Another epic adventure! Very cool Naomi, the bees knees! You'll be back on those black diamond trails sooner than you thought 😉! Thanks for the ride lady! - Stephen King
A journey is a tapestry of all the trails and roads you have traveled. All stitched together with laughter, tears and sweat. On cold nights and lonely evenings comfort yourself by wrapping yourself in the tapestry you have woven. Thanks for sharing a road well traveled.
Who's idea was this? That's a familiar refrain. I've said it to myself a few times. But then we just keep putting one foot in front of the other and pretty soon it's a downhill cruise. It's been a fun journey. Thank you for taking us along.
@@HumanontheLoose Woke up with snow today thank god for guitars ! Merry Christmas to you and yours thanks for all your videos this years ! Really enjoyed your endeavors ! Flower on the loose 🌻
That's great because there is no controlling them. They've become a "thing" for many viewers. Who knew?! Now it makes sense based on what I've seen on YT. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
@@HumanontheLoose It is something isn't it? Pretty sure you are the witty one in this youtube dynamic. Thanks for taking us along for the journey. What is next???
I loved this trip! The scenery was awesome! I love that you don't sugar coat anything! For me, the things that don't go according to plan, make the trip. Thank you for the Whee Moments! Although, I wish you would get a GoPro and not do it one-handed. When I saw the thumbnail, for a second, I though you kissed the pavement in a bad way. Can't wait for your next adventure. In the meantime, I will be imagining riding in those mountains.
You always share such wonderful insight and feedback!! "...don't go according to plan make the trip." Great line! Thank you for sharing the whee's with me! I have a GoPro but couldn't do the extra charging device and transferring filled Sandisks...etc. But - maybe next time for a trip with ELECTRICITY!! Hahah! You're awesome!
Going to MISS YOU, please return at some point with more of your views and videos. Love from England xx. ps I can still get into school dress when I was 15! Not change much over the years, just a bit greyer and wrinkly xxx
Sweet! I will MISS YOU TOO! It's not over yet - but soon. Well...this trip anyway. You fit in the same dress? That's fun!! Yes, the wise wrinkles and sexy grey is on it's way!
YAY!! 👏 Well I'm happy to have you along for Season 2!! Season 1 is on a gravel bike Boise to Canadian border and back. Totally different trip and my first time bikepacking. Thank you for taking the time to be kind and comment!
Happy it made you laugh! 😂 I don't remember what I've said on the trips and edit months after I return so it's all new to me too. I burst out laughing as well. Although...if I didn't make myself laugh I wouldn't have a reason to post the footage!
As always, I just love that you took me along on your adventures as I have no desire to bikepack but it's certainly been fun and entertaining watching you. Whee!! The sizing is crazy, some companies have gone to using size 00 and up...ridiculous! I was just noticing the tree behind you would make a perfect Christmas Tree🎄 Sending you love and hugs my beautiful friend. I look forward to seeing what this great big crazy world has in store for you next. ❤️🫂🎄🎉
My dearest - your wonderful comments and support of my channel is no surprise and touches my heart! I mean heck - you even watched them TWICE! So cute! Ohhh...right...the "00" hahah...I forgot about that. That's what I was trying to think about when talking but couldn't remember. The stupid ZERO ZERO!!! 🤗 🤗 That's me accepting! ❤️
Naomi,you remembered to say “Weee” on the decent ↘️.That’s a good sign,you’re still firing on all cylinders.Bruises just make the body tougher.If it doesn’t kill ya,it only makes you stronger!😎🐝🍺🍦
Are you my "whee" guy? Someone mentioned it a few videos back. You're right - it was a good sign. True...if every day was a whee day life would be boring.
@@HumanontheLoose Yes Naomi, I am your “Weee Guy “. It’s an honor to have such a title bestowed apon me 😎. I go to MTB parks for the speed. I’ve had my road bike going about 50 mph,but I think your top speed was about 56 or 57 mph.Hey,I’m in a TH-cam vid riding on the frozen Charles River.Check it out! Speed and Love,John.A.K.A. Ice Rider 🧊
Great ending vid...I mean, since you can't charge anything, it sounds like this adventure is "over!" But I see you on Strava, in Thailand? Will you be sharing that schlep? Hope you had a blast. :)))))) Don't stop now, lady!
Hey girl!!! 😃 On that day is how I felt..and then the next day happened. 😂 I am in Phuket, Thailand. Too expensive for me in the USA right now. "My schlep" dang...that would make a great channel name! I grew up with that word. I'd like to but not sure how. I think I'll do a "talk to you guys" video to let everyone know how the channel may need to change. Love seeing your name and hearing from your heart!! Cheers my distant friend!
@@HumanontheLoose A "talk to you" vid would be super (a nifty Christmas present???) ! We all miss you. Enjoy your "Thai" adventure and we'll be watching for you! Cheers back...
