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ting i had rivers of sweat running down my arms and dripping merrily onto the dry dirt floor dabbing the sweat away with a towel helped temporarily but once a few seconds passed my arms became the rio de sweat once more as i kept riding the trainer every day i soon grew accustomed to my new cycling aka sweating regimen i was quite pleased with my bike trainer setup but the children in the village were not only pleased by my shiny red and black bicycle they were enthralled all of them took at least one turn pushing the pedals two of the girls however made it part of their daily routine to gleefully ride my little bikey and once they discovered that three girls could ride on the bike all at the same time they realized my bike was way cooler then i was is there anything more joyful then three little friends giggling on a bike i had to leave the jungle and my newfound friends far too soon but my brazilian bicycle adventures were far from over there were many more memories to make in the last ten days while i was in ji parana in ji parana i rode my bike for real without the turbo trainer for the first time in ten weeks i felt so giddy to be riding down a road with beautiful fields on both sides and with the wind the glorious wind in my face the traffic on the road was light and the cars gave me a respectful berth but at the very end of my ride something happened that shook me to my core i saw a dog i thought the dog hadn t seen me so i kept riding past unperturbed somehow that single dog multiplied suddenly into a pack of three dogs all lean and fast i sprinted with all my might with my vulnerable legs only inches away from a dog s leering teeth foolishly i had provided myself with no protection for such a scenario even my water bottle was tucked into the bag on my back i screamed no at the top of my voice but the dogs didn t even flinch there was no way out but through i went for it accelerating like my life depended on it my life didn t depend on it of course but my left leg sure did the triumph of leaving a pack of athletic dogs in the dust was soon mine and once i could breathe again i looked up to see three guys leaning on their motorcycles laughing at me what to me had been a narrow escape and glorious victory had been to them the unexpected sight of a screaming girl weaving her way amongst three canines feeling that my version of the event was more justified i plastered on a huge smile that hopefully said i was totally in control of the situation and bested those fierce beasts as i passed them by on the rest of the ride i berated myself free roaming dogs in brazil aren t aggressive they just like to chase things if i had slowed down to a boring pace when i first saw that dog my legs would not have been put in such peril lesson learned i decided to continue riding the same route in the days to come to make sure i got over my fear and could put my new plan into action and it was on that very same road that i met a group of cyclists out for a ride i couldn t help myself i had to go talk to them they were very friendly and although i could barely communicate with them camaraderie among cyclists crosses language barriers and we had a great ride together i even tried to tell my dog story to one of them in very very broken portuguese one of the cyclists did speak english and he told me of his travels which have taken him all over even to new york city it was a wonderful experience and i even got invited to come back and ride again sometime two of the group cyclist s photos are courtesy of salles who shared them with me what made my time cycling in brazil really special were all the rides my sister and i went on together most of them were shorter rides running errands all over ji parana but on two occasions we left the city behind and enjoyed a quieter more rural road i might have even been lulled into thinking we were back in lewis county together if it weren t for the tropical trees and pairs of macaws flying overhead as i leave brazil i bid a sorrowful goodbye to this beautiful country and it s wonderful friendly people but most of all to my dear sister it is hard to be excited about returning to the united states even though a bike adventure more thrilling then i ever dreamed is right around the corner it s time for me and a friend to go on a bike tour it s time for mongolia share this tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in bike ride uncategorized tagged bicycling biking brazil cows cycling fitness 31 replies why i quit winter cycling posted on april 6 2018 by bribikes 24 anyone who knows me well has reached the conclusion that when it comes to winter in general and winter cycling specifically i am a bit crazy i love winter i couldn t imagine not enjoying the sparkling jewels littering the sun lit snowy fields the pure achingly frigid air that fills the lungs or the delightful snowflakes that fall so gently i couldn t dream of spending the winter months anywhere other than lewis county plowing my mountain bike though snow drifts to my heart s content i couldn t fathom anything that could draw me away from the all encompassing season of winter away from the cold the ice the wind and the snow but a single phone call turned out to be so significant that i happily abandoned my glistening snowy fields on january 18th with scarcely a second thought you see last summer during a skype call my sister invited me to spend a few months living with her due to certain circumstances in her life it would be beneficial to have another person come and stay with her for awhile and she knew that i wanted to experience the world she lives in my sister born and raised in the frigid northeastern united states is now a missionary in the amazon rainforest of brazil i knew that by accepting her invitation i was making a trade giving up the final months of white winter snow in exchange for the hot humid rainy and green jungle of brazil but to be honest i had no concept of how brilliantly and aggressively green a rainforest truly is plants grow in the rainforest with astounding speed the fertile soil of the amazon rainforest the hot humid climate and endless supply of rain combine forces to ensure rapid growth giant corn stalks in the jungle gardens sugar cane stalks that tower over my head they were planted only a handful of months ago during my jungle visit i ve been keeping my eye on a banana plant with two tiny offshoots emerging from its base banana plants grow to astonishing heights which makes my mind classify them as trees although technically they are giant perennial herbs offshoots continue the lifecycle of the banana tree as the main stalk dies the new shoots take over every so often while i was washing dishes under the mango tree i would happen to glance past a few hens scratching in the dirt and maybe a roaming dog or two to see those two little tendrils stretch their paper thin fronds toward the warm sun over the course of the past ten weeks i have see this pair of banana shoots grow and grow and grow some more by the time i left the village this tuesday those two offshoots that once were barely peeking out the soil have grown strong and tall with leaves reaching past my head jungle magic much of 2017 was bleak and gray for me like this blog my life was dormant sure i kept on going about my everyday life but some essentials were missing the spark of new ideas the passion for new adventures joy wonder