Product Description Jill Homer, a newspaper editor in Alaska, has an outlandish ambition: a 2,740-mile mountain bike race from Canada to Mexico along the rugged Continental Divide. But in the tradition of best-laid plans, Jill’s dream starts to unravel the minute she sets it in motion. An accident during a race on the Iditarod Trail results in serious frostbite. As she struggles with painful recovery and uncertainties about leaving a good job to pursue a seemingly impossible pipe dream, her employer hands down “an offer she can’t refuse.” Just two days before their departure date, her boyfriend ends their eight-year relationship. This final blow dismantles everything Jill thought she knew about life, love and her own identity. “Be Brave, Be Strong: A Journey Across the Great Divide” is the story of an adventure driven relentlessly forward as foundations crumble. During her record-breaking ride in the 2009 Tour Divide, Jill battles a torrent of self-doubt, anger, fatigue, loneliness, pain, grief, bicycle failures, crashes, violent storms, and hopelessness. Each night, she collapses under the crushing effort of this savage new way of life. And every morning, she picks up the pieces and strikes out anew in an ongoing journey to discover what lies on the other side of the Great Divide: astonishing beauty, unconditional kindness, and boundless strength. Be Brave, Be Strong: A Journey Across the Great Divide
See a couple exerpts of our epic adventure as we rode our mountain bikes along the Great Divide Trail from Banff, Canada to the Mexican border at Antelope Wells. The trip involved some 4500 km of riding; which included 29 Continental divide crossings, a cumulative 55 kilometers of ascending, and a peak elevation of nearly 12000 ft.We started in Banff on June 22 2009, and finished two months later. The blog can be flound at www.greatdividetrail2009.blogspot.com … Great Divide Mountain Bike …
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HYDRATION Back Pack w/Bladder.External side compression straps. Heavy-Duty carry and drag handle. Double zipper pulls on all compartment for easy access. Heavy weight webbing for modular attachments. Compression molded back panel. 1200D Rip Stop Shell. Great for Mtn. Biking, Hiking, or any extreme outdoor Sport
HYDRATION Back Pack w/Bladder.External side compression straps. Heavy-Duty carry and drag handle. Double zipper pulls on all compartment for easy access. Heavy weight webbing for modular attachments. Compression molded back panel. 900 D Rip Stop Shell. Great for Mtn. Biking, Hiking, or any extreme outdoor Sport
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