Hi! My name is Kristin, and I am Oliver's fabulous little sister. If you were wondering why I’m named Pre-Newb, that’s because I will be attending SPS next fall and Webster says that all new third formers are newbs. As the rest day yesterday continued Jacob eventually decided I was Pre-Newb since school hasn’t started just yet. And of course, I'm not too psyched about this name but I can’t much about it.
Anyways, today we rode the Going-To-The-Sun-Road, which for me was my first ride of the year. The road signs claimed that it was a 6% gradual grade, but personally it felt like 15%. The sights were fantastic! Even though Glacier National Park is so close to Whitefish, I still forget that such massive mountains are only a 25 mile ride away from Whitefish. Everyone started riding from Whitefish and rode the back road over Blankenship Bridge and then into West Glacier but I didn’t ride this section. I met everyone in West Glacier and started the 32 mile climb around 4 in the afternoon (the road isn’t open from 11am to 4pm). The brutal climb essentially started around 5:30pm which was about halfway through the ride. As the hill got steeper, my leg muscle energy started decreasing - quickly. The road started wrapping around the edge of the mountains which gave me the creeps since we were so high up, and Oliver kept telling me to look over the edge which definitely didn’t help. On the way up we passed two people running up the Going To The Sun Road (which made me so glad I was on a bike instead of running) and we went under the weeping wall of water (and yes, Oliver tried to show off and fell over in the water). Once my legs turned to jelly, we were approximately 1 mile from the top of Logan Pass. By the time we got to the top Reid had been at the top waiting for the “flock” for almost an hour (great time riding with you Reid). The best part of the day was definitely the 19 mile downhill, except it was freezing cold (just saying I rocked Webbys one arm sleeve on my leg and I think I pulled off the look very well - thanks Webby). Once we got to the KOA, we downed about 7 entire pizzas and went straight to bed.
Today was an awesome day and made me very excited about riding across country when my time comes. Much thanks to the flock for letting me join - it was an incredible experience. Good luck with this insane adventure.
Much Love,
Pre Newb
P.S. We all know my blog post is better than Oliver’s. Please don't make him sad about this as it can’t be easy for him when his little sister beats him all the time.
Anyways, today we rode the Going-To-The-Sun-Road, which for me was my first ride of the year. The road signs claimed that it was a 6% gradual grade, but personally it felt like 15%. The sights were fantastic! Even though Glacier National Park is so close to Whitefish, I still forget that such massive mountains are only a 25 mile ride away from Whitefish. Everyone started riding from Whitefish and rode the back road over Blankenship Bridge and then into West Glacier but I didn’t ride this section. I met everyone in West Glacier and started the 32 mile climb around 4 in the afternoon (the road isn’t open from 11am to 4pm). The brutal climb essentially started around 5:30pm which was about halfway through the ride. As the hill got steeper, my leg muscle energy started decreasing - quickly. The road started wrapping around the edge of the mountains which gave me the creeps since we were so high up, and Oliver kept telling me to look over the edge which definitely didn’t help. On the way up we passed two people running up the Going To The Sun Road (which made me so glad I was on a bike instead of running) and we went under the weeping wall of water (and yes, Oliver tried to show off and fell over in the water). Once my legs turned to jelly, we were approximately 1 mile from the top of Logan Pass. By the time we got to the top Reid had been at the top waiting for the “flock” for almost an hour (great time riding with you Reid). The best part of the day was definitely the 19 mile downhill, except it was freezing cold (just saying I rocked Webbys one arm sleeve on my leg and I think I pulled off the look very well - thanks Webby). Once we got to the KOA, we downed about 7 entire pizzas and went straight to bed.
Today was an awesome day and made me very excited about riding across country when my time comes. Much thanks to the flock for letting me join - it was an incredible experience. Good luck with this insane adventure.
Much Love,
Pre Newb
P.S. We all know my blog post is better than Oliver’s. Please don't make him sad about this as it can’t be easy for him when his little sister beats him all the time.