Can You Hear Me Now?

Today was as cool as I hoped it would be. Basically I had a mountain desert, a bike, a topo map, a general idea of where to go, and about a gallon of water.

I was just about as far from another person as I think I have ever been. The funny thing is that while I perceived I was literally in the middle of nowhere, my cell phone was picking up a signal here and there. So it really wasn't much of a trek after all.

There is a snake story, but without the photo evidence, I am not sure my facts all hold together. I did manage, amazingly, not to run into any cacti or even catch one on the leg going by.

I don't really have anyway to measure this as a "workout". All I know is that I am beat and beat up, so it did something good.

(Already, I know it will be a challenge re-adjusting to simple Midwestern terrain. Especially the stretch of outer road I have chosen to focus on.)