Chief Joseph Ride Today

I am getting out of town late today and it is because I just got done doing taxes. Can you believe that I owe the government $300.00 and the state $60.00. I have no hope of paying that off when I am already starving from week to week just trying to get in some cycling. I decided that if I "accidentally" get hit by a big semi truck then that will be all right by me. Better than going to prison and not being able to cycle. Sounds drastic ... well I am feeling drastic. Ok so now to where I am going, Sula to Wisdom.

So I hope to get out of here by 2 pm. And get to Sula around 4. The ride will last until 9 if conditions are not so good but I hope to beat the darkness and do the ride in 4 hours. I will bust my ass but if conditions warrant I will have to cut the ride short. It is supposed to be snowy and cold on the pass.

• Date: April 16, 2006

• Distance: 80 miles RT

• Max El: 7,256 ft

• Climb El: 7,545 ft

• Est. Tm: 5 to 6 hours

• Map: [click here]

After checking the weather where I found out the temperature at 40 degrees and probability of measurable snow accumulation at 80% the entire ride will probably not happen. I do expect to get out of town for the sake of getting out of town and suffering on a climb anyway. Maybe Ill just do the pass. Who Knows! When I make it back Ill post details.