tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post8073987668189869236..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Day seven: Ghost trail to McGrathJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-78217176837784858682009-01-21T10:55:00.000-07:002009-01-21T10:55:00.000-07:00Damn good tale of adventure! Wish I had the time,...Damn good tale of adventure! Wish I had the time, circumstances, etc., etc., etc. to try even an iota of something like this. Many kudos to you, Jill!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-12876168515409588192008-11-20T11:23:00.000-07:002008-11-20T11:23:00.000-07:00Amazingly inspirational story! It reminds me of m...Amazingly inspirational story! It reminds me of my (not nearly so extreme) bicycle journey this past summer--thank you for sharing your journey!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-43095847792683406052008-03-22T19:44:00.000-06:002008-03-22T19:44:00.000-06:00Jill, I will forever remember your report. Thank ...Jill, I will forever remember your report. Thank you so much for sharing it all, everything. You will haunt me like a ghost. You're writing took me in and I am so glad I finally sat down to read it all. I can relate to some of your experience, but cannot even begin to imagine sliding down a waterfall, bivying for 12 hours, being that low on food and still going on, on so little sleep. You are amazing. Thank you again for your wonderful report.shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438995811625866850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-23950411807148326572008-03-16T23:04:00.000-06:002008-03-16T23:04:00.000-06:00Jill, I want to start by saying that you're the HO...Jill, I want to start by saying that you're the HOTM (Hero of the Month)on my blog for March. Thank you so much for sending on the CD when I sent you the donation: unexpected and FULL of beautiful photos. After getting WAY behind in my own life, I caught wind of the fact (at fatcyclist.com)that I'd completely missed the Iditabike live coverage , so this evening I got caught up with your EPIC journey. I knew it would be harder than Susitna, but HOLY F*CKING SH*T... Your trail odyssey is nothing short of astonishing, and your writing about it easily equals the best adventure writing I've read. You shall be linked and glorified at nollij.blogspot.com and if you and Geoff ever visit my area, please honor us by letting me cook for you two. Wow Jill... I'm just... wow. I'm nearly speechless. The hair on my arms was standing up at full attention during the last couple of entries. Clearly: YOU...KICK...A$$!nollijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249385586041451353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-10783262998855955132008-03-12T09:53:00.000-06:002008-03-12T09:53:00.000-06:00I will buy your book. And I will try and have an a...I will buy your book. And I will try and have an adventure that will challenge me more than I ever thought possible, one day.<BR/>Thanks.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493291972954387932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-76199484272339637632008-03-10T21:01:00.000-06:002008-03-10T21:01:00.000-06:00If the timing between your race and the bloggies v...If the timing between your race and the bloggies voting were reversed, I'd have voted for you and not the fat cyclist. :) (Which is not to say i'm not happy he won; I am.) Thanks for the amazing writing, pictures and story.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684794971256720867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-85793077128178334182008-03-10T12:45:00.000-06:002008-03-10T12:45:00.000-06:00I find myself wanting to write something original ...I find myself wanting to write something original but since all of my sentiments have been echoed time and time again by your other readers, I will just have to say it again. I too prayed daily for you out there and I wept with you and hurt with you and celebrated with you. I found myself referring to you one day to a friend as "my friend Jill" when I had to stop myself and remember I've never actually met you. You are incredible, both in your adventure and your write ups. I am truly in awe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-63838616384861787862008-03-10T01:52:00.000-06:002008-03-10T01:52:00.000-06:00Congratulations, Jill.Best regards.Congratulations, Jill.<BR/><BR/>Best regards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-59291047497233287772008-03-08T21:42:00.001-07:002008-03-08T21:42:00.001-07:00I just got a chance to read your race posts. My h...I just got a chance to read your race posts. My heart is pounding. Thank you for sharing.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989502925369231042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-54869376953913247022008-03-08T21:42:00.000-07:002008-03-08T21:42:00.000-07:00Jill,Your tale is so gripping. I cannot express ho...Jill,<BR/><BR/>Your tale is so gripping. I cannot express how proud I am of you. When you described the point on the trail where you cried, tears streamed down my face. I know my sister, and she doesn't cry much. I can't imagine the emotions you felt on the trail. The journey was not only nearly impossible physically, but just as much if not more mentally and emotionally. I am so grateful you are safe, and that you accomplished your "crazy" goal. I love you so much, and you are my hero.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/><BR/>LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-86585330658479491712008-03-08T17:31:00.000-07:002008-03-08T17:31:00.000-07:00Jill, I have been reading your blog for months no...Jill,<BR/> I have been reading your blog for months now. It has always been spectacular, but your account of the race is the most gripping story I have read in a long time.<BR/><BR/>Many times I have spent $20 on a book that couldn't hold a candle to this tale. I feel like I owe you. I just donated $20 to express my gratitude. I challenge all those other daily readers and vicarious racers to do the same thing.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/> EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-42408978071202150872008-03-08T16:18:00.000-07:002008-03-08T16:18:00.000-07:00The ending reminds me of Elie Wiesel's Night. Wond...The ending reminds me of Elie Wiesel's <I>Night</I>. Wonderful account!