I think I have the blog issues ironed out, but I don't know where my blog posts from the backpacking trip went. LaLa Land. I'm hoping the developer can help me find them.
Yesterday was a pretty stressful day. I called Amtrak in the morning to make my reservation from Spokane to West Glacier with my trike...and they dont take bikes in boxes wider than 8 inches. Screwed! Now how do I get from Winthrop to West Glacer, 470+ miles, in a week? Panic for a moment. Then trusting. If it doesn't work out, then the Universe has something else planned for me. Ah yes...trust.
But also do my part to resolve the issue. So I wrote an email to as many Warmshowers hosts (a site of folks that will host bicycling travelers) in Winthrop and Spokane as I found listed asking if they could help me close this mileage gap by giving me a lift for any part of my journey. I got emails and phone calls offering a variety of help. What support! Problem has been resolved and the trip is going to be better than originally planned! I'm getting 2 rides today to get to Spokane by tonight and I will be staying at a Warmshowers' host house, Barb Stuebing's! Her mom and daughter are meeting me in Coulee Dam this afternoon. Skyward has generously offered to drive me there...after all she's already done hosting me this last week and a half:)) Then tomorrow I'll bike out of Spokane with about 270 miles to cover in 6 days. I'll huff and I'll puff, but I'll make it! And I get to bike the mountains of Idaho and Montana instead of the desert of Washington. Yippeee!!!
The Universe provides...for sure!
Pedal on, pedal on,
Amazed BagLady
