Support from home

Today we arrived in Jordan, MT. The ride over from Winnett was pretty uneventful...one little tiny community Sand Springs, that consisted of a post office and a general store that was none to general.The woman who ran the place was even older than me and said she had been there since 1956. She had us register in her guest book as bikers across Montana. The picture at the top of the blog shows some cattle moving away from the weird riders...And that was sort of the high point...until we arrived in Jordan. I would imagine the population of this town is 150, but we saw three riders from Ireland on their way to Rhode Island. Hope we run into them again.

But the really big deal is that when I turned on my computer, there were messages from a whole bunch of you saying something like "keep going old man, you're doing great!" These messages mean a lot. Sometimes we are out here and are wondering if anyone is "with us". Your messages show us that you are...so thank you.

There was one message I will share in its entirety. It absolutely captured the essence of the day and ride. A friend of ours, Dena McKitrick, composes a poem each day to send with her husband to work. He sends them on to me and others. Today, her "daily napkin" was written about our ride. Here it is:

Cycling across the country
the breezes brush my face

My feet and the pedals are one
man and machine melding with countryside

Diligence and dedication
strengthen up the hill

Freedom and exhilaration
melt resolves tension
gliding down the other side

Ah! I could go miles and miles

(Special note: today's napkin is in honor of Rich Fowler, who is pedaling across the country to raise
money and awareness for a good cause. Ride on Rich!)