Well done!! I am going to miss seeing you bike packing and getting all the great tips you passed on to us all on the trip. Take care and see you on your next adventure.
Mission accomplished Naomi! We all laughed and enjoyed your journey. Now I know where and when you lost your Rokas. Will we see you again? I sure hope so. Take care!
Great job bringing us along on your adventure. You accomplished some really challenging trails, it really is a balance of road vs trail and how much you want to be with the cars. It sounds like this is the end of the trip, I am going to miss your content and look forward to your next big adventure!!
Why thank you kindly!!! Happy to have you along for the craziness! Good point! Soon. Not sure how big it will be but time will tell. Cheers to you my distant friend!
Hmm...🤔 I think you may be right. I get a high testing my limits and it usually comes with physical or mental pain. 😂 Thank you for coming along and being so kind!
Got to use a sunscreen for sure other way gonna be burned up at the end of day. I use it every day on my bikepacking trips but I'm in Florida. Gotta love the pavement it goes so much faster. 👍
I was thinking of doing a Q&A until I realized I had no idea how. 😂 I have a very short cycling history. I started road and mountain biking in Park City 2018. Always for fun. Season One I'd never camped for more than maybe 6 times in my life and had never biked anywhere overnight. My channel proves if you don't know squat but have a perseverance type personality along with a glass is half full mentality - just make a choice and jump in and it will work itself out.
Oh no say it isn't so😐 miss naomi biking show🙂 whatever are we going to do 😟 her smiles and friendly whee😁 from the forest through the trees 🏞️ human on the loose 🚴 miss naomi we see's 🙋 pedaled her way🚵 into our hearts 💖 we lived her adventure 🌞 shared playfulness lark🙆 With smiles and trials 🙂 mountain trails she broke 🏞️🌲 Blessings miss naomi🕊️ we listened she spoke🤷 Yesterdays smiles 😊 many bicycle miles 🌄 So Looking forward✨✨✨ too season three💖🌞🕊️ ☮️kevin
Such a fun adventure. Plenty of type 2 fun. Looking forward to the next " Human on the Loose" adventure in the future. And the sizing thing. That goes for guys too. A lot of brands of men's pants will label a size 30 inch when it actually measures as a 32.🤔
thank you ,I’m going to stick to backpacking because those down hill trails are jarrrrrring . I always enjoy your adventures, ever thought about doing stand up for the outdoor folks ? ☮️
The stretch from Ketchum to Stanley would be EPIC backpacking!! That's nice to hear. Me? I think stand-up requires wit which I don't have - I'm goofy - but I accept and am flattered by the compliment!
Indeed! Wonderful having you along! I do have quite a few don't I?! Haha! There will be just maybe not bikepacking. Time will tell! Thank you!! Have a Merry Christmas and Whee New Year!!
How many miles did you cover on this journey compared to your first? This trip seemed shorter - but then again I didn’t want it to end as I enjoy watching your videos so much! I enjoy your sense of humor, and respect what you accomplish. Hoping you keep posting
Season One was around 1500 miles. This one? Gosh - great question. I can't image it's over 400. Now I'm curious. I'll post it on the last episode. Awww....you're sweet to say that. I love hearing laughter came your way! Hugs to you Berenice!
Clothing sizes. I used to buy stuff that was "medium", not anymore. The last two jackets I bought over the net were "Large", I had to send them back and get extra "large", its the Chinese, they dont understand that people are bigger in US/Europe, I dont mean fatter, although that is an issue. We are generally bigger, so medium has become, large/extra large, depending on where you buy.
Sorry don't understand your question as I shared the details as to why in this video or the last and others along the way. In water? I've only crossed streams briefly so it's not my purpose for them so I can't comment.
I hear you on the sizing and labels to make people feel better. I'm a large-built woman with boobs. And I'm 52. Over my lifetime I've watched the sizing change. Where I used to need a size 20, now at the same weight I need a size 12 or 14. My "ideal" weight at 5'6" is 165 according to doctors. I'm definitely more than that now, but I'm active and fit (ish). It doesn't matter what size I wear. It's just vanity. It has taken a lifetime to be comfortable with being naturally larger built - with big hands and big feet - shapely, but largely built. WHY do we expect/want women to be tiny? And men to be big and burly? Kinda messed up.
Thank you for sharing something personal! So we are on the same page! I had a friend who had a larger frame. She did aerobics - a word from the 90's hahahaha - and weights every day. She was frustrated not getting "skinny" but I told her that's not her DNA. Work with what you have! On the radio in St. George, UT last year a male talk show host said they did a survey and women prefer the dad body. I tried calling in to - you know - rant (😂) but couldn't get through.
@@HumanontheLoose I was looking in the wrong place. I’m happy to say yours is the first TH-cam channel I’ve ever supported thru patreon! Your videos always make me happy. I love your outlook and hope you’ll always know that you’re inspiring others to start new adventures themselves. Keep the rubber side down! 💪🏼🚴
I watch a bit of cyclo cross over here in Europe and the women braid their hair into a single strand, which makes it more manageable. Maybe its an option, not that I would ever advise a woman on how to manage her hair.
😂 Your last sentence had me burst out in laughter. Great advice but a braid turns into a dreadlocks if unkept like I would keep it. Let's face it - I'm just too lazy when it comes to physical appearances. Although I was on video I never looked at myself which is why it - got out of hand. 😂
Good trip. On my last trip, about 1300 miles ending near the end of November 2022, good free camp sites were everywhere during the day. Then, when the time came to haul it off the road and lay it down for the night, there was no place anywhere really good for free camping. It was weird that way. It worked out in the long run. That was a nice long downhill spin you had there. You sure look nice.
Here is a detailed answer about dogs. I wrote it on another thread for a person planning a transcon on a recumbent. As for dogs on tour, I have had many experiences with them. Some cyclists might carry pepper spray, which I have done but never used. I saw another advise carrying a water pistol containing a mixture of water and ammonia; this I have never done. The fact is that dogs can be an occasional annoyance or hassle or whatever, but by and large they are not a real danger unless one comes charging at you from out of nowhere, startling you, and causing you to involuntarily swerve out into traffic. It happens. There is something about the movement of cycling that sets dogs off into a headstrong frenzy of barking and chasing. I mean, you come along, and there is some dog in a yard. It has been lolling around all day perhaps. It catches sight of you going by on your bike, and it immediately goes nuts. It starts barking, snarling, yelping, and growling, and chasing you at high speed and going for your heels with all its might. I have seen dogs go absolutely bananas at the sight of me cycling, even if I was two hundred feet away from them. I have seen them come charging out at me, stopped only by a fence around the property. They would follow all along the fence line to the end, and then go ape trying to jump over the fence or tunnel under it. This kind of reaction comes from dogs of all sizes from the largest dogs to even those little Mexican Chihuahuas. That is no kidding. I was cycling through some town. Somebody was carrying one of those little Mexican dogs. It saw me. It went crazy trying to jump from its owners arms and chase along. I have worked out a manner of dealing with dogs. In spite of all the noise and chases not one dog has ever actually bitten me. However, they do seem to be fond of going for the feet, and some have come close to biting. First, slow down a bit, look at the dog and yell out a loud, sharp report, and when I say loud and sharp that is what is meant; something like you might expect to hear from a marine corps drill sargeant. You might have to yell a number of times. The yelling will bring some dogs to a halt. Some will stop temporarily and continue, and slow down or halt every time you yell. Just yell out hut or ha loud, sharp, and clear. If that does not dissuade the cur from pursuing his pleasure or whatever it is he gets out of the chase, come to a dead stop and give him the yell. He will stop. He may turn around and take off. He may tarry a while and snip and growl. He may come close, but my experience is the actual attack will not happen. I have cycled 34,000 miles through 19 countries, and six or more times across the USA, so I know of what I speak. I have always ridden an upright touring bike, therefore, having a dog running along and chasing at my heels is a different matter from riding a recumbent with the animal more nearly at the vital parts such as torso, head, and throat. My general advice is this. If you are concerned, do what I have told you, and carry a water pistol with water and ammonia in it, if legal to do so, or a very good pepper spray, not one of those little key chain things, but a canister with a real fog or large volume spray that comes out, but do not use it as a first response. If you yell and stop and yell, the dog will stop his pursuit. In other words, do not run and it will not chase. Often, as you are stopped at the roadside waiting for the animal to lose interest, its owner will come out and call it back, and it trots on home. If you stop and it stops and loses interest, it might head back to its territory on its own, but if you take off it will turn around and continue chasing. Dogs, for the most part, are a temporary nuisance, but not a real serious danger. However, I am sure cyclists have been actually attacked, and perhaps even injured. When stopped, the hound may come close, but will not actually sink its teeth into your hide. If it is particularly vicious or mean, give him a whiff of the pepper spray or whatever, but I have never found that to be necessary. If you get off the bike and walk a ways, which you would not or might not be able to do, it could lose interest; get back on and cycle away, and it will pick up where it left off, or just go home. Try not to let a dog catch you by surprise in close quarters. That happened to me once, and I tipped over injuring my ankle. It was at night on a quiet, placid road. A very large dog came charging aggressively from out of the bushes near the side of the road. All of a sudden I heard this very loud barking and snarling, and saw a blur out of the corner of my eye. In an attempt to stop, dismount immediately, and get the bike between myself and the attacking dog, I forgot my feet were strapped into the pedals, and tried to get off on the right of the bike, I fell over and twisted my ankle. Well, at least I fell over away from the dog and not toward it. After all that the dog just stood there looking at me, and turned around and left. It was one of the larger breeds of dog, and I am sure it would not have harmed me, but it caught me completely unexpected, and I reacted unthinking with a start. There was no time to think through what to do. The subconscious mind told me I was under attack and needed to respond, and I did. You might have dog problems in some areas at times, and no dog problems whatsoever in other places. In 1984 in winter along highway 90 in Florida free ranging dogs were all over the place, and I might add, were often seen dead along the roadside after having been slammed by motor vehicles. In 2007 I cycled 90, and there was not the first problem with the first dog; very different from 1984. In countrified areas dog owners may be more disposed to letting their dogs roam free. Some may be fenced in, but have some little tunnel dug out under the fence in some bush-covered corner. They actually seem to be smart enough to try and cover or hide their tunnels. Anyway, that is about all I can tell you. If you go into Eastern Europe, you may find canines of a very different stripe; very different from the friendly domesticated kind we are used to in the USA. As for some of those dogs I encountered in eastern Europe, nothing short of a firearm would save you. Some of those would run you to earth and kill you and eat you. I had never seen anything even remotely as vicious as those, and have not seen anything like it since. If there is any such thing as a homicidal, insane, psychotic, murderous, savage dog, those dogs were it. Thank God for chain link fences. They must have been raised to be that way.
