I have devised a new bicycle riding plan to replace the previous one. On the route that I planned that Cliff and Kathy are still on, we would arrive at our son Seth and his family’s place in Twin Falls, Idaho, on June 18th, and then we had two weeks more bicycling until we got home. I will leave on Monday, June 3rd, and go the opposite direction as originally planned. I will meet Cliff and Kathy at Seth’s place on June 18th and then ride home with them. I am planning a different route there than the one we will return on for variety. From Monday, June 3rd, to the end of June 18th, there are 16 days, 13 riding days, and three rest days. I will have two days, precisely 70 miles each, and the rest will be 60 or less. I am confident that I can do this after a week at home resting, though I will ride ten to 20 miles every day before I leave. I have gone through all my stuff and reduced my weight on the bike to 55 lbs. I will ride nine days less than the original 44 days planned, and instead of 2,500 miles, I will ride 1,900. I feel good about this new goal and look forward to accomplishing it. The primary loss for me will not be bicycling in Utah, which was the trip’s primary goal: to see all the beautiful rock formations in Utah. I will schedule a driving trip with Patty, some of our kids, and grandkids to some of the National Parks in Utah to make up for missing them. Also, I will be riding by myself as I go to Seth’s place, but I was always way behind Cliff and Kathy anyway so it won’t be much different than usual. I will be close enough to home or Seth’s place so that if I get in trouble, one or the other won’t have more than five hours of driving time to pick me up.

A good thing about coming home for a week is that our family from Hawaii is here, and I would have missed seeing them. Now, I plan on taking one of my grandsons fishing two times.

Psalms 37:24 When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,
Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand.