Thinking about the rhythms of pedaling a bicycle yesterday inspired me to think about exactly how each one of our lives is a unique song—a superposition of many frequencies that creates signature harmonies.
Enjoy the video and tell us all a little about your song in the comments below.
On the trail, I intended to do my first century today. During this trip I've already done many metric centuries as well as several 90-something-mile (150-ish km) days.
But I won some bonus mileage today too. I was enjoying the wonderfully wide shoulders of the newly paved road. There was more than 6 feet (2 m) separation from the high speed traffic. The road was wide open and free from signs. And the southern sun was evening out my tan.
But wait! I'm not supposed to be heading south. Unfortunately that was 10.5 miles (17 km) after my wrong turn (which happened only 3 miles (5 km) into my trip). So I earned 21 bonus miles (34 bonus kilometers), on top of my planned 103 miles (166 km). I never anticipated doing a 124-mile (200-km) day during this trip. But somehow I still made it to my stop before sunset.
In spite of the extended journey, I marked the milestone of entering Kansas today!
Today I entered my 6th state and 3rd time zone on this journey. Hello Kansas!
