tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585740.post130081780960651857..comments2023-11-28T06:37:38.749-08:00Comments on Randomly Generated: Inspiration SeekersDoug Walshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492162192250783305noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585740.post-81906692321836577542007-04-27T09:57:00.000-07:002007-04-27T09:57:00.000-07:00I've never done any self-supported touring, and do...I've never done any self-supported touring, and don't know if I would enjoy large doses of it... but I'd love to try doing a few days' worth of the route to get a taste for it.Maartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749463418934289484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585740.post-6557047581071294282007-04-26T22:09:00.000-07:002007-04-26T22:09:00.000-07:00Yeah, I was mad that I had to sneak out the second...Yeah, I was mad that I had to sneak out the second he finished, but we had to go and get our other car from Kristin's office real quick so we could pick up her new kayak and buy a bunch of stuff for our trip next week before the store closed. Would have been good to hang out.<BR/><BR/>Snoqualmie Pass to Greenwater sounds excellent. I guess there is a way to do it afterall! Hmmm...<BR/><BR/>As for the race/route, I'm a pretty frequent lurker on the MTBR endurance racing forum and have been reading the GDR threads regularly for a while now.<BR/><BR/>Like I mentioned in my post, I know I get far too lonely if I'm away from Kristin for more than a couple days to even consider soloing such a thing, even if I did spend the next few years building up the base necessary to even consider it, but we talk regularly about taking a few month "sabatical" in 6 to 8 years and doing a lot of touring. I think that'd be something we'd enjoy, if given 40+ days to do it.<BR/><BR/>Let's just say that it's definitely up there on my life's "to do" list.<BR/><BR/>What about you? What are your thoughts on the Great Divide Route?Doug Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492162192250783305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7585740.post-56512980872413663942007-04-26T22:00:00.000-07:002007-04-26T22:00:00.000-07:00I'm pretty curious what your feeling about the rac...I'm pretty curious what your feeling about the race/route was after that talk.<BR/><BR/>I asked Kent to recommend local training routes after you guys left (too bad you snuck out, I was going to suggest getting dinner/beer), and Kent suggested:<BR/>- Snoqualmie Pass to Greenwater (and back?)<BR/>- Stuff north of I-90 near Gold Creek <BR/>- Routes northbound from North Bend into to treefarm, e.g. to Lake Hancock and Callaghan Lake.<BR/><BR/>Kent said his website has links to some of these routes... I haven't gone looking yet. Let me know if you do and you find stuff.Maartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749463418934289484noreply@blogger.com