Thanks Jack. I sure love the west. I miss it all the time and will be cycling it as often as Im able to for the years to come. Thanks for watching my channel and appreciating the content. Be safe out there, brother.
Another outstanding video. The scenery is outstanding. Bike did a good job. Nice explanation on how to ride with a headwind. No one can outpower a headwind all day. Take care and thanks, Al
Wonderful videos! You have the positive additive that is refreshing! A lot of lonely hours out on the road! Ive done Boston-Key West solo, Boston to New Mexico solo and plan on heading out from St.Augustine to San Diego. I got caught by winter in the foot hills of New Mexico but will try one more time to get across.
I absolutely agree. Cycling is the perfect way to travel. I always see and experience things that I never would have if I were in a car. Even if it's in my local area I find new things that I've never seen when I'm cycling. No one knows this until they try it for themselves. I had two people ask me this past weekend if I were scared cycling along the side of the road next to cars. I told them that it's always a concern, but to get somewhere and enjoy those wonderful experiences, sometimes you have to be bold. All we can do as cyclists is try to minimize the risks the best we can by making ourselves as visible as possible.
You are welcome. What a beautiful state. The next three episode are in the Bighorn National Forest. Wait until you watch the Powder River Pass episode. Thank you for your comment and for watching
Awesome effort ! What a great way to start a Monday here in Scotland ! I particularly enjoyed your comment on seeing life by bike at a slower pace, so very true. Seeing beauty in what others regard as bland is a wonderful attribute. Keep on pedalling!! A👍
Thank you Alan. Im trying to find my way with what I want to narrate and that comment you talk about is whereI want to go. So much thinking time on the road and its all good stuff mixed in with the struggles. Great stuff
So nice to see you rode through Rozet. I did as well and it was hot but I had a tail wind and I remember thinking, I could not imagine going west and having a headwind. Awesome stuff Diego.
As much head winds as I rode in during the first season, the second crossing last summer had way more. Not sure why but I like both climbing and headwinds too much. I'm a sucker for the challenge. With that said, I very much enjoy racing at high speeds with a tail wind. One downside of going too fast though, is that you have to be hyper aware to avoid accidents. Stay safe out there.
Drove through all of where you were a couple years ago. Loved it and the scenery. You missed the Devil's Tower. It snowed through the pass in the Big Horns. The campground on the west end of the Big Horns by the river was awesome.
I remember seeing the Devil's Tower but opted to keep going. Sometimes you have so many miles to ride to get somewhere before dark and you find yourself having to miss certain places. That is, if you don't opt on staying a day somewhere and checking out this and that. That Thunder Basin scenery was spectacular.
I have been watching your videos from my trainer evenings after work. I had been doing a couple of weeks of touring every summer til COVID hit. Now I have to work from home and can't even do my bike commute to work. Pedaling indoors to videos like yours are the closest I can come. Very inspiring. Keeping me dreaming of the days when I can get out there again myself. I'm looking forward to you next video.
Thank you, Ed. Yes, Covid is such a mess. So cool you are on the trainer while watching cycling vids. It makes sense because the viewer is sort of riding along. The next three episodes will be great for that
Ok the 16th done . I’m waiting for the next ones, I thing the mountains will be my favorites. The highways here are awesome ( no the wind )any way you did it .
Yes, Mom. The mountains are next and they are super fun videos. Im using up all my episodes I made. I have one month of episodes saved from editing before dad died. I have to start back again so I can keep it going
I did George Mickelson Trail northbound and Bighorn mountains in 2018. I stopped at Devil's Tower but I missed the grassland. Nice trip! thank you. I'm planning my Blue Ridge and Katy trail hopefully this summer. Keeping an eye on Covid restrictions whatnot. fingers crossed.
Hi. I only did a very small section of the Blue Ridge Parkway around Asheville in 2020 and it was very nice. I would love to do more of it. And the Katy Trail is awesome. So much history along the way with the Missouri River. That GMT is one of the best ever. Thanks for checking out the channel and saying hello.
Hey, I like your vids . I would like to see a video with a quick rundown of the gear used during that trip. What you go rid of and what did you pick up (Why?) . Where you would pack what.What you learned to be useful/ necessary and what not.
