A New Adventure Begins
It's official! Emma and I have decided on our next long distance adventure. We're planning to take on the 2,700 mile Great Divide trail! We'll leave at the beginning of July 2019 to complete the Canada to Mexico trail. We have about 40 days free so that's about 60 miles a day! Oh, did I mention we'll be on a bike? Banff, Canda to Antelope Wells, New Mexico When I was an undergrad at UNC, I raced bicycles competitively. I traveled up and down the east coast racing road, mountain, and cyclocross disciplines. This was also around the time I was long term planning for my Appalachian Trail through hike. Shameless hewitthikes blog plug. Anyway, when I heard this guy Matthew Lee from Chapel Hill had raced this huge mountain bike race from Canada to Mexico, I started looking into the trail. It seemed like a good mix of my two outdoor interests and put it on the adventure list. There's a cool documentary called Ride the...