Preparing for an adventure is a challenge. Pressure starts to build regarding the departure deadline. The bucket list item that arises in the thought process at the beginning of a dream is vague. The thoughts transition only when some action takes place otherwise it’s just a fantasy. The steps are small at first. When the planning gets going a choice is necessary. Will a short tempered, easily bothered Tasmanian Devil spin about or an enthusiastic and excited person emerge? T

The thought occurs when cycling the Cascade and Rocky Mountains, “It can’t get any worse than this!” Well, welcome to misty conditions and multiple steep climbs of the Ozark Mountain roads in Missouri. Riding in dangerous fog and having to dismount loaded bikes and push 80-90 lbs. up hills for four days is miserable. What can be learned or how can thinking be managed to get some good out of this? Misty fog and misery cycling multiple mountainous hills for hours are different