Hi again Dan. I am a flats fishing guide in the Florida Keys since 1993. It's windy down here most of the time so wind is part of my life in a very intimate way I guess you could say. I use a 21' push pole made of graphite to push the skiff over shallow water in search of opportunities to cast flies with fly rods to three species of fish, Tarpon, Permit and Bonefish. Wind is always the contender as it forces the skiff in a direction that most of the time is not the way I need to go. Especially when the sun is opposite of wind and I need to push the skiff into it. This happens everyday regardless as the sun shifts from east to west and to be able to see into the water you have to keep it behind ones back. What I do for a living is so comparable to bicycle touring. My plan is to incorporate the bicycle touring into my life and someday be able to create income from both with the help of my channel. Thanks for watching. Im just getting started.
Derek DeYoung is an artist out of Traverse City, Michigan. He is well known for his sport fishing art which makes its way into products like Buffs (gators), glassware and such. The gator I'm using has one of his paintings of a permit (a saltwater sport fish) printed on it that someone gave me. I make my living as a fishing guide of thirty years in the Florida Keys and that's one of the main species I fish for. You can find him on the web and see the crazy talented work he does
Let’s say you were 66 years old, overweight, Type-2 Diabetic, moderately active cyclist.... How would you ease your way into bikepacking? Asking for a friend. 🙄
Gordon- Just go for it. I successfully rode cross country on the Northern Tier Route at 70 and weighed 270# when I started. My base training mileage was around 30 miles a week. It's really attitude and Flyscout has it in spades. I'm going to go again for my 75th and have started training now at 73 so it'll be even more fun.
Thank you for this question. It would depend on how much cycling he is doing and has done. Gear research is key as gear needs to be right. The "bicycle touring" bike has to fit him and be able to carry panniers. These bikes have a rear triangle elongated to accommodate bags and pedaling clearance. They are also ergonomically friendlier as the rider can position him/herself more upright to ease back pains after long days of riding. The saddle is important but regardless of which one is used it will always take a week or so to start getting used to it and by two weeks it will all feel great. That's one of the key reasons, other than making sure everything is working fine, to do trial rides before he goes for a long tour. Those are three things to consider but there are more to look into such as gearing ratio, rearview mirror, helmet, eye protection and clothing, lights, ability to fix some posible mechanical issues and patch tubes. All this is fun to learn and if he tackles one at a time, soon enough he will be looking into what type of camping equipment is right for him considering a weight to comfort balance. With all that said, and I hope I covered enough to give an entry way into bicycle touring, I would recommend doing a loop from his home or any given destination that would allow for mostly bicycle trail and bicycle friendly road access. If camping seems like too much at first and he can afford a hotel or have friends or family he can stay a night with, I would plan riding no more then 40 miles daily for three or four days. 40 miles is a ton and he could do less like 30 miles. Once he does the loop and experiences riding without having to turn around and seeing all new terrain and whatever he gets to see he will know if he wants to keep at it. I would venture to say he will be addicted and will be planning another tour before he gets back home. Here's one last idea. If he is new to bicycling and he is intimidated about climbing hills, he could get an e-bike that will assist his pedaling. There are lots of people going this route that have never ridden much and they are in great shape because of being able to enjoy cycling with the e-bike. He can always sell it later and try cycling without the assist. Hope this helps a bit without writing an essay. There is a lot to it but not overwhelmingly so and its such a fun activity to learn and enjoy. Keep us posted if your friend gets to it
Look around and get the best advice for you. Purchase the best bike. Start locally, slow but steady. Gradually train into increase distances. Plan a few short trips; overnight or a couple nights. Get the right maps: Adventure Cycling for instance. Then. pick your target ride and get on it.
@@robertcolvin3182 Can't agree more. A few short trips close to home to get the hang of things. Adventure Cycling maps are an excellent way to go. Especially the downloadable version.
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Awesome views, I love Wyoming and Montana. You did a spectacular job capturing the beauty and excitement of the "Wild West"!
Thanks Jack. I sure love the west. I miss it all the time and will be cycling it as often as Im able to for the years to come. Thanks for watching my channel and appreciating the content. Be safe out there, brother.
Another outstanding video. The scenery is outstanding. Bike did a good job. Nice explanation on how to ride with a headwind. No one can outpower a headwind all day. Take care and thanks, Al
Headwinds are humbling and at the same time make you appreciate those tailwinds when you can almost fly
Wonderful videos! You have the positive additive that is refreshing! A lot of lonely hours out on the road! Ive done Boston-Key West solo, Boston to New Mexico solo and plan on heading out from St.Augustine to San Diego. I got caught by winter in the foot hills of New Mexico but will try one more time to get across.
That's a lot of riding Andrew. Making me feel like an amateur. I can't wait to get back to it. So fun
Peaceful State to ride.
