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UniMan Gutting It Out: Needs New gear
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Cycle America wrote:
So I talked to Patrick last night for a good while.=20 He =EDs going to try and call every few days and I'm going to try and relay his whereabouts and mental and physical state (he =EDs tired, but still in good humor).=20 I'll never be able to comprehend the rationale motivating people to such endeavours. Especially when they appear not to have thought out the hardships before embarking. There is an interesting Museum in Bolzano (Italy) where one can see how clever a traveller could be, and better be so, even on the most inhospitable terrain. Sergio Pisa |
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UniMan Gutting It Out: Needs New gear
Here is Max Chen's report about our amazing TransAm unicyclist, Patrick
Thomas who has his own web at: http://www.pedalthewaves.org ======================================== June 30, 2004 So I talked to Patrick last night for a good while. He ís going to try and call every few days and I'm going to try and relay his whereabouts and mental and physical state (he ís tired, but still in good humor). When he has the time, he'll go back and fill in everything in his own words. He called from the Jailhouse Motel in Ely, Nevada. The restaurant is called the Cellblock Steakhouse! He notes that Nevada is full of gambling smokers and completely devoid of fellow blacks - quite a change from multicultural San Francisco. In the two weeks since his last report, he's had a number of adventures, and many have revolved around the kindness of strangers. From being offered rides/shelter/food/water to arranging newspaper interviews, people have been very generous and these actions have reaffirmed his faith in humanity. His ride has been documented in the South Tahoe Tribune, Reno Gazette Journal, Nevada Appeal, and on TV through KTVN - the CBS affiliate in Reno. You can check out www.ktvn.com . Apparently some guy in a CA arranged the interview and the anchorwoman came out to meet him along the banks of the Truckee River. These interviews and talking to strangers helps him keep going and put things in perspective. They remind him of his cause, because on those long lonely brutal stretches he has considered turning back. He's had a brief cold, his (in my words) grossly inadequate and underplanned equipment has been falling apart, ** he's had to camp out twice without shelter on the side of the road**, and he survived sand storms and pummeling rain. Someone please secretly steal and replace his tattered, sewn, and HEAVY backpack. And give the man an emergency blanket too (maybe he can use it as a sail as well as prevent his teeth from chattering in the night). He checks his mail every few days and can be reached at: He's been amazed at the diversity of people's stories as well as the range of natural environments. Forest, desert, plains, mountains. It ís all there and unlike from inside a car, he can really experience it: the smell of roadkill; the tortuous cross winds; the taste of bugs; plus he's got a cool tan line. Anyway, he's pretty tired and realized fairly quickly just how hot and arduous this trip is going to be. He's been eating lots of deep fried goodness and cholesterol filled breakfasts. I suggested bananas and kiwis, lots of water and trail mix or granola. He's mailed back a few packages with unnecessary things like his CD player, microrecorder, and reading book. (Don Loomis had quite a bit of extra stuff too. Come to think of it, so did my brother and I). In the future he's got a 90 mile day on "the loneliest rode," which will be his longest day yet. He still plans on going to Salt Lake City even with Skot Pís horrible opinion about the state of Utah. He's going to visit his uncle up in Denver. And he is still determined to reach Chicago for the NBG event. I suggested doing whatever he can to join RAGBRAI. That will pick up his wavering spirits for sure. Well, until his next phone call, that ís pretty much it. Max Chen http://www.nationalbicyclegreenway.c...ios/max_chen.p hp |
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UniMan Gutting It Out: Needs New gear
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, Sergio SERVADIO wrote: On Thu, 1 Jul 2004, Cycle America wrote: So I talked to Patrick last night for a good while. He ?s going to try and call every few days and I'm going to try and relay his whereabouts and mental and physical state (he ?s tired, but still in good humor). I'll never be able to comprehend the rationale motivating people to such endeavours. Especially when they appear not to have thought out the hardships before embarking. There is an interesting Museum in Bolzano (Italy) where one can see how clever a traveller could be, and better be so, even on the most inhospitable terrain. Sergio Pisa There was a swede but I can't remember his name. And this guy sailed a 21 foot boat that he built himself to india. Then he took out of the boat a bicycle, rode the bicycle to the foot of Everest (I may have the mountain wrong but it was a significant one) and climbed it solo. Kurt |
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