tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461231512323904048.post1615706725917566989..comments2023-10-16T03:47:09.291-06:00Comments on ride29er: The Definition of EpicRick Sunderlagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11459261977360342666noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461231512323904048.post-55470807979134130072008-03-08T23:05:00.000-07:002008-03-08T23:05:00.000-07:00I've had a revelation - epics start with doing som...I've had a revelation - epics start with doing something stupid (i.e. don't bring enough water, have only a vague idea of the route or change the route mid-ride, etc.) so epics can be created since it's easy to be stupid. So when I'm in the mood for an epic I should just head for some random distant point with as little gear as possible and a very good change the weather will get bad. I could be having epics weekly, or daily! My thinking about epics has been unnecessarily limited and has now been expanded. Epiphany!KanyonKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954169751206336705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461231512323904048.post-67904796724755772032008-03-07T16:05:00.000-07:002008-03-07T16:05:00.000-07:00Botched, Jamie road far enough in front of us that...Botched, Jamie road far enough in front of us that it was as if we WERE split up. As for Jon, I needed to stay near him. He had the food and water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461231512323904048.post-55147896589820445132008-03-07T13:57:00.000-07:002008-03-07T13:57:00.000-07:00You guys should have split up. That's what the su...You guys should have split up. That's what the survival experts always say. That and leave the 'cramping guy' for dead.<BR/><BR/>BotchedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461231512323904048.post-50405360259032682222008-03-07T07:46:00.000-07:002008-03-07T07:46:00.000-07:00Rick, you never craved a Diet Coke so "Badly" it's...Rick, you never craved a Diet Coke so "Badly" it's an adverb describing how you craved the Diet Coke. Bad is an adjective and can only be used to to describe a noun or a state of being. I thought I raised you better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461231512323904048.post-68458449743506939152008-03-06T18:46:00.000-07:002008-03-06T18:46:00.000-07:00I hate it when I miss out on an epic ride. Sounds...I hate it when I miss out on an epic ride. Sounds like it was tons o fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461231512323904048.post-56938690286100182142008-03-06T13:23:00.000-07:002008-03-06T13:23:00.000-07:00I think the lowest part of that ride was about 5 h...I think the lowest part of that ride was about 5 hours in. I had been out of water for a while and after taking the lid off my water bottle, I tried to lick the inside of the rim to get a drip or two of moisture. As I rode with my head down, I noticed a coke can on the side of the trail. I've never craved a Diet Coke so bad in my life (notice me in the pic at the end. I have a death grip on that can).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking the time to post this. It was a good read and always interesting to hear someone else's perspective. <BR/><BR/>Jon, Jamie? who gets to write about day 2 & 3?Rick Sunderlagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459261977360342666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461231512323904048.post-22596051888412008-03-06T13:10:00.000-07:002008-03-06T13:10:00.000-07:00Great write up, when are you starting the TP blog?...Great write up, when are you starting the TP blog?<BR/>Having been on a number of these real "epic" rides, I always look back on them and think "it wasn't THAT bad" but with this one fresh on my mind, it certainly was THAT bad to me. What an ordeal. I'm just glad you guys didn't take it out on me for getting us lost. I thought for a while you 3 would just beat me senseless and leave me for dead out there.tibikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341419108678148463noreply@blogger.com