My next adventure starts in a month

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 I will be starting my next adventure, the Great Divide Mountain Bike Ride, with my High School friend Doug Hirsch. We are leaving Jasper, Alberta, Canada on June 15th on our way to Antelope Wells, NM on the Continental Divide. The route is 3000 miles with 200,000 vertical feet of climbing on 90% gravel and single track. I will just have turned 70 a couple of days before our adventure begins.  I hope you will follow along on this epic ride. 






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  1. AnonymousMay 17, 2026 at 4:13 PM

    Looking forward to following you on your adventure.
    Mindy

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  2. AnonymousMay 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM

    Why do you look like you're ready for this trip, and Doug needs a valet? Lol

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  3. AnonymousMay 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM

    What an adventure! Lisa

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  4. AnonymousMay 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM

    Looking forward to following your adventure !

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  5. AnonymousMay 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM

    Wow Ricky! I know you've talked about this trip before. Sounds epic! And turning 70 soon too! Cheers!

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  6. AnonymousMay 17, 2026 at 6:25 PM

    We’ll be cheering you on.

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  7. AnonymousMay 17, 2026 at 7:06 PM

    I can’t wait to follow your adventures!! (And relish my good sense to not join you🤣) “May the wind be always at your back.,,”😘

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    1. SharonMay 17, 2026 at 7:07 PM

      That last comment was me in case you couldn’t guess😂

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