Just you, your bike and your thoughts. Great!
Always. Endorphins make for healthy thoughts
A lot of the time what the locals find boring is unique and beautiful for those not use to it!
Agreed
I absolutely agree. Cycling is the perfect way to travel. I always see and experience things that I never would have if I were in a car. Even if it's in my local area I find new things that I've never seen when I'm cycling. No one knows this until they try it for themselves. I had two people ask me this past weekend if I were scared cycling along the side of the road next to cars. I told them that it's always a concern, but to get somewhere and enjoy those wonderful experiences, sometimes you have to be bold. All we can do as cyclists is try to minimize the risks the best we can by making ourselves as visible as possible.
You couldn’t put it in better words. I feel the same way. The risks outweigh…. Also the seeing things you would never have seen otherwise
We lived in Wyoming (Laramie) for three years. Thank you for showing people the beauty of the state.
You are welcome. What a beautiful state. The next three episode are in the Bighorn National Forest. Wait until you watch the Powder River Pass episode. Thank you for your comment and for watching
Awesome effort ! What a great way to start a Monday here in Scotland ! I particularly enjoyed your comment on seeing life by bike at a slower pace, so very true. Seeing beauty in what others regard as bland is a wonderful attribute.
Keep on pedalling!!
A👍
Thank you Alan. Im trying to find my way with what I want to narrate and that comment you talk about is whereI want to go. So much thinking time on the road and its all good stuff mixed in with the struggles. Great stuff
So nice to see you rode through Rozet. I did as well and it was hot but I had a tail wind and I remember thinking, I could not imagine going west and having a headwind. Awesome stuff Diego.
As much head winds as I rode in during the first season, the second crossing last summer had way more. Not sure why but I like both climbing and headwinds too much. I'm a sucker for the challenge. With that said, I very much enjoy racing at high speeds with a tail wind. One downside of going too fast though, is that you have to be hyper aware to avoid accidents. Stay safe out there.
Drove through all of where you were a couple years ago. Loved it and the scenery. You missed the Devil's Tower. It snowed through the pass in the Big Horns. The campground on the west end of the Big Horns by the river was awesome.
I remember seeing the Devil's Tower but opted to keep going. Sometimes you have so many miles to ride to get somewhere before dark and you find yourself having to miss certain places. That is, if you don't opt on staying a day somewhere and checking out this and that. That Thunder Basin scenery was spectacular.
I'm really enjoying your adventure. Love your attitude! Safe cycling! All the best, Steve
Thank you Steve. I really appreciate the encouragement. And yes, I am a super happy guy on the side of any road on my bike
I have been watching your videos from my trainer evenings after work. I had been doing a couple of weeks of touring every summer til COVID hit. Now I have to work from home and can't even do my bike commute to work. Pedaling indoors to videos like yours are the closest I can come. Very inspiring. Keeping me dreaming of the days when I can get out there again myself. I'm looking forward to you next video.
Thank you, Ed. Yes, Covid is such a mess. So cool you are on the trainer while watching cycling vids. It makes sense because the viewer is sort of riding along. The next three episodes will be great for that
Ok the 16th done . I’m waiting for the next ones, I thing the mountains will be my favorites. The highways here are awesome ( no the wind )any way you did it .
Yes, Mom. The mountains are next and they are super fun videos. Im using up all my episodes I made. I have one month of episodes saved from editing before dad died. I have to start back again so I can keep it going
I did George Mickelson Trail northbound and Bighorn mountains in 2018. I stopped at Devil's Tower but I missed the grassland.
Nice trip! thank you. I'm planning my Blue Ridge and Katy trail hopefully this summer. Keeping an eye on Covid restrictions whatnot. fingers crossed.
Hi. I only did a very small section of the Blue Ridge Parkway around Asheville in 2020 and it was very nice. I would love to do more of it. And the Katy Trail is awesome. So much history along the way with the Missouri River. That GMT is one of the best ever. Thanks for checking out the channel and saying hello.
Just found your channel. Love how informative and how much you can appreciate the things other goes by👌 keep fighting the headwinds👏😉
This episode is one of my favorites. Thanks for appreciating it.
Hey, I like your vids . I would like to see a video with a quick rundown of the gear used during that trip. What you go rid of and what did you pick up (Why?) . Where you would pack what.What you learned to be useful/ necessary and what not.
Hi Oliver. I will get right on it but meanwhile, if you have any specific inquiries, let me know.
