tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post5953513006716011489..comments2024-03-21T03:56:28.972-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: No place like NomeJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-45895194132847518302019-04-07T12:08:08.372-06:002019-04-07T12:08:08.372-06:00Thank you. I admit mushing is probably not for me....Thank you. I admit mushing is probably not for me. I think you need to really love being around dogs and taking care of other beings, and I prefer to operate independently and be in charge of only myself. However, I'd definitely be open to learning to drive a snowmachine. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-39505734653362303602019-04-07T06:15:48.903-06:002019-04-07T06:15:48.903-06:00Beautifully written.Would you consider taking up m...Beautifully written.Would you consider taking up mushing if you could no longer run/cycle?Maldivitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749916358138289480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-76371861029217932802019-04-02T23:48:35.414-06:002019-04-02T23:48:35.414-06:00Truly amazing. Thank you for sharing.Truly amazing. Thank you for sharing.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615497231998979199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-1030872997202601742019-04-01T23:11:55.961-06:002019-04-01T23:11:55.961-06:00I think you'd love the Tour Divide. ;-) But yo...I think you'd love the Tour Divide. ;-) But you're right, having my Mom and Dad greet me in New Mexico was a huge boost in 2009. It would have been a much different experience to arrive to no one. And it also was more satisfying than being greeted by dozens of strangers in Nome in 2016. <br /><br />As for the return to reality — it is hard. For Beat, it seems like part of his "flow" now, and I'm not sure he struggles that much with it anymore. But he'd have to answer that question. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-33340092238980646852019-03-31T20:17:19.389-06:002019-03-31T20:17:19.389-06:00I think the ITI finishers get more of a fanfare th...I think the ITI finishers get more of a fanfare than TD finishers...didn't your mom and dad drive down to be at the border when you finished (and if I recall, it was a surprise to you)? If they hadn't come, what would that have been like? Over 3000 miles and unfathomable climbing, totally self supported...and the finish is pretty much just a spot on the map and done....then what do you do? I always wondered how people deal with that. For WEEKS your every breathing moment is focused on forward motion...and then suddenly no more. How do you decompress and return to reality after something like that? (what does Beat do?) I kind of think most ultra-endruance solo events are much like that. Doubt I'll ever find out personally though...but you never know. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517087265569164625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-24356221668203371762019-03-31T11:48:55.713-06:002019-03-31T11:48:55.713-06:00When Beat first finished in 2013, I flew out to gr...When Beat first finished in 2013, I flew out to greet him, which was my first experience with Nome. He arrived to empty streets in the middle of the night, and I thought it was a little fitting, after such a long solo journey — and one, as you noted, is both deeply physical and mental. I was a little sad to arrive in 2016 to nobody I knew, but still received a lot more fanfare than I expected, which I did appreciate. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-85298019061165390342019-03-31T11:22:40.250-06:002019-03-31T11:22:40.250-06:00I believe these are the last White Alice towers st...I believe these are the last White Alice towers still standing. The city of Nome made a move to preserve them a few years ago, as they were slated to be torn down. But the Nomers love their "Nomehenge," and it's become both a landmark and a tourist attraction. Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-69245093791510214352019-03-31T11:21:15.419-06:002019-03-31T11:21:15.419-06:00Few really understand ... both what it's like,...Few really understand ... both what it's like, and the reasons why. I know you "get it" — even if you've arrived at the not illogical conclusion of "foolhardy" — and appreciate your perspective. Thanks for the note. :) Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-21164611562312415902019-03-31T04:50:00.561-06:002019-03-31T04:50:00.561-06:00Congratulations to Beat. It seems sad that the run...Congratulations to Beat. It seems sad that the runners have little glory when they arrive. Their effort seems far greater than the mushers and cyclists.<br />What a wonderful month you have had in Nome.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051160693725705930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-27207521342895295512019-03-30T19:19:47.736-06:002019-03-30T19:19:47.736-06:00Gads...Beat is amazing! I'd bail (strike that,...Gads...Beat is amazing! I'd bail (strike that, as I'd NEVER even try what he has now done so many times). Love your pics of "White Alice"...I was stationed out on Adak island back in the early 80's (a Navy base) and we had a derelict White Alice tower there. I was amazed at the construction considering the winds all the Aleutian Islands get in the winter (had no idea there were towers in the Nome area...I wonder where else they are?) And that they're still standing...THAT is incredible! Great pics, and thanks for keeping us apprised of Beats journey! Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517087265569164625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-47963936444025653242019-03-30T07:43:53.054-06:002019-03-30T07:43:53.054-06:00Outrageous. Insane. Foolhardy. Death wish. Exactly...Outrageous. Insane. Foolhardy. Death wish. Exactly what we expect to see and read on this "Outside" blog. If you have to explain it to someone, they wouldn't understand. I couldn't do it, but I get it. It's the worst conditions of Everest, only at sea level. Hat's off to Beat...and you, Jill.<br />Box Canyon Box Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.com