Another epic adventure! Very cool Naomi, the bees knees!
You'll be back on those black diamond trails sooner than you thought 😉!
Thanks for the ride lady!
- Stephen King
"the bees knees" 😂 That is probably true. NO bags next time. 😉 Great quote! Thank you JD!
A journey is a tapestry of all the trails and roads you have traveled. All stitched together with laughter, tears and sweat. On cold nights and lonely evenings comfort yourself by wrapping yourself in the tapestry you have woven. Thanks for sharing a road well traveled.
My goodness! What a beautiful expression of thoughts! Truly my pleasure and thank you for always sharing a bit of yourself here.
Thanks for your adventures. Very fun to watch and enjoy. The adventures of life, hope to see more on your next travels.
YAY! 👏 Happy you enjoyed them and thank you for joining me!!
Loved it, one of the best !!!
YAY!! 👏 So happy to hear David!!
Loved watching your trip
Thank you for such kind feedback Nikki! I appreciate your support!
Loved every video ,you make me and many more smile. Chapeau
😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😍
You always say the nicest dang things Stephen!! Chapeau!
Who's idea was this? That's a familiar refrain. I've said it to myself a few times. But then we just keep putting one foot in front of the other and pretty soon it's a downhill cruise. It's been a fun journey. Thank you for taking us along.
Hahaha! I love that line! True - we've all been there indeed! Thanks for joining me and sharing kindness - comments!
Blue skies , dusty trails i miss the summer ! Sitting here cold in the dark at 4pm ..
Thanks flower !
It's been 8 days since your post. I wish you sunshine and Santa brings fat tires for your bike to hit some trails. "Thanks flower" Hahaha!! Cute!
@@HumanontheLoose
Woke up with snow today thank god for guitars !
Merry Christmas to you and yours thanks for all your videos this years ! Really enjoyed your endeavors !
Flower on the loose 🌻
I like your rants it proves you are a real person
That's great because there is no controlling them. They've become a "thing" for many viewers. Who knew?! Now it makes sense based on what I've seen on YT. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
Great video
YAY!! 👏 Happy you enjoyed it John!
good morning! It is a rainy day here....I am going to watch from the comfort of my couch. Signed, a medium sized human in 2022 but large in 2010.
Hahaha...Coco...you crack me up with your wonderful wit!
@@HumanontheLoose It is something isn't it? Pretty sure you are the witty one in this youtube dynamic. Thanks for taking us along for the journey. What is next???
I loved this trip! The scenery was awesome! I love that you don't sugar coat anything! For me, the things that don't go according to plan, make the trip. Thank you for the Whee Moments! Although, I wish you would get a GoPro and not do it one-handed. When I saw the thumbnail, for a second, I though you kissed the pavement in a bad way. Can't wait for your next adventure. In the meantime, I will be imagining riding in those mountains.
You always share such wonderful insight and feedback!! "...don't go according to plan make the trip." Great line! Thank you for sharing the whee's with me! I have a GoPro but couldn't do the extra charging device and transferring filled Sandisks...etc. But - maybe next time for a trip with ELECTRICITY!! Hahah! You're awesome!
Going to MISS YOU, please return at some point with more of your views and videos. Love from England xx. ps I can still get into school dress when I was 15! Not change much over the years, just a bit greyer and wrinkly xxx
Sweet! I will MISS YOU TOO! It's not over yet - but soon. Well...this trip anyway. You fit in the same dress? That's fun!! Yes, the wise wrinkles and sexy grey is on it's way!
