You got me! I've ridden half of the route, and plan to finish next summer 2025 at 72 years old. The GDMBR gets under your skin, hard to explain. It can be fun, difficult, sweet, impossible, wild, and gentle all in the same day. I heard a pack of wolves in the Bridger Tetons above Pinedale, WY howling about 100 yards from my tent one night. ☮
I rode that route in 2010 and again as a part of a much larger tour from Alaska to Panama in 2019-2020. The reason i would say not to do it is because it is littered with riders. Which makes it less special now. When i did it in 2010, I met one other rider. 2nd time, i couldnt stop running into people.
@@CyclingHeaven I would say that fear of predators falls under the broad category of "you don't like being outdoors in nature". :-) Bears are indeed a rather serious concern - hence the admonition to not do the Northern half of the route by yourself. However, one rider I met south of Beaverhead (in NM) showed me a photo he took of a black bear scurrying off the trail in front of him. I had passed that way only a few hours before he did! So, there are bears along the entire route - you just don't see them. Follow all the risk mitigation procedures (the bear-muda triangle, for example) and there's a better than even chance you won't even see a bear - at all! As I've said in other videos, all real adventures incur some amount of real risk. We each must manage the level of risk we're willing to chance. Enjoy the ride! :-)
You got me! I've ridden half of the route, and plan to finish next summer 2025 at 72 years old. The GDMBR gets under your skin, hard to explain. It can be fun, difficult, sweet, impossible, wild, and gentle all in the same day. I heard a pack of wolves in the Bridger Tetons above Pinedale, WY howling about 100 yards from my tent one night. ☮
Thanks Kevin. MBA class of 82
You crack me up, but you are 100% spot on. Enjoy a little break and a quick heal and get back on that trail and share your epic journey with us.
I rode that route in 2010 and again as a part of a much larger tour from Alaska to Panama in 2019-2020. The reason i would say not to do it is because it is littered with riders. Which makes it less special now. When i did it in 2010, I met one other rider. 2nd time, i couldnt stop running into people.
Don't do it if you're impatient. Sometimes you have to hike your bike for a few hours and just settle in.
So happy to see a new video. You are always in my thoughts.
Someone has had a great deal of time thinking. 😆 🤣 😂
Love you brother.
Based on these 6 reasons, I guess I should do the GDMBR.
SO AWESOME!!
Who does this stuff especially if not in shape 😮
What about being worried about bears? Legitimate concern?
@@CyclingHeaven I would say that fear of predators falls under the broad category of "you don't like being outdoors in nature". :-) Bears are indeed a rather serious concern - hence the admonition to not do the Northern half of the route by yourself. However, one rider I met south of Beaverhead (in NM) showed me a photo he took of a black bear scurrying off the trail in front of him. I had passed that way only a few hours before he did! So, there are bears along the entire route - you just don't see them. Follow all the risk mitigation procedures (the bear-muda triangle, for example) and there's a better than even chance you won't even see a bear - at all! As I've said in other videos, all real adventures incur some amount of real risk. We each must manage the level of risk we're willing to chance. Enjoy the ride! :-)
That's a lot of thinking Uncle Kevin😂
ok subbed. you got me. KUDOS.
Seriously, they are not reasons for doing the world's best bike packing route!
#7, you may lack the affinity for lemmings, sobo or nobo.
Ha ha great !