We have been home for around two weeks now and working on adjusting to
"regular" life. The world seems to move very fast, there are people everywhere and
the heat is untolerable. We both had altitude headaches but we feel like we are
in great shape: Chels went to cross country camp and ran more miles than she
ever before and Jacob exausted himself on some half-century mountain bike rides.
It felt good to be back in our home, we spent a day in the garden and in the
shop: Chels reaped vegetables from the garden which we ate with eggs from our
chickens and Jacob built a wine/magazine rack. It is great to be back with
family and freinds; playing volleyball with our freinds, watching the Olympics
opening ceremonies with the Millers and traveling to Nebraska to see the
Yoders.
The trip seems like it occured in another lifetime, it is a memory, and
a fond one. The trip went so fast and we meet many awesome people along the way. It was a trip of a lifetime. We love that we spent 6 weeks with no tv, music, and with limited phone calls and internet. We carried everything that we needed on our bikes and let our bodies do the work. Life is simple and easy, and the real challenge is to extend everything that we learned into our "regular" lives.
We are working on our Alaska Bike Touring book- we will keep you posted on its progressWe ended up riding 1353 miles
We were out for 45 days
We took 3 rest days
We saw 17 bears, 18 moose, a lynx, many bald eagles, dall sheep, and caribou
We saw Mt McKinley 3 times in the park
Check out our pictures:
