This morning Brent arrived in Yarnell, AZ after riding all night. He said riding at night when it was cooler was so much better. When he called me this morning he actually sounded refreshed and not like he'd been riding all night. He said he felt great! The best part of his ride today was seeing all the animal eyes staring back at him when his spot light hit them. It took his mind off things as with each one he tried to visualize what animal it might be, how big and how far away they were. Hey, whatever takes your mind off the miles.
His plan today was to sleep all day and start riding again around 8pm. When I talked to him around 5pm he said a lightning storm was due to come through so he might not be able to leave tonight. As we spoke it started pouring rain so it is likely that his next start will have to come in the morning. He said actually "the high today only got to 97, which isn't bad" so tomorrow morning might not be so hot. I guess if you've been used to 110-113 degree heat, 97 isn't so bad.
Brent called back around 8pm, it's still raining, he will wait to start in the early morning. He said this might be better anyway since there are a lot of twists and turns on the next route. Tomorrow he is expected to hit rain, wind and a lot of climbing. The boys seemed to be having a great time tonight, lots of laughing...I told him to keep it up, those moments will carry him further.
Until tomorrow!
I know....lions, tigers, and bears....Oh My! Watch out for cougars...those bite too.
ReplyDeleteBrent,
ReplyDeleteGreat job for a great cause! Watching you knock off the unbelievable!
Allen at the Q!
I used to live in Az - August is "monsoon" season - those storms can be huge and a lot of blowing dust- but for a cowboy it's all in a days riding - or is it night- hey is he the midnight cowboy?
ReplyDeleteAwesome job Brent !
Suggestion - how about posting running totals for miles and climb? be great to follow that !
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