off the list right away.
This is the Tim-Jeffryes-Crosses-The-Country-On-A-Bike-Part-II email mailing list. The first time 'round it was kinda interesting because I was at a major crossroads in my life and some folks were concerned about me, some folks wanted to live vicariously, and some just didn't bother to tell me they didn't want the emails.
This time 'round, well - what can I say? I've already done my lifelong dream (the original dream had nothing to do with crossing the ENTIRE country) and I've come to realize that if there's ever a point in your life when you're NOT at a major crossroad, then you're probably not living right. So that's no big deal, either.
Actually, I shouldn't say much at all, because the first time 'round I didn't say much. The email list was basically just a brief update to let folks know where I was (some even had maps on the wall and followed my progress).
However, this time is a little different in that I MAY have the ability to actually maintain the email list myself. Last time Lori Babson just retrieve my brief messages off the phone and transcribed them into the computer and sent them out. This time I have a PalmPilot and a modem.
Whatever. The batteries could go, the equipment could get soaking wet and ruined or jiggled to death. But it'll be fun. I don't mean to take my work with me, because part of the purpose is to get away from work. In fact, the danger of having this TWO-WAY communication (yes, that right, this time you can actually write back!), is that some of you clients will actually try and send me work! Well, feel free. Maybe I'll need the diversion. But I can always say the modem stopped working.
The other big difference this time 'round is that my dad is probably joining me for a major portion of the journey. Trouble is, I think he's in better shape than me.
So, what follows is a rough sketch of the itinerary. I don't imagine I'll stick to it. Last time I took a total of 7 days off, and I'll probably do the same this time. It looks to be a total of nearly 2,200 miles, as opposed to 2,700 miles last time.
And last but not least - fear not that these missives will always be this long (or spellchecked!). I'm typing this on my desktop. Once I'm truly separated from my computer (which will take some doing), I'm SURE I will write much less - not to mention that after riding 60 miles, one does not feel like writing an email.
Thanks for joining me.
Partial Itinerary
|
Date |
From |
To |
Miles |
|
7/1/99 |
Pueblo, Colorado |
Royal Gorge, Colorado |
55.0 |
|
7/2/99 |
Royal Gorge, Colorado |
Schechter Hostel, Colorado |
25.9 |
|
7/3/99 |
Schechter Hostel, Colorado |
Fairplay, Colorado |
42.1 |
|
7/4/99 |
Fairplay, Colorado |
Heaton Bay Campground |
35.0 |
|
7/5/99 |
Heaton Bay Campground |
Kremmling, Colorado |
41.7 |
|
7/6/99 |
Kremmling, Colorado |
Walden, Colorado |
61.7 |
|
7/7/99 |
Walden, Colorado |
Encampment, Wyoming |
50.5 |
|
7/8/99 |
Encampment, Wyoming |
Rawlins, Wyoming |
61.1 |
|
7/9/99 |
Rawlins, Wyoming |
Jeffrey City, Wyoming |
67.9 |
|
7/10/99 |
Jeffrey City, Wyoming |
Lander, Wyoming |
59.1 |
|
7/11/99 |
Lander, Wyoming |
Red Rock Campground, Wymong |
61.3 |
|
7/12/99 |
Red Rock Campground, Wymong |
Blackrock Campground, Wyoming |
58.4 |
|
7/13/99 |
Blackrock Campground, Wyoming |
Grant Village, Wyoming |
61.6 |
|
7/14/99 |
Grant Village, Wyoming |
Madison Junction, Wyoming |
37.2 |
|
7/15/99 |
Madison Junction, Wyoming |
West Fork Madison River, Montana |
52.0 |
