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New and unsuspecting reader appreciates this..Well, “new” in terms of most CycleBlazers who have been riding and reading for YEARS! :)
3 weeks agoI might have followed that journal on the other site...
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It is a funny sign. Also funny is that I thought you actually went back to read one of my old journals. Not so funny is that I just realized I accidentally pushed this journal to the top of the main page by not clicking the "this is a minor update" button.
3 weeks agoThat might be my favorite sign. Always wondered if it was still there (or maybe replaced) since I left AZ in 1970.
3 weeks agoI can't wait!!!
2 years agoI'd worry that I'd gotten ahold of some peyote or something if I ran across that in the desert.
2 years agoThe horror, indeed. Even Mr. Kurtz would have come up with something more horrible than "the horror" after hearing that.
2 years agoWait til you see my upper arm area toward the end of this journal. Almost as gross as Jen's leg wound.
2 years agoWhen I was there is was Celine Dion. The horror.
2 years agoI sleep much better knowing that your bike was thoroughly inspected by our authorities. Who knows what nefarious scheme a cyclist from Minnesota might concoct in the American desert?
2 years agoThat hand's gonna have to come off....
2 years agoHello Team Racpat. I'm glad to see you here on Cycleblaze and thanks for checking out this journal. Sometimes I think it's almost impossible to choose a favorite bike tour, just as a parent could never choose a favorite child. But I'm going to go out on a limb and choose this one over all my others. I just love the desert.
4 years agoClever title!
4 years agoMy arm held on for a few weeks after the tour, but then it fell off. I'll be OK, though. I'm a tough guy.
But really, despite the appearance of the wound, it really didn't hurt much. I've shown that picture to lots of friends and relatives and they get all grossed-out over it. It even makes ME sick to look at it. But honestly, after the initial jolt, there was very little pain. A nurse I know proposed the theory that the bolt cut right through the nerves--hence, only numbness. I don't know. I also don't know why gallons of blood weren't flowing. Just lucky, I guess.
Thanks for being a relatively new and unsuspecting reader. I didn't mean to bring this journal back to everybody's attention, but here it is.
3 weeks ago