If you've been following this blog you know I left Thursday (May 19) for a 3 day bicycle camping trip.
Thursday, Dos Picos near Ramona. Wonderful spot. Enjoyable... except for my sleep being disturbed by the possum from hell. But more on that in a later post.
Friday, Wm Heise near Julian. Happening campground; loved it!!
Saturday, not such a great day. Problem #1: the decision to travel 62 miles from Julian to Potrero while pulling 50 pounds of camping gear. Problem #2: the decision to include a ride over the Sunrise Highway as part of that 62 mile trip.
The Sunrise Highway involves a lot of intense climbing. I wasn't ready for that... especially while lugging all that gear. When I finally got to low ground and proceeded along Buckman Springs Rd. I was exhausted. I wasn't as careful as I should be and I hit sand and crashed. And knocked myself unconscious.
When I woke up 2 wonderful gentleman were directing traffic around me since I was sprawled in the road. They'd called 911, and presently I was loaded into an ambulance. At the Campo fire station I was put into a life-flight helicopter and whisked to Sharps Kearny Mesa. There I stayed until today, Monday, May 23.
Cat scans showed bleeding from the brain. When released, I was prohibited from riding the bicycle for 6 weeks. That is the true cost of such bad decision-making. No bike-camping, no bike-commuting, no bike-anything for 6 weeks. That hurts.
The bicycle and my gear are still at the Campo fire station.
What a bummer. I was having such a good time.
Whoa Craig, these are not the kind of reports I like to hear about your adventures. Hope you are doing better. Looks as if you'll be doing a bit of forced rest & relaxation. A good time to dive into that new 8 string maybe?
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts exactly. Just opened the box today. Identical to the Gold Tone 6 string but with the addition of 2 more strings. Plus it has the metal-button Klusons as opposed to the plastic-button ones... which I suppose is an improvement. Still I'm stuck with a fretboard that only indicates up to the 19th fret... what a pain for those 2 octave phrases. But, oh well, at that price a true bargain. Haven't plugged it in yet.
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