Love watching your travels . Very inspirational .
Love having you along for the adventure Tim!! Thank you!
Discovered your channel few weeks ago. Very much enjoy your videos. Be safe and have great day 😁
YAY!! 👏 Well I'm happy to have you along for Season 2!! Season 1 is on a gravel bike Boise to Canadian border and back. Totally different trip and my first time bikepacking. Thank you for taking the time to be kind and comment!
Just Fantastic
Well gosh - that made me SMILE!!
Two bees or not two bees. That is the question. Ha ha ha
😂 😹 😆 Now THAT was funny!!
Happy Holidays Naomi ✨🕊️
May the New Year be filled with joy🙂 Good Health 🌞and New Wonderful Adventures🎆🎇🎆
☮️kevin
'I think they wanna pollinate me', haha you're funny 😆 🙏
Happy it made you laugh! 😂 I don't remember what I've said on the trips and edit months after I return so it's all new to me too. I burst out laughing as well. Although...if I didn't make myself laugh I wouldn't have a reason to post the footage!
As always, I just love that you took me along on your adventures as I have no desire to bikepack but it's certainly been fun and entertaining watching you. Whee!!
The sizing is crazy, some companies have gone to using size 00 and up...ridiculous!
I was just noticing the tree behind you would make a perfect Christmas Tree🎄 Sending you love and hugs my beautiful friend. I look forward to seeing what this great big crazy world has in store for you next. ❤️🫂🎄🎉
My dearest - your wonderful comments and support of my channel is no surprise and touches my heart! I mean heck - you even watched them TWICE! So cute! Ohhh...right...the "00" hahah...I forgot about that. That's what I was trying to think about when talking but couldn't remember. The stupid ZERO ZERO!!! 🤗 🤗 That's me accepting! ❤️
So great! Laughed when you apologized to the pavement.
YAY!! 👏 That makes two of us! 😆 I didn't remember doing that until I started editing.
Thanks for the fun Naomi, i appreciate it.
My pleasure!! Thank you for joining me and sharing kindness in your comments!
Naomi,you remembered to say “Weee” on the decent ↘️.That’s a good sign,you’re still firing on all cylinders.Bruises just make the body tougher.If it doesn’t kill ya,it only makes you stronger!😎🐝🍺🍦
Are you my "whee" guy? Someone mentioned it a few videos back. You're right - it was a good sign. True...if every day was a whee day life would be boring.
@@HumanontheLoose Yes Naomi, I am your “Weee Guy “. It’s an honor to have such a title bestowed apon me 😎. I go to MTB parks for the speed. I’ve had my road bike going about 50 mph,but I think your top speed was about 56 or 57 mph.Hey,I’m in a TH-cam vid riding on the frozen Charles River.Check it out! Speed and Love,John.A.K.A. Ice Rider 🧊
Lucky bees :). Thanks for the video I was entertained.
Hahaha...cute!! My pleasure!
Talk about XXL enjoyment, great video.
Hahahaha! Thank you!! 👏
Great ending vid...I mean, since you can't charge anything, it sounds like this adventure is "over!" But I see you on Strava, in Thailand? Will you be sharing that schlep? Hope you had a blast. :)))))) Don't stop now, lady!
Hey girl!!! 😃 On that day is how I felt..and then the next day happened. 😂 I am in Phuket, Thailand. Too expensive for me in the USA right now. "My schlep" dang...that would make a great channel name! I grew up with that word. I'd like to but not sure how. I think I'll do a "talk to you guys" video to let everyone know how the channel may need to change. Love seeing your name and hearing from your heart!! Cheers my distant friend!
@@HumanontheLoose A "talk to you" vid would be super (a nifty Christmas present???) ! We all miss you. Enjoy your "Thai" adventure and we'll be watching for you! Cheers back...
Incredible adventure
You are so entertaining and adventurous! Keep up the great work 👏
Why thank you Jeff! Words that tickle my heart!
I felt the joy of that downhill with you LOL
YAY!!👏 Wheeeee!! 💃 🚴
Well done!! I am going to miss seeing you bike packing and getting all the great tips you passed on to us all on the trip. Take care and see you on your next adventure.
Thank you Beverley!! So happy to have had you along for the ride and you learned something?! Haha! Be well my distant friend!
Mission accomplished Naomi! We all laughed and enjoyed your journey. Now I know where and when you lost your Rokas. Will we see you again? I sure hope so. Take care!
Thank you for being such a special part of this adventure Jaque! I wonder if they were ever found. You will.
You are funny .
Happy to make you laugh!
ur a hard core
bike soul
I love your videos 🙃😅 You should do a cross country dirt bike trip someday 😮
YAY!! 👏 So wonderful to hear! Ohhh...🤔 Now wouldn't that be a crazy fun trip!
