A few days recovery for the body, mind and spirit.











Scott is really close to 9000 miles in. As we do every 1000 miles, he took a few days off. We use that time to connect to share his story and connect with friends too which refreshes our spirits. We enjoyed speaking to the White Fish Rotary (pictured) where Scott shared his story. We also saw long time Minnesota friends that now live in Montana and are very much looking forward to other friends that just arrived to bike and spend time with us!

Recovery is really important in a ride like this, not just for Scott’s body but also his brain. The daily ongoing focus to stay alert on the roads – mile after mile and day after day is hard. Thursday, he rode again, and we combined the miles he missed when it was 41 and pouring rain with the short mileage, he was intending to do for the recovery week. Once again, the road had slim to no shoulders coming into Whitefish – underscoring the importance of his alertness for these rides.

Tomorrow will be an incredibly special ride on a perfect weather day – I am joining Scott and our friends that are visiting to bike the “going to the sun road” in Glacier.  This is an extra credit ride for Scott! He is biking around Glacier since it is not plowed through yet. We plan to bike the west side as it is not yet open to cars, only to hikers and cyclists. The dogs get a spa day, so I get to bike too.

 As has been the case regularly, we were at the campground not even an hour before someone was sharing their prostate cancer story – and talking about how men do not “talk about it”.  Get out there and talk about it – you never know when sharing your story may save a life!   Thank you, Katy and Scott milesformoney.org

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