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Have a great jump! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you!

Hi Mike! Yes, we finished! I just haven't been able to finish the videos! I am hoping to get back to them soon! Stay tuned!

Yes, we went to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints church that Sunday...and the hill WAS brutal!!! Tell your parents hi! Haha!

Very much. :)

Thank you! Haha!!!

I haven't finished them... My husband was in an accident last October, and I haven't been able to get back to making the RUclips videos. He is recovering well, and so I hope to get back to finishing the videos for this amazing experience! Stay tuned!

I will get back to making these! My husband was in an accident last October, but is recovering well. I hope to get back to my RUclips channel, and finish all the videos of our ride! Thank you so much for checking in! How thoughtful!

Yes! I hope to finish these videos! Stay tuned!

Yes, we made it! I haven't been able to post more videos, but I am going to get back to it soon! Stay tuned!

Thank you! More videos coming!

Awesome! How was your hike?

@@butterflyforlife3432 Brutal but I made it! 14.5 hrs.

Thank you, Jeff! I hope your next two hikes are FANTASTIC! Good luck with the training!

Thank you, Mason!

Oh my goodness! No, I did not hear about that! It is such a beautiful little town. I am very surprised a grizzly would come into town like that! I am so sorry to hear such news.

Well, now you have me curious. What happened on July 6?

Thank you, Colin! It was a grand experience!

I'm sure that it varies with different times of year as well as which skydiving company you go with. I think we paid around $200 per person, but I don't remember the exact amount. I know we got a discount because we had so many in our group, and I think the $200 included pictures...? I can't remember price details -- I'm sorry. Check the websites. I'm sure there are some good deals out there! And every penny was worth it! :)

I know this is old but in case anyone else sees this, the price is $220-$260 here which seems to be an average most places. Picture and video will run. $80-$170 plus tips for your instructor and videographer ( not required obviously).

It really was! I can't wait to do another video talking about how I want to hike it next time! :)

Thank you, Kirsten! :)

Next time I want to hike more of it in the day so I can enjoy the GORGEOUS scenery! It truly is one of the most beautiful places on earth!

@@butterflyforlife3432 for sure! We definitely want to hike there one day. We enjoy making outdoor content also

I checked out your channel! Great stuff! Thank you for sharing your experiences!

@@butterflyforlife3432 thanks for checking us out!

It was the first time we had seen each other in 28 days. It was so good to spend a day together! How blessed we were to be biking in a city with an airport at a time that he had a day off work!

Hey, Jackie from Ohio! Bryton and I biked through Ohio -- stay tuned for the upcoming videos! :) The river rafting trip in the Grand Canyon sounds SO fun!!!

As you know, some days are tougher than others! :)

Thank you!

Thanks, Kirsten! I love your comments! :)

Haha! Thank you, Biking360! We were very happy about making 100 miles!

I got them at a local camping store. I'm sure you could find them at a bike store too. You can get both thin and warm ones. The thin ones were great for the hot days to protect from the sun. We could also wet them and it would keep us cool for a little while.

@@butterflyforlife3432 Thank you!

Yes! We carried bear spray! Thankfully, we never had to use it! :)

@@butterflyforlife3432 Did you or could you do a video of gear carried?

@@mwillblade Yes! Just two weeks ago, we posted this video: ruclips.net/video/KUttd4wrghQ/видео.html If the link doesn't work, it's on my channel, and it's called, "How We Packed For A Self-Supported bike Across America." There are two things we forgot to add to our list on that video. 1) Bear spray. 2) A pee rag! As a female, I found this very helpful when needing "to go" with no toilet available. Wish I had remembered to give that tip. :)

@@butterflyforlife3432 Pee rag?! Is it to wipe? I have watched 4 of your videos You and your son are cool as hell to do this, some cool stories to tell the grandkids one day!

Haha! Thanks mwillblade! Yes, we still love talking about the trip -- it comes up often! And yes, the pee rag is to use while, literally, "on the road." It eliminates having to leave toilet paper and littering along the way. It's just a wash cloth hung to the outside of the seat pack.

Thank you!

Thank you, Biking360!

Thank you, freddixon! You will want to stay tuned. In one of the upcoming videos (not sure which one yet), Bryton answers the question, "What have you learned the most on this trip?" Thank you so much for taking the time to write, and for your incredibly kind words.

We met so many wonderful people along the way! This trip renewed my hope in the American people again! All we hear on the news is stories of bad people and our nation's difficulties. Then we went out and met people all across America...there are SO MANY GOOD PEOPLE!!! All willing to help, support, and love you along the way!

60 miles! Especially after riding 50 miles several days in the same week! It was a long ride, but SO beautiful, and so enjoyable! We loved meeting new people along the way! Are you still in Thailand?

@@butterflyforlife3432 It looked like a great ride. Yes, I'm still in Thailand :)

I know! I was surprised that I was surprised! Haha! I had no idea! Bryton carried the bear spray. He kept it on his handlebars. As he states many times in the videos...He's "The Man" on this trip! I guess "real men" carry three knives and the bear spray! Haha!

Barbara, thank you so much for taking the time to write! I am glad to hear the videos are helpful to you, and especially that you are enjoying them! Bryton and I had such a fun time together on our ride. Have a wonderful bike trip! Washington is a beautiful state!

It was "weird" for about the first 15 minutes, but then once we got the balance, it was fine! In fact, the time we rode without our gear (coming up in a future video), it felt different to us to have such light handlebars! We did not weigh our gear, so I have no idea how much weight we were carrying, but...in answer to your question, with the type of riding we did on this trip, I would pack the same.

Haha! Now that you mention it...we got lost twice on this trip. If I had known Bryton had a compass, we really could have used it! So, you are right. I made fun of him in this video, but, in fact, next time we go, we will take a compass! Thanks for your comment! It has changed my mind about the usefulness of a compass! :)

It sounds like you have some great memories from your bike trip! 1981 was quite a few years ago, but I'm sure you still reminisce about that experience! Yes, it was quite a bit of weight on the handlebars, though I never weighed our gear, so I don't know exactly how much. I put the heaviest stuff (the bike repair kit) in the center of the bag, then put the lighter stuff (sleeping bag, etc.) toward the ends. The Camelbak was centered perfectly on the handlebars. It only took a few minutes to get used to the steering. No, it did not feel like the bike wanted to "steer itself", though I can see how it might appear that way. I have not biked with a different set up, so I don't have a ton of experience with different bikepacking gear, but I was happy with how the bike felt as we rode, so I would choose to have this same set up again.

Hi, slowp100! Yes, I rode a Jamis. I have no idea what model it is. I bought it years ago, and it's what I had...so, it's what I rode across America! People were very skeptical about us riding mountain bikes across the country, but we were very grateful we had them. Our choices of roads would have been much more limited, and we could not have ridden many of the roads we did, had we been riding road bikes. My Jamis held up great. Twice along the way, we stopped at bike shops for some maintenance, and that helped a lot -- especially after we had been riding for lots of miles on dirt roads. I was especially pleased with my tires. I used Marathon touring tires, and I only got one flat the entire trip! Bryton, on the other hand, got EIGHT flat tires! I'm glad you like our videos. I had one comment from someone that mentioned that it looked like we didn't know what we were doing. Haha! We certainly didn't. But, we learned along the way, and we made some wonderful memories! :)

Thank you, Jackie!

Thanks, Biking360! It was a great rest day!