Just imagine..uphill wheeees! 🤣 Happy new year!🥳
Thanks for keeping it real. And funny. Loved your adventure. What’s next?
Indeed!! Cool! Thank you for joining me! Time will tell.
TY as always, and yep you always make us laugh! I really hate losing stuff like that because "if they're not on the face they're in the case! ".
YAY!! 👏 That makes me happy to hear! Aren't we the creative one!
@@HumanontheLoose No not creative, That's what I say when I lose my glasses
Great job bringing us along on your adventure. You accomplished some really challenging trails, it really is a balance of road vs trail and how much you want to be with the cars. It sounds like this is the end of the trip, I am going to miss your content and look forward to your next big adventure!!
Why thank you kindly!!! Happy to have you along for the craziness! Good point! Soon. Not sure how big it will be but time will tell. Cheers to you my distant friend!
Thank you so much. Was really funny and l like how you inserted the flashbacks. Great work on and off the trail Naomi!
My pleasure! You've left such wonderful comments always brining a smile to my day!!
Your adventures are awesome!! The way you present it is SO enjoyable!! So many people don't get the" Grool" as being what makes the the gems value!
Well gosh William...such a wonderful thoughtful comment!! Makes my heart shine! Great point!
Happpy Valentine Mam hope you enjoy the day
So you are into pain. Trail was beaten up on you. Break out the Ben Gay! Enjoyed the video Naomi. RIDE SAFE!
Hmm...🤔 I think you may be right. I get a high testing my limits and it usually comes with physical or mental pain. 😂 Thank you for coming along and being so kind!
@@HumanontheLoose it's in my nature.
Your videos are fun to watch. I wish I could just tell my job to take a hike and join you.
YAY!! 👏 So nice to hear - thank you! I feel ya! I do! GO SHOVE IT JOB!! 😂
I Always enjoy your bike adventures. Best wishes and safe traveling
So nice to hear - thank you!! Looks like you're on a horse! Nice life!
Job well done. Thank you for another great video.
Why thank you Brian! Happy you are enjoying them!
Got to use a sunscreen for sure other way gonna be burned up at the end of day. I use it every day on my bikepacking trips but I'm in Florida. Gotta love the pavement it goes so much faster. 👍
I'd love to get a video explaining your back story and cycling history.
I was thinking of doing a Q&A until I realized I had no idea how. 😂 I have a very short cycling history. I started road and mountain biking in Park City 2018. Always for fun. Season One I'd never camped for more than maybe 6 times in my life and had never biked anywhere overnight. My channel proves if you don't know squat but have a perseverance type personality along with a glass is half full mentality - just make a choice and jump in and it will work itself out.
Oh no say it isn't so😐
miss naomi biking show🙂
whatever are we going to do 😟
her smiles and friendly whee😁
from the forest through the trees 🏞️
human on the loose 🚴
miss naomi we see's 🙋
pedaled her way🚵
into our hearts 💖
we lived her adventure 🌞
shared playfulness lark🙆
With smiles and trials 🙂
mountain trails she broke 🏞️🌲
Blessings miss naomi🕊️
we listened she spoke🤷
Yesterdays smiles 😊
many bicycle miles 🌄
So Looking forward✨✨✨
too season three💖🌞🕊️
☮️kevin
This one is definitely getting printed out and put on my wall once I'm not vagabonding it!! So special Kevin! Truly - your writing and your heart!
woo hoo! pavement!
Whoo Hoo indeeeeeed!! 👏
Such a fun adventure. Plenty of type 2 fun. Looking forward to the next " Human on the Loose" adventure in the future.
And the sizing thing. That goes for guys too. A lot of brands of men's pants will label a size 30 inch when it actually measures as a 32.🤔
YAY!! 👏 So happy you're enjoying the craziness! 😂 Ahh..interesting.
I can't believe you kissed the pavement you're hilarious
Thrilled to add some laughs to your day!! 👏 I'd forgotten about that moment until I started editing and burst out laughing.
thank you ,I’m going to stick to backpacking because those down hill trails are jarrrrrring . I always enjoy your adventures, ever thought about doing stand up for the outdoor folks ? ☮️
The stretch from Ketchum to Stanley would be EPIC backpacking!! That's nice to hear. Me? I think stand-up requires wit which I don't have - I'm goofy - but I accept and am flattered by the compliment!
BTW ROKA is having a sale on their Matador sunglasses today
Epic journey. The size debate is one of your best. Hope there's more trips to come. Merry Christmas and a happy New year.
Indeed! Wonderful having you along! I do have quite a few don't I?! Haha! There will be just maybe not bikepacking. Time will tell! Thank you!! Have a Merry Christmas and Whee New Year!!
Your great love your adventurers
Quite brilliant as always, however if I ended up with hair like that I might quit bikepacking!