Fantastic content 👍😊
I really like that episode. The Thunder Basin National Grassland is so beautiful. Love quiet highway riding with insane scenery
you talked about ur job and comfort with wind. What do you do?
Hi again Dan. I am a flats fishing guide in the Florida Keys since 1993. It's windy down here most of the time so wind is part of my life in a very intimate way I guess you could say. I use a 21' push pole made of graphite to push the skiff over shallow water in search of opportunities to cast flies with fly rods to three species of fish, Tarpon, Permit and Bonefish. Wind is always the contender as it forces the skiff in a direction that most of the time is not the way I need to go. Especially when the sun is opposite of wind and I need to push the skiff into it. This happens everyday regardless as the sun shifts from east to west and to be able to see into the water you have to keep it behind ones back. What I do for a living is so comparable to bicycle touring. My plan is to incorporate the bicycle touring into my life and someday be able to create income from both with the help of my channel. Thanks for watching. Im just getting started.
5:07 is Inyan Kara mountain
That's awesome you recognized it in the episode. I did not know the name. Thank you for watching.
Why does your gator say DeYoung on it?
Derek DeYoung is an artist out of Traverse City, Michigan. He is well known for his sport fishing art which makes its way into products like Buffs (gators), glassware and such. The gator I'm using has one of his paintings of a permit (a saltwater sport fish) printed on it that someone gave me. I make my living as a fishing guide of thirty years in the Florida Keys and that's one of the main species I fish for. You can find him on the web and see the crazy talented work he does
@FlyscoutRyder that's so cool bro. My last name is DeYoung and it seems interesting to see that after watching alot of your videos...🤙👌✌️
@@dy2657 That's good stuff!!!
Let’s say you were 66 years old, overweight, Type-2 Diabetic, moderately active cyclist.... How would you ease your way into bikepacking?
Asking for a friend. 🙄
Gordon- Just go for it. I successfully rode cross country on the Northern Tier Route at 70 and weighed 270# when I started. My base training mileage was around 30 miles a week. It's really attitude and Flyscout has it in spades. I'm going to go again for my 75th and have started training now at 73 so it'll be even more fun.
Thank you for this question. It would depend on how much cycling he is doing and has done. Gear research is key as gear needs to be right. The "bicycle touring" bike has to fit him and be able to carry panniers. These bikes have a rear triangle elongated to accommodate bags and pedaling clearance. They are also ergonomically friendlier as the rider can position him/herself more upright to ease back pains after long days of riding. The saddle is important but regardless of which one is used it will always take a week or so to start getting used to it and by two weeks it will all feel great. That's one of the key reasons, other than making sure everything is working fine, to do trial rides before he goes for a long tour. Those are three things to consider but there are more to look into such as gearing ratio, rearview mirror, helmet, eye protection and clothing, lights, ability to fix some posible mechanical issues and patch tubes. All this is fun to learn and if he tackles one at a time, soon enough he will be looking into what type of camping equipment is right for him considering a weight to comfort balance.
With all that said, and I hope I covered enough to give an entry way into bicycle touring, I would recommend doing a loop from his home or any given destination that would allow for mostly bicycle trail and bicycle friendly road access. If camping seems like too much at first and he can afford a hotel or have friends or family he can stay a night with, I would plan riding no more then 40 miles daily for three or four days. 40 miles is a ton and he could do less like 30 miles. Once he does the loop and experiences riding without having to turn around and seeing all new terrain and whatever he gets to see he will know if he wants to keep at it. I would venture to say he will be addicted and will be planning another tour before he gets back home.
Here's one last idea. If he is new to bicycling and he is intimidated about climbing hills, he could get an e-bike that will assist his pedaling. There are lots of people going this route that have never ridden much and they are in great shape because of being able to enjoy cycling with the e-bike. He can always sell it later and try cycling without the assist.
Hope this helps a bit without writing an essay. There is a lot to it but not overwhelmingly so and its such a fun activity to learn and enjoy.
Keep us posted if your friend gets to it
Look around and get the best advice for you. Purchase the best bike. Start locally, slow but steady. Gradually train into increase distances. Plan a few short trips; overnight or a couple nights. Get the right maps: Adventure Cycling for instance. Then. pick your target ride and get on it.
@@robertcolvin3182 Can't agree more. A few short trips close to home to get the hang of things. Adventure Cycling maps are an excellent way to go. Especially the downloadable version.
@@peterfrederick3775 Excellent advise Peter. Attitude is the key! Safe cycling! All the best, Steve