and my enthusiasm for life my relationship with god became stagnant as well as many of my relationships with my friends that s all i will say about it for now but i do want to write about it in the future i don t want to pretend that that time of sadness wasn t real or didn t happen but to get to the heart of the matter i had become so focused on myself that i had stopped growing i didn t realise that when my sister invited me on this jungle adventure she was offering me a chance to grow but that is exactly what happened it wasn t nutrient rich soil or daily rainfall that sparked my growth it was love it was the love between my sister and i that grew deeper everyday as we went on thrilling little jungle adventures with her friends laughed at jokes old and new gave each other countless big hugs and prayed and sang together my sister encouraged and challenged me to keep following jesus and loving him more it was the love of the people who live in this tiny jungle village who opened their arms to me as if i was a treasured member of their family instead of a strange foreigner with very white skin who can t speak their language it was the love of the children who played silly games with me made bread with me giggled when i dramatically acted out stories in english and gave me great big hugs when it was time to leave it was the love of a god who has always been right beside me loving me through all my ups and downs oh how wonderful a thing it is to be loved and how wonderful it is to love in return it turns out that love mixed in with a good dose of jungle adventure and a splash being a part of something bigger than myself is just the right soil for me to grow in looking back on my almost three months in brazil i feel just like those two little banana sprouts i have grown jungle magic now you may have noticed the title of this post is why i quit winter cycling but does living in a remote jungle village force a person to quit cycling as a whole i wasn t sure when i left the united states in january but i desperately hoped the answer would be no share this tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in uncategorized winter tagged biking brazil cycling faith rainforest snow winter 24 replies little snippets of fall posted on october 24 2016 by bribikes 49 fall has been wonderful here are a few pictures from my bicycle adventures this season looking down on the black river valley in the fading daylight seeing the stately green forests suddenly splashed with frantic color fills me with wonder it feels like a whole new world lately i have been rebelliously riding my road bike where no road bike should be forced to go i don t leave the house planning to go off paved roads but it somehow happens anyway my bike and i have also been quietly stalking foxes through fields but the best adventure of fall happened a few weeks ago when my mom and i were able to go on a mini three day bike tour we were dropped off in rome ny by my dad and then spent the next three days riding along the erie canal it was the first bike tour my mom has been on since she and my dad rode down the pacific coast 34 years ago but she was an old pro we took our time each day to wander 30 40 miles along the canal chatting the whole way my mom even braved cold rain on the last day just to ride with me there are a lot of wonderful things in this world but i must say bike touring with someone you love is right up there at the top of the list we ended our tour happy excited and with hopes of possibly riding the entire canal trail 360 miles together next year but in the interest of complete disclosure will end this post with a confession yes fall has been splendid but i am getting downright antsy i don t even think it is my fault not at all it is the fault of everyone constantly speculating about how we are going to have an early winter a cold winter a really snowy winter it is the fault of the mornings that fill my lungs with stunningly bracing cold air it is the fault of the trees for beginning to lose their leaves the barrenness is begging to filled with something november is almost here why can t there be snow share this tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in uncategorized 49 replies post tour blues posted on august 31 2016 by bribikes 51 it has been a month since i reached the pacific ocean with my trusty little trek i spent four days slowly wandering up the oregon coastline spending each evening walking on a sandy beach and then at long last i reached my final destination and the end of the transamerica trail astoria oregon that afternoon i bid farewell to the coast and rode inland the next day i biked into washington and boarded a train headed for vancouver british columbia while waiting in vancouver for my connecting train i met up with gary from pedalworks and we rode around stanley park and the olympic village together the views were lovely and that is quite telling because it was a rainy gloomy day on a clear sunny day with sparkling water it must be stunning gary was a gracious host he made navigating through the city a breeze and he even gave me a bicycle map which kept me from getting lost for the remainder of the day going through the canadian rockies on the train then i took a train to edmonton alberta before jumping on a bus that brought me to the city of calgary where my grandma lives i stayed in calgary for a full week visiting my dear grandma each day and riding to somewhere new in the city on saturday jean from cycle write blog and i met up for a ride jean showed me around to some of the beautiful artwork in calgary and shared from her wealth of knowledge about the history and culture of the city jean also brought along a map which ensured that i never got lost again calgary after my week was up i took the bus back to edmonton and back onto the train i went i spent 60 hours on that train and during that time i went a bit stir crazy and caught a bad cold but finally i made it to toronto where my parents were waiting to pick me up they gave me great big hugs which was an act of valor of their part since i hadn t been able to take a shower in three days on the way home we stopped to visit my great aunt and we were also able to meet up with my uncle for ice cream and then finally finally finally i was home my dogs cried and so did i noah gave me a great big bear hug i had missed him so much after colorado then life went back to normal except normal didn t feel normal anymore it was great to see family and friends again the joy of familiar faces made me smile it felt good to be working and earning money again instead of constantly spending it in small towns across the country but i miss the simple touring life i miss riding my bike all day every day in fact once i came home i must admit there have been a few days that i didn t want to bike at all because what is the point of riding 25 miles on the same old roads when just a few weeks ago i was riding 70 miles a day on new exciting roads i have been in a slump i have been hauling my bike out anyways of course and though i have been riding without much joy i always come back home feeling a little better with every passing ride however it is obvious to me that i lost something while on tour a bit of my heart perhaps i yearn for freedom for endless open skies dramatic vistas and most of all the snow covered majestic mountains of the west but finally this week i...
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