Why thank you Alan!! Hahaha! Luckily no mirrors so you never know until you touch it. 😛
How many miles did you cover on this journey compared to your first? This trip seemed shorter - but then again I didn’t want it to end as I enjoy watching your videos so much! I enjoy your sense of humor, and respect what you accomplish. Hoping you keep posting
Season One was around 1500 miles. This one? Gosh - great question. I can't image it's over 400. Now I'm curious. I'll post it on the last episode. Awww....you're sweet to say that. I love hearing laughter came your way! Hugs to you Berenice!
Clothing sizes. I used to buy stuff that was "medium", not anymore. The last two jackets I bought over the net were "Large", I had to send them back and get extra "large", its the Chinese, they dont understand that people are bigger in US/Europe, I dont mean fatter, although that is an issue. We are generally bigger, so medium has become, large/extra large, depending on where you buy.
Interesting. A medium woman is a size small and a medium man is a size large. Yep! Makes sense. 😉
How did the ATIKA's hold up versus the Keen's? In similar conditions of course (as in water)?
Sorry don't understand your question as I shared the details as to why in this video or the last and others along the way. In water? I've only crossed streams briefly so it's not my purpose for them so I can't comment.
I hear you on the sizing and labels to make people feel better. I'm a large-built woman with boobs. And I'm 52. Over my lifetime I've watched the sizing change. Where I used to need a size 20, now at the same weight I need a size 12 or 14. My "ideal" weight at 5'6" is 165 according to doctors. I'm definitely more than that now, but I'm active and fit (ish). It doesn't matter what size I wear. It's just vanity. It has taken a lifetime to be comfortable with being naturally larger built - with big hands and big feet - shapely, but largely built. WHY do we expect/want women to be tiny? And men to be big and burly? Kinda messed up.
Thank you for sharing something personal! So we are on the same page! I had a friend who had a larger frame. She did aerobics - a word from the 90's hahahaha - and weights every day. She was frustrated not getting "skinny" but I told her that's not her DNA. Work with what you have! On the radio in St. George, UT last year a male talk show host said they did a survey and women prefer the dad body. I tried calling in to - you know - rant (😂) but couldn't get through.
A little birdie told me kissing the white line on the pavement may give you cold sores 🐥🪶🛣🚧🚳
😹 😆 😂 YOU are funny!
Love it, want to do it. Should I bring a trailer for the lab (dog)? Since the wife will divorcee me when I say so long for a month or 2!
YAY!! 👏 So happy to hear! YES!! Do it Do it!! Hahaha...you crack me up!
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I think they want to pollinateme 🤣
I'm such a goofball! Happy to make you laugh! Love your screen name by the way!
@@HumanontheLoose Love your stuff Naomi - inspiring and fun 🙂
Can you hyperlink your patreon please?
Ya…so umm…I have no idea what that means. 🙃I just have a link in most video descriptions.
@@HumanontheLoose I was looking in the wrong place. I’m happy to say yours is the first TH-cam channel I’ve ever supported thru patreon! Your videos always make me happy. I love your outlook and hope you’ll always know that you’re inspiring others to start new adventures themselves. Keep the rubber side down! 💪🏼🚴
I'm truly humbled by your words and flattered by your choice! Wheee!! Thank you kindly!
You cant be serious, does these words at the end mean its over now?
Hahaha...your line made me laugh! Not quite but it felt that way that day so that's the video.
Ya, I knew you were an atheist. I watched all your videos. I enjoy them.
Thank you for joining me and sharing your thoughts! Comments are my favorite part!
I watch a bit of cyclo cross over here in Europe and the women braid their hair into a single strand, which makes it more manageable. Maybe its an option, not that I would ever advise a woman on how to manage her hair.
😂 Your last sentence had me burst out in laughter. Great advice but a braid turns into a dreadlocks if unkept like I would keep it. Let's face it - I'm just too lazy when it comes to physical appearances. Although I was on video I never looked at myself which is why it - got out of hand. 😂
Ur boyfriend must be worried about you on these trips
Why would you think I have a boyfriend? Speaking of past ones - nah. I only date men as crazy as myself. 😂
Good trip. On my last trip, about 1300 miles ending near the end of November 2022, good free camp sites were everywhere during the day. Then, when the time came to haul it off the road and lay it down for the night, there was no place anywhere really good for free camping. It was weird that way. It worked out in the long run. That was a nice long downhill spin you had there. You sure look nice.
Here is a detailed answer about dogs. I wrote it on another thread for a person planning a transcon on a recumbent.
As for dogs on tour, I have had many experiences with them. Some cyclists might carry pepper spray, which I have done but never used. I saw another advise carrying a water pistol containing a mixture of water and ammonia; this I have never done. The fact is that dogs can be an occasional annoyance or hassle or whatever, but by and large they are not a real danger unless one comes charging at you from out of nowhere, startling you, and causing you to involuntarily swerve out into traffic. It happens.
