Passion or Crazy?

Andy had a mountain bike and bike trailer that carried all of his possessions from Canada to Mexico.  A casual observer might think he was crazy, but another might say he had passion.

The total weight of his gear was 110 pounds.  That weight would wear on him for nearly 2,500 miles along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route.  He seemed excited about his adventure, but while in Butte, he was literally at the tip of the ice berg.  When we crossed paths with Andy, there were forest fires raging south of us and Wyoming was a blurring state, who knew what Colorado had to offer.

Andy found himself in a common dilemma, comparing himself to others.  He confided that others on the trail had a total weight of just 65 pounds, but he had no idea what he could dispose of that wasn't essential at this point.

Andy said he wasn't sure about the pure motive of this adventure, but clearly sitting behind a desk 8 hours a day was not his definition of fulfillment.  His less that content view of his job led him to the freedom to pursue this opportunity.  He had no clear plan what would happen when he returned to San Antonio, but seemed to trust he would find work.

This particular adventure seemed a bit tame compared to his last major one.  A few years earlier, he rode a motorcycle from Texas to Argentina!