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882345897046058147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-13517034643533624242008-03-08T15:56:00.000-07:002008-03-08T15:56:00.000-07:00Jill,I have to agree with J Mather...your account ...Jill,<BR/><BR/>I have to agree with J Mather...your account rivals Jon Krakauer's "Into Thin Air"....thank you, thank you, thank you....<BR/><BR/>Dave Schenck<BR/>Finger Lakes, NYDavid Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542220613273638909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-84819922174281201232008-03-08T15:49:00.000-07:002008-03-08T15:49:00.000-07:00I always think that your experience of true suffer...I always think that your experience of true suffering results in greater compassion for others -- and for ourselves.That you can couple this with such great writing is powerful. Thank you, Jill. Your blog has made me think, feel and engage in life. Now, that's blogging! jgpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-86339144666017006202008-03-08T12:27:00.000-07:002008-03-08T12:27:00.000-07:004:20, there's your antidote to type 2 fun. crazy.4:20, there's your antidote to type 2 fun. crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-75332716274499939462008-03-08T09:40:00.000-07:002008-03-08T09:40:00.000-07:00Jill,It is fitting that such a well-written accoun...Jill,<BR/>It is fitting that such a well-written account accompany such an amazing adventure and accomplishment. You are a huge inspiration to me. Thanks for sharing every detail of you journey and you should be incredibly proud of what you have just achieved. Amazing.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799615710498415775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-32237415827806785672008-03-08T07:54:00.000-07:002008-03-08T07:54:00.000-07:00Jill....Great, GREAT accomplishment!! And equally ...Jill....Great, GREAT accomplishment!! And equally great write-up. (grateful for the pictures along the trail as well) After finishing the Arrowhead 135 one month ago, I feel I can somewhat relate to what you went through out there. However, I realize what you did was ten...twenty, or even thirty times harder than what I went through. I, too had the feeling that my race changed me. It's not something I have the ability to put into words. I've stopped talking about. I don't have the words for it. One day I was trying to describe to another cyclist what it was like to leave the Melgeorge's checkpoint in the middle of the night, alone and with the hardest part of the race ahead of me. His response was, "Oh, that's a lot like Paris Brest Paris". Later I thought to myself, no it was nothing like PBP. In PBP you aren't completely alone out in the wilderness, there is no danger of dying from exposure or losing body parts to frostbite, or simply losing your mind. I can't describe the feeling to anyone else. People don't have a reference point in their own experiences that connects with something like this. So they do the best they can. PBP was this cyclists reference point. After finishing I didn't have a overwhelming sense of joy, that I expected. It was more of a deep down feeling of pride that I had survived. "Survived" is the exact word, but is the closest I can come to it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your story Jill. I am in awe of your success. I started reading your blog about two years ago. You were still wearing cotton back then. You've come a long way. And I have to add, you were the one that inspired me to train for and ride the AH135. My first bicycle race since 1980. Thanks for all the inspiration!!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090802854306112252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-14320431447378917452008-03-08T07:47:00.000-07:002008-03-08T07:47:00.000-07:00I will never! complain about a 20 degree commute a...I will never! complain about a 20 degree commute again!congrats on your adventure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-62482268862136588622008-03-08T07:46:00.000-07:002008-03-08T07:46:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing your amazing adventure; it's ve...Thanks for sharing your amazing adventure; it's very inspiring.<BR/><BR/>Reading your blog is like a combination of an adventure novel and a coffee table picture book.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805709764644423473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-280491574942594262008-03-08T07:05:00.000-07:002008-03-08T07:05:00.000-07:00Great writing & great accomplishment. I'll be int...Great writing & great accomplishment. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts when you can lood at it 'from a distance'Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605808639137126021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-20565614751125681172008-03-08T06:40:00.000-07:002008-03-08T06:40:00.000-07:00What a bee..uti...ful write up. Congrats on makein...What a bee..uti...ful write up. Congrats on makeing the finish line. So now what's going to be next? Just another fan from the Midwest plains of Iowa.<BR/><BR/>LowrydrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-43322821186627865132008-03-08T06:14:00.000-07:002008-03-08T06:14:00.000-07:00I am speechless. What an amazing tale.I am speechless. What an amazing tale.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726599099427269343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-19926972838639293022008-03-08T05:42:00.000-07:002008-03-08T05:42:00.000-07:00super, jill! congrats!super, jill! congrats!bluecolnagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09134285478201494323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-54245703045955597712008-03-08T05:30:00.000-07:002008-03-08T05:30:00.000-07:00What a great achievement and story! Thank You for ...What a great achievement and story! Thank You for sharing it, and cheers from snowy Finland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-62396883039616543522008-03-08T04:24:00.000-07:002008-03-08T04:24:00.000-07:00I am speechless. Thanks for sharing your story Jil...I am speechless. Thanks for sharing your story Jill, and as before, Congrats on your amazing ride.<BR/><BR/>Nigity - "Always keep a smile in your heart."Vitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277306434031774094noreply@blogger.com