There is something about the movement of cycling that sets dogs off into a headstrong frenzy of barking and chasing. I mean, you come along, and there is some dog in a yard. It has been lolling around all day perhaps. It catches sight of you going by on your bike, and it immediately goes nuts. It starts barking, snarling, yelping, and growling, and chasing you at high speed and going for your heels with all its might. I have seen dogs go absolutely bananas at the sight of me cycling, even if I was two hundred feet away from them. I have seen them come charging out at me, stopped only by a fence around the property. They would follow all along the fence line to the end, and then go ape trying to jump over the fence or tunnel under it. This kind of reaction comes from dogs of all sizes from the largest dogs to even those little Mexican Chihuahuas. That is no kidding. I was cycling through some town. Somebody was carrying one of those little Mexican dogs. It saw me. It went crazy trying to jump from its owners arms and chase along.
I have worked out a manner of dealing with dogs. In spite of all the noise and chases not one dog has ever actually bitten me. However, they do seem to be fond of going for the feet, and some have come close to biting. First, slow down a bit, look at the dog and yell out a loud, sharp report, and when I say loud and sharp that is what is meant; something like you might expect to hear from a marine corps drill sargeant. You might have to yell a number of times. The yelling will bring some dogs to a halt. Some will stop temporarily and continue, and slow down or halt every time you yell. Just yell out hut or ha loud, sharp, and clear. If that does not dissuade the cur from pursuing his pleasure or whatever it is he gets out of the chase, come to a dead stop and give him the yell. He will stop. He may turn around and take off. He may tarry a while and snip and growl. He may come close, but my experience is the actual attack will not happen. I have cycled 34,000 miles through 19 countries, and six or more times across the USA, so I know of what I speak.
I have always ridden an upright touring bike, therefore, having a dog running along and chasing at my heels is a different matter from riding a recumbent with the animal more nearly at the vital parts such as torso, head, and throat. My general advice is this. If you are concerned, do what I have told you, and carry a water pistol with water and ammonia in it, if legal to do so, or a very good pepper spray, not one of those little key chain things, but a canister with a real fog or large volume spray that comes out, but do not use it as a first response. If you yell and stop and yell, the dog will stop his pursuit. In other words, do not run and it will not chase. Often, as you are stopped at the roadside waiting for the animal to lose interest, its owner will come out and call it back, and it trots on home. If you stop and it stops and loses interest, it might head back to its territory on its own, but if you take off it will turn around and continue chasing. Dogs, for the most part, are a temporary nuisance, but not a real serious danger. However, I am sure cyclists have been actually attacked, and perhaps even injured.
When stopped, the hound may come close, but will not actually sink its teeth into your hide. If it is particularly vicious or mean, give him a whiff of the pepper spray or whatever, but I have never found that to be necessary. If you get off the bike and walk a ways, which you would not or might not be able to do, it could lose interest; get back on and cycle away, and it will pick up where it left off, or just go home.
Try not to let a dog catch you by surprise in close quarters. That happened to me once, and I tipped over injuring my ankle. It was at night on a quiet, placid road. A very large dog came charging aggressively from out of the bushes near the side of the road. All of a sudden I heard this very loud barking and snarling, and saw a blur out of the corner of my eye. In an attempt to stop, dismount immediately, and get the bike between myself and the attacking dog, I forgot my feet were strapped into the pedals, and tried to get off on the right of the bike, I fell over and twisted my ankle. Well, at least I fell over away from the dog and not toward it. After all that the dog just stood there looking at me, and turned around and left. It was one of the larger breeds of dog, and I am sure it would not have harmed me, but it caught me completely unexpected, and I reacted unthinking with a start. There was no time to think through what to do. The subconscious mind told me I was under attack and needed to respond, and I did.
You might have dog problems in some areas at times, and no dog problems whatsoever in other places. In 1984 in winter along highway 90 in Florida free ranging dogs were all over the place, and I might add, were often seen dead along the roadside after having been slammed by motor vehicles. In 2007 I cycled 90, and there was not the first problem with the first dog; very different from 1984. In countrified areas dog owners may be more disposed to letting their dogs roam free. Some may be fenced in, but have some little tunnel dug out under the fence in some bush-covered corner. They actually seem to be smart enough to try and cover or hide their tunnels. Anyway, that is about all I can tell you. If you go into Eastern Europe, you may find canines of a very different stripe; very different from the friendly domesticated kind we are used to in the USA.
As for some of those dogs I encountered in eastern Europe, nothing short of a firearm would save you. Some of those would run you to earth and kill you and eat you. I had never seen anything even remotely as vicious as those, and have not seen anything like it since. If there is any such thing as a homicidal, insane, psychotic, murderous, savage dog, those dogs were it. Thank God for chain link fences. They must have been raised to be that way.