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Post by kimba on Jun 23, 2022 8:23:36 GMT
Sorry the ride was awful. I did my bike ride last year at this time with temps in the 90s. Every day when I was phoning home, my husband would comment that I sounded miserable. I was. Pretty much a no fun 300+ bike ride in the heat.
It's hard to plan, you sacrifice temperatures for long sunlight days.
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Post by elegantsufficiency on Jun 23, 2022 9:25:41 GMT
Oh blemon I'm so sorry to read of your experience - not at all what was planned, eh? I hope you're feeling more together now and that you're more comfortable at home. Being in such temperatures makes me feel like a delicate English flower - I soon begin to droop, even without the added fun of a bike ride. Take it easy and look after yourself x |
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Post by blemon on Jun 23, 2022 14:07:48 GMT
I'm happy to hear that you and your daughter enjoyed the TN process. Hopefully that will leave you with more happy memories than the ride and heat. And sending wishes for a small ER bill... fingers crossed! Yes. Fingers crossed. I have to get my insurance company to their billing. Hopefully it won't be too bad. And yes, she really loved the TN! Every day had a different template so it allowed for structure if we needed it but also flexibility. I told her she could cover anything up with a photo if she wanted. Really fun. We did have a good time. I just rode 100 fewer miles. Sorry the ride was awful. I did my bike ride last year at this time with temps in the 90s. Every day when I was phoning home, my husband would comment that I sounded miserable. I was. Pretty much a no fun 300+ bike ride in the heat. It's hard to plan, you sacrifice temperatures for long sunlight days. Yes! It's so hard to plan. I love bikepacking and we'll definitely do it again. We will just do things differently and have better contingency plans. It's exhausting but you get to see so much since you're going slower than if you were in a car. Oh blemon I'm so sorry to read of your experience Thank you! My genes are all Eastern European/Polish so the heat is no longer for me, I'm afraid. |
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 24, 2022 11:59:35 GMT
I love your book! I'm sorry you ended up in the ER. The heat is not for me, either.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2022 12:34:49 GMT
Looks awesome and LOVE the digi printables by Geralyn that you linked. Thank you!
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Post by blemon on Jun 26, 2022 14:36:32 GMT
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Post by scan0608 on Jun 26, 2022 15:32:51 GMT
TFS the pics!! LOVE IT!!
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Post by kimba on Jun 26, 2022 15:52:59 GMT
It came out great!!
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Post by jediannie on Jun 26, 2022 21:13:00 GMT
blemon - That's quite an adventure! I'm glad you're okay and also am hoping for a small ER bill. Can't wait to see the finished project.
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Post by scrappyem on Jun 26, 2022 22:12:49 GMT
Such a cool project! Love that you guys added to it everyday. Sounds like it was an adventure and a half. Glad you are recovering.
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Post by blemon on Jun 26, 2022 23:36:05 GMT
Thank you! Thank you! Can't wait to see the finished project. Scroll up. I posted pics to Instagram and put the links in a previous post. They are terrible photos but they do the trick. Thank you! |
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Post by dig-it-al on Jun 27, 2022 19:16:56 GMT
I'm so sorry your trip was during the heatwave. It sounds like you did the best you could under the circumstances but your body was probably telling you to stay home.  I'm glad you already made the decision to stay in hotels on this trip. We are headed to Wisconsin for our summer trip. My husband is looking at a new bike and found what he wants in Madison & Milwaukee. Maybe we will try a piece of the Katy Trail in the fall. It's nice to hear the trail wasn't completely awful. Love the completed TN! The pictures are great and all of the stats that are included...  JUST LOVE IT! |
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Post by pantsonfire on Jun 27, 2022 19:20:11 GMT
So sorry your trip was a bust but oh my goodness that is one awesome notebook!!
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Post by blemon on Jun 27, 2022 23:45:49 GMT
I'm so sorry your trip was during the heatwave. It sounds like you did the best you could under the circumstances but your body was probably telling you to stay home.  I'm glad you already made the decision to stay in hotels on this trip. We are headed to Wisconsin for our summer trip. My husband is looking at a new bike and found what he wants in Madison & Milwaukee. Maybe we will try a piece of the Katy Trail in the fall. It's nice to hear the trail wasn't completely awful. Love the completed TN! The pictures are great and all of the stats that are included... JUST LOVE IT! Yeah, I think I'm getting too old for the heat. I'm hoping that I will eventually get over this but I do fear I'm going to have to be careful when it's over 90. And yes, so glad we had already booked the hotels!!! Lifesaver. I would NOT have been able to camp. No way. And we went to Wisconsin and Michigan a few years ago and it was amazing. My husband has family in Door County. So gorgeous there. And you will love the Katy Trail. It's really top notch. Thanks for the feedback on the album. It was definitely a labor of love. So glad I made the effort beforehand. So sorry your trip was a bust but oh my goodness that is one awesome notebook!! Thank you! We definitely treasure these. Except for 2020 and 2021, I have a travel album for each trip we've taken since the kid was about 5 -- some of mine go back to college. I used notebooks and filled them with journaling and ephemera. |
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Post by Chinagirl828 on Jun 28, 2022 7:59:04 GMT
The completed album is just gorgeous, I've loved seeing it come across my insta feed, although I'm sorry to hear it wasn't an entirely positive experience for you.
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Post by naby64 on Jun 28, 2022 14:47:57 GMT
This is just a beautiful project!!
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Post by hmp on Jun 29, 2022 0:58:31 GMT
I love your TN! Sorry to hear about your troubles & landing
In the ED. But your notebook is a huge success!
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Post by blemon on Jun 29, 2022 1:05:38 GMT
and also am hoping for a small ER bill Just over $2900. I got the bill today. Called with my insurance info. Fingers crossed. The card says on it that medical expenses outside the state have to be pre-approved. Um yeah, next time I need to go to the ER after midnight, I'll give y'all a call. The completed album is just gorgeous, I've loved seeing it come across my insta feed This is just a beautiful project!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!! |
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Post by cbscrapper on Jul 4, 2022 20:56:26 GMT
I love your TN!
June in Missouri is definitely not the time to bike the Katy. There’s a reason we call Missouri “Misery.” It’s so much better in the fall, especially with the fall colors along the bluffs of the MO River (especially along Rocheport). Hopefully you can come back when the Rock Island Spur is completed and makes a loop with the Katy. I’m glad to hear the trail surface was good. Missouri’s State Park system is one of the best in the country. 😀
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Post by mikklynn on Jul 5, 2022 14:05:34 GMT
It's awesome!
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I'm glad you already made the decision to stay in hotels on this trip. We are headed to Wisconsin for our summer trip. My husband is looking at a new bike and found what he wants in Madison & Milwaukee. Maybe we will try a piece of the Katy Trail in the fall. It's nice to hear the trail wasn't completely awful. Love the completed TN! The pictures are great and all of the stats that are included... 
I'm glad you already made the decision to stay in hotels on this trip. We are headed to Wisconsin for our summer trip. My husband is looking at a new bike and found what he wants in Madison & Milwaukee. Maybe we will try a piece of the Katy Trail in the fall. It's nice to hear the trail wasn't completely awful. Love the completed TN! The pictures are great and all of the stats that are included... 
