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1997 EXTREMES

THIS IS THE PAGE WHERE YOU CAN READ ABOUT ALL THINGS FIRST, LAST, LOWEST, HIGHEST, LONGEST, FARTHEST, YADA, YADA, YADA......

 

WHAT I LOVED MOST:

MAJESTIC SCENERY   SLEEPING UNDER THE STARS
MEETING DIFFERENT PEOPLE   SLOW PACE
ABLE TO EAT ANYTHING   WARM DAYS, COOL NIGHTS
  BLASTING DOWN HILLS  
HIGHEST TEMP:
105 DEGREES, KANSAS		   HIGHEST ALTITUDE:
11543 FEET, HOOSIER PASS		   LOWEST ALTITUDE:
-3 INCHES PACIFIC OCEAN
         
  MY FIRST BREAKDOWN:
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF BOTTOM BRACKET 		  FIRST GROUP BREAKDOWN:
MERLE, FLAT TIRE		  
         
MOST MILES A DAY:
100 MILES		   LEAST MILES A DAY:
20		   LOWEST TEMP:
39 DEGREES
         
  OLDEST RIDER:
HUGH (67)		   YOUNGEST RIDER:
KURT (25) 		 
         
NUMBER OF PHOTOS TAKEN:
824		   NUMBER OF PEDAL STROKES:
1,200,000		   TOTAL VERTICAL FEET CLIMBED:
155,000
         

 

WHAT I HATED MOST:

TRUCKS, RVs, RUDE DRIVERS   BARKING, SNARLING DOGS
RAIN  

COLD
BREAKDOWNS  

HEADWINDS
LABORIOUSLY CLIMBING HILLS  

BIG CITIES
         
  WORST ASPECT OF TRIP:
DOGS		   MOST BEAUTIFUL STATES:
WYOMING AND OREGON		  
         
WORST DRIVERS:
MISSOURI		   FRIENDLIEST PEOPLE:
KANSAS		   TRIP SOUND:
ZIPPERS
         
  TRIP SMELL:
ANIMAL CARCASSES		   TRIP TOUCH:
HANDLE BARS		  
         
TRIP TASTE:
POP TARTS / FIG NEWTONS		   TRIP SIGHT:
STRIPES IN ROAD		   FIRST ACCIDENT:
HUGH, FELL OFF HIS BIKE
         
  FIRST TRIP FLAT:
MERLE IN VIRGINIA		   MY FIRST FLAT:
OUTSIDE MISSOULA MONTANA		  
         
    FIRST TIME I FELL:
PILOT KNOB, MISSOURI		    
         

 

WHAT I MISSED MOST:

FAMILY AND FRIENDS   LOUD MUSIC ON A GREAT SOUND SYSTEM
INTERNET   DRIVING

 

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