 I woke up this morning really wanting to sleep under the stars. It's been a long time and I miss it. And although it's not impossible to go on adventures right now, it's really not recommended to travel far away from your home for obvious reasons. So I started to think, what can I do? And you know what I came up with? I am going to go bike packing. I'm going to ride my bike from my house in North Boulder, three miles all the way to my mom's house and camp in her backyard. It's not an epic adventure. It's not going to be physically difficult, but it's going to be fun. And you know what? We need to start searching for ways to have fun in, you know, kind of interesting and unique ways. And the added bonus of this is that I get to see my mom. I haven't seen her much throughout all of this. We've been FaceTiming every night, but since we're not quarantining together, I don't really interact. I don't see her in real life. So I'm going to go to her house, keep my distance, and I'm really excited about this. No crashes, no whammies. I thought I'd take you on a little detour first. These are the trails that are right behind my house, and I love it out here. And one of the main reasons why I love it is because this is where I fell in love with biking. When I was a little kid, I'd come riding out here on my own and with my first sense of freedom. And ever since that moment, I have loved life on two wheels and the power of bicycles and where they can take you. You know, one of the great things about what's going on right now, mostly it's horrible. But one of the best things is that there's not much traffic on the roads. It's a very safe time to be riding a bike because there aren't a lot of cars. And another thing is you can hear the birds sing in and there's just a lot less noise in the world. I love it. Check this out. This is some serious old school right here. That right there is the house where I grew up. Live there till I was in sixth grade. And this is the street where I learned how to pedal a bicycle. I'll never forget my dad taking off the training wheels for the first time and me being just terrified going up and down the street over and over and over. So many good memories here. And this is a part of Boulder that hasn't changed very much. Boulder's gotten a little fancy. These houses as you see are just still old ranch style. So it's good to see. Old 25th Street is keeping it real. I'm not going straight to my mom's house right now. I'm going to go buy her favorite restaurant and pick her up some dinner because who doesn't love dinner delivered. It'll be a nice surprise. I'll say, hey mom, here's dinner. And can I camp in your backyard? This right here, this is the bag with the margaritas. This is really what my mom wants. The food, yeah, it's a bonus, but she wants the margaritas. I've done some dangerous stuff on my bike before. This might be the most dangerous, trying not to crash with food hanging off my handlebars and keeping the margaritas from spilling. Happy birthday to you. I kept a little secret from you. It's my mom's birthday today. And she's not letting me go through the front door, so I'm going through the garage so I don't touch anything in the house. That's your favorite. It is. Oh my gosh. Look at that. That's the margarita right there. That's the margarita. And this is the cute little chihuahua. My mom is fostering for a bit. Hey bud. Hey there. Long distance burrito cheers. Cheers. Happy birthday. This is great. Thank you. Dweenie, come on. Here we go. Good job. I didn't know chihuahuas could do this. Good boy. Good boy. Before I set up the tent, did you pick up the poop at the backyard? I actually did. You did? Yes. And he had a late one and I even got that one. So there is, I can almost guarantee that there is no poop in the backyard. Here in Colorado, we all howl at 8 p.m. Let's do it mom. It's not 8. Yes it is. It's at 59. Here we go. This is cool. You can hear the neighborhood doing it. Okay, I'm taking my cookies and I'm going in the house now. Good night. Yeah. Okay. Good night. I might not be out in the middle of nowhere on an epic adventure, but I'm pretty darn psyched to be here. I'm sleeping under the stars tonight and that was the goal. Good morning mom. Good morning Ryan. How was your night? I had a great night and I'm sorry to admit that I peed in your bushes. Oh, it's not unusual. Happy birthday.