 Hi, baby. Hi. Oh, you're so cute. There she is. Good morning, Mura. Hi Good morning. I've missed my morning stick calls. Can I have one? Oh? Is it necessary to have coffee every morning? Are you one of those coffee people that need it? Civilized I guess I get a lot of comments about never drinking coffee. Yeah, I know people that don't But you don't trust them. No. Yeah, most of them need serious help Keeps my hands warm. Yeah, that looks nice How was you Mura? Oh, you're having a stick for breakfast Just waiting for somebody to throw that stick, aren't you? My hands are frozen packing this bag. That white stuff is Frost Yikes. Is this the stick you want? Is this the one you want? This is a great way to warm up in the morning. Thank you for the exercise Boo! Thank you flat piece of frozen ground. Time to go I'm chasing the Sun. John, you look ready to go Are you waiting for me or something? Am I slowing down the show? Your Canadian blood is used to this cold Yeah, tough people. Yeah, tough people. You know who the toughest is though is this one right here You're the toughest. Are you ready to go ride bikes? Are you ready to go? Yeah, you make cold mornings warmer There's the sweetie. Here we go No flat ease. No crash ease. No whammies. Anything else? Yeah, I think those those are three solid things to ward off here today. There she goes. She's free Let's go. Let's go. Mira sees cows Mira wants to herd these cows so bad It's in her blood. You know, there's a lot to learn from Mira She doesn't complain about cold or heat or wind and she wakes up every day just psyched bouncing around for a new day so I am I'm gonna try to be more like Mira Remember those Michael Jordan commercials be like Mike? Be like Mira Be so psyched about every day that People think you're insane So I stopped here because I saw a refrigerator And I want to show you what's inside bottles of water Check that out. So I'm guessing this is here For ranchers travelers going by maybe it's a little trail magic station because You know locals know that water is hard to come by. That's pretty cool Thanks for opening the gate John There's lots of gates like this all around the place. You got to open them and close them So the cattle don't get out And everybody kind of just does it on the honor system. That's how the Wild West works About being polite. Yeah, we are definitely in the middle of nowhere We have not seen a human In a long time, which is fun We are out here Okay, it's time for a little mid-morning stick toss Go Can I have that stick please? Oh, can I please have that stick? Give the stick to me I've missed your games You're too fast for me Here I got a thorn in her paw Daddy's gonna fix it There all better all better All better, buddy. So we came from way over there And we're just gonna keep on heading that way Primitive road use at your own risk Are you intimidated John? What about you Mira? You've been getting lots of stickers today in your your paw. Are you okay? You are so sweet You are so sweet. Who needs an energy bar when you can stop and pet a sweet dog that just refills Refills your soul So when you're in the desert you have to be really mindful about water and sometimes you're filling up And cattle tanks and right now we just found a little Gas station up the side of the road and yes They have water So I got water Mira got raw water. What did John get? Razzleberry. How's it taste? I'm gonna taste like razzleberry Do you have razzleberries in Canada? Of course. Yeah, that's right They grow like this, right? And then sometimes you just can't avoid But get on a busy road. We're gonna be on a highway now for 14 miles to a town called Fredonia I just saw a sign back there that says we are 89 miles from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon Which is pretty cool. I just love this Canyon country the Wild West Boy when you're out there riding on dirt roads not having to deal with traffic at high speeds You realize how nice that is because once you hit one of these roads Even though there's not really all that much traffic on this road when they come flying by It's spooky when you're in Fredonia. You got to get a world famous gas station burrito It's actually not world famous at all, but all burritos to me are world famous. Oh, man. You got the bomb I did get the bomb It could be a bomb We will find out tomorrow morning. Yes Or somewhere between now and then And a 50 cent fountain drink that's impressive it's a bucket So you can get a lot done in the parking lot of a gas station John is currently on the phone here buying backcountry permits for the Navajo nation and those are necessary To camