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Lol! Dang, missed opportunity! Thanks for watching.

Thanks Larry.

Lol. Wish I'd have thought of that. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Mr. G. I'm glad you appreciated that cloud. It was something. And Pat is a lovely guy. He and his lovely wife Jalet run the Spoke'n Hostel, along the TransAmerica route in Mitchell Oregon. I can't wait to watch your video!

The best. And totally unexpected. The rest of the campground was full and we were not sure where we'd sleep, but Art came to the rescue.

Crazy, right???

I agree. She was gracious and friendly to all of us star-struck tourers.

Lol! "Gentleman" is laying it on a bit thick! Thanks for watching

That's a great story, and I'm impressed you got to ride with her for so long. I'm sure she'd leave me in the dust after 5 minutes.

@@RonSuchanek Rode along side her for 25 km but had to draft behind for the last 27 km she was doing 28 plus and I am 68 years old ,will have to post the video I look.

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I don't know how that got out😅, but yeah, I did get to meet her. Thanks for watching

That's great!

@markdobbins007 my kit is a result of great people helping me make my first Bikepacking tour a success. Ron had great intel from his tours and loaned me some gear, as did another veteran touring friend Doug Strange. My biggest kit influence came from @RobParker8 who relentlessly chided me for packing too heavy. Rob is a former mountaineering guy, and rides regularly with Chris Wilson @pnwbikepacking on insane routes. His advice was critically important. The kit is as follows... Handlebars: Salsa Side loader Sausage dry bag with a down bag, inflatable pillow (all loaned to me by Rob), tyvek ground sheet and a pillowcase (must have). Also on the handlebars is my Fuji X-T3 and 3 lenses (go mirrorless my friend!). Bear spray. On the Stem: 1 Randijo Fab Feedbag and one Relevate Feed Bag for liquids. Right fork: Swift Walrus tent from eBay Left Fork: Kitchen which consists of a small titanium pot, with a pocket rocket 1.0 and fuel inside. A Tupperware container used for everything from coffee to dinner. Sawyer silicon water bottle water filter. Top Tube: Tent poles Frame Bag: Relevate Ripio Small (thanks to Doug Strange). Main compartments for food only. Rob Parker taught me the importance of always keeping a fast food supply in there. I only took one Mountain House as a backup (which I devoured at Soap Creek). Top left pocket was for passport, spork, papers, etc. A water bottle mounted to the lower bottle rack held patch kits, tire spoons and full size Allen keys. Rear Rack: Aero donated by @pnwbikepacking with a Relevate dry bag for (all clothes purchased used on eBay); 1 pair of merino full length tights, merino wool socks, puffy jacket, wild rag, sport towel, reflective rain jacket, first aid, tools, tire goo, charging cords, 2 small battery packs, fox MTB gloves, water shoes. RR seat stay: Cat Box... Light fiskar plastic shovel, wipes, extra Ziploc bags, water-bottle-bidet from Amazon (worth it when you really need it!). It's worth pointing out that my wife is the mastermind behind Spoke'n Hostel in Mitchell, Oregon, where I met Ron, Rob, Chris, Doug and literally thousands of other incredible people. I've had the benefit of spending time with life-long world-touring veterans and hardcore bikepackers and seen their kit setups. Hope that helps!

I'll ask Pat to post his setup here. Thanks for watching!

She rode through Oregon as well but I didn't meet up with her. But, like you I did meet Mat on his Transamerica ride. He's a great guy.

Thanks Kathleen. I have some work to do on my drone skills, and wish I'd have shot more during the trip. But 2025 is coming! Thanks for watching.

Thanks Larry. They really were only bad at Holland. Black flies were brutal south of Bannack.

We went from Eureka to Butte in late August-September 2023, so missed the bugs. That section from Ferndale to Seeley was my favorite part!

Yeah I love the Ogre. You'll have a great time! I'm probably going back out next year to do another section.

Thanks for watching! It's hard for me to get motivated to ride this time of year. I get out occasionally but usually default to the bike trainer.

Thanks Bob, it was a lot of fun.

Thanks for the nice words. I feel lucky to be able to do this kind of stuff, and want to continue as long as I can.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for sticking with it at such a late hour, Mr. G. I appreciate it. The grilling was beefsteak, courtesy of camp host Art Crane. Thanks for watching. More to come.

I like the sound of cowboy mount. It seems like something I ought to try, but I agree, not with a lump of gear on the back.

Although I worked on a ranch for a while I would in no way consider myself a "cowboy". But you're right, even with my limited time on horseback, it does feel a bit like swinging up into a saddle (sans the unpredictability of a thousand pounds of raw muscle and free will under the saddle).

Thanks Nicola! It was so fun, as you know, and terrible sometimes. But mostly fun. We're visiting the South Island in Feb/March. If you live there, and are around, we'd love to stop by and say hello. We're renting a campervan.

Definitely. We will be here. Settling back in after a rewarding time away. Stay in touch will be great to see you 😊

@NicolaHoodless excellent!

Thanks for watching, Rob! I love watching the trips you and Chris do. And we spent a not-insignificant amount of time talking about Parker wisdom, tips and tricks. And, yeah, I felt sorry for Pat and brought him along. He's so uptight and hard to get along with, which really comes through on the video 😆

To be considered questionable is a high compliment coming from you, Rob! 😁

❤

We left June 23. Pat was with me through Helena, about 8 or 8 days, and we were incredibly lucky with air and weather. Thanks for watching!!

Same here. So much wildfire smoke we couldn't see the Wind River mountains in Wyoming while going over Union Pass.

It's so beautiful there. I keep going back!

Thanks Matt!

Brilliant! If only we'd have known that back in June. Thanks for watching, and for straightening me out.

Thanks Mat! We could have used you along to straighten us out on a few things out there.

Good call, Mat. Though, being Irish I prefer Swumded which is, of course, a close relative to the Welsh Swimded. Thanks for setting the record straight. Also, thanks for being such an inspiration to stay on two wheels. I hope we see you at Spoke'n again someday.

It's a beast!

The bike is a Long Haul Trucker with Jones bars. I used a Surly Ogre on my 2024 ride.

@@RonSuchanek nice setup

@henryguthery5311 thanks. The LHT is great, and I found the Ogre to be better suited to the terrain.

@@RonSuchanek Thank you

Thanks Larry! I look forward to going through the footage.

The disclaimer is a great idea. We don't need anyone assuming that we're advocating this approach. 😂

We had a wonderful, grueling, fun and absurd time out there!

Hi Mr G! Ahh, your brother is enrolled in my RUclips Sensation Super Secret Supporter program. For $3,000 a month, you get prior notifications of not only my videos, but everything I do. It's a win-win. I'm thinking about expanding my offerings to include pork chops, but the microwave keeps undercooking them, so that's on hold. (Disclaimer for anyone who might believe this: it's not true, but you can certainly send me $3000 if you want). Thanks for the nice words and for comparing me to Orson Wells. Others say that I'm the Orson Bean of GDMBR videos. Or was it Mr. Bean...?

Ideally I'll ride from Island Park, ID to Antelope Wells, but I haven't figured out plans yet. That section from Banff is spectacular. I'd like to do it again. Thanks for watching.

Thanks!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks! But nobody gets tired of Mat!!

Thanks!

Sweet! Finally someone got it! Thanks for watching!!

Thanks for watching and for the kind words, Mike! I enjoyed the ride and putting the videos together. I did another section of the route this year and will be going over the footage in the next few weeks. Ron

Looking forward to it.

Thanks!

It's amazing, and you'll love it. The critters, bears in particular, are to be respected, but honestly, the risks are over blown. Just use common sense and enjoy the ride! The more Kiwis, the better!! We're probably heading to Enn Zed next March for a few weeks. Can't wait to hear the youths call me numbnuts. Thanks for watching. One of these days I'll get my 2024 videos edited and posted.

@@RonSuchanek take it you are coming to do some cycling. March is the best time of year weather wise, usually most settled. Being an Island in the Pacific it is often changeable and unpredictable. Im from the North Island, I did a three week trip in the South Island on bike trails in March of this year. It's a beautiful place, highly recommend the Alps to Ocean and also the lake Dunstan Trails, and the Otago Rail Trail. You may already know, but there are longer trips you can do like the Te Araroa Trail (length of NZ, mix of roads and trails) and the Sounds to Sounds (length of the South Island) which takes you over a few mountain passes. Both on my to do list. Enjoy your trip! Look forward to seeing more videos.

Yep! That's me. It was nice to meet up with him. My friend picked him up from the airport in Portland and drove him to the start of the TransAm in Astoria, while I was riding the GDMBR.

That’s just great. I wrote detailed notes of your great divide ride and Mat’s. I rode from Banff and stopped in Butte for a break, I got eaten alive by black flys while attending to a fellow rider who I needed to get carted out after he crashed. I’m heading back this Thursday with a magic potion that is supposed to repel those little buggers !

​@@raymarks7430 @matryder is just as he appears in his videos- surly, ill tempered...just kidding. He's a great guy, funny and generous. But those black flies are miserable! I hope your potion works, and have fun as you continue.

@@RonSuchanekif the magic potion works I’ll def let people know. I contracted a university that did research and they put me in contact with a small co that is getting ready to market it… all natural ( something to do with coconut). Thanks again !