Submitted by Jeff Potter on June 23, 2010 - 9:32am.
Thanks for the good word, Paul.
I like seeing these rider-clusters form. Do they always do it?
I mostly noticed the exciting one near the end last year -- I'll have to read Steve W's report -- thanks for that link, Paul -- I'd been trying to find more news on that!
I don't really know why I like the clusters -- maybe the dots seem kinda lonely otherwise. Maybe I just like a party. Then again lonely nature can be wonderful, too (interspersed with diner stops), so I don't mean to have cluster bias.
Paul, I don't mean to disappoint, but I'm captivated by surprises and just-plain-experience reports. I can't predict predictions! But I'm pleased to ponder them.
It's amazing that almost half have dropped out so far. Yikes!
And Kent and his camera... Trying to do an activity AND create media about it at the same time usually nukes my speed -- just like he says. Maybe one can be more mellow in such a long event. Heck, even note-writing in the evening takes TIME. Maybe one develops an "on the fly" method. (Tip: never use felt-pen for trail notes: one wetting and they're gone!)
Thanks for the good word,
Thanks for the good word, Paul.
I like seeing these rider-clusters form. Do they always do it?
I mostly noticed the exciting one near the end last year -- I'll have to read Steve W's report -- thanks for that link, Paul -- I'd been trying to find more news on that!
I don't really know why I like the clusters -- maybe the dots seem kinda lonely otherwise. Maybe I just like a party. Then again lonely nature can be wonderful, too (interspersed with diner stops), so I don't mean to have cluster bias.
Paul, I don't mean to disappoint, but I'm captivated by surprises and just-plain-experience reports. I can't predict predictions! But I'm pleased to ponder them.
It's amazing that almost half have dropped out so far. Yikes!
And Kent and his camera... Trying to do an activity AND create media about it at the same time usually nukes my speed -- just like he says. Maybe one can be more mellow in such a long event. Heck, even note-writing in the evening takes TIME. Maybe one develops an "on the fly" method. (Tip: never use felt-pen for trail notes: one wetting and they're gone!)