16-05-20 Day 54 Dad – Mark Trail
Biking the TransAm 2016 Blog
2 Wheels, 6 Months, 1 Adventure
I knew it was going to be a great day. Dad’s Birthday. Memories of all the times we shared would fill my mind as I pedaled..
The forecast was for 10 to 20 mph winds from the SSE, S, SSW… The route was 20 miles North, 20 miles West, and the balance North West…. finally a day being pushed from behind…
I fried the bacon and eggs just like my Dad would every Sunday. It was the day my Dad would cook and my Mom would take a break…. Brandon made coffee and we sat at the kitchen table and shared life…. Precious….
Thank You Brandon and Sam for opening your home and hearts for Bikers……
As I expected the ride north was a breeze… Literally…. At Walcott I turned west and a different story. I passed the Sinclair Gas refinery and Sinclair Gas station in Sinclair, Wy. Yup…. Then Rawlins…… Again Memories..
Here is where I skipped up to as I was hiking the Continental Divide Trail last June with Moonwalker to hike north and again in September to finish and hike south.
As I biked the wind seemed calm, but when I stopped to pee it was blasting… I could feel the gentle encouragement guiding me along my path. Just like my Dad………..
Thank you Dad, I love you and miss you……
Saratoga to N Muddy Gap
101 miles
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Aww. Memories of Wyoming kicked in for me, too, when you wrote of Sinclair. My mother’s aunt, my Great Aunt Blanche, lived in Rawlins and the train stopped there. She moved west with her husband Charles (who, if memory serves) went to work for Sinclair. Her three sisters in Pennsylvania always talked of her fondly, as they all grew up in central PA together. Natalie, Blanche, Alice and Alta.
I remember Aunt Blanche meeting my train once, when traveling between Ohio and Washington state. In the short minute the train was stopped she delivered hugs and a tin of homemade cookies when I convinced the conductor I would get back on immediately if he would let me off.
I have some photos, too, but I don’t know how to post them here. I can send those via Facebook maybe.
Round and round, the cycles and circles of life go round and round.
Bless you, Mark. I miss my dad so much, too. May God bless. Be safe…XO
Lynn email me at Marktrailbikes@gmail.com if you want…. Thanks for the encouragement. . Hope the Happy Cows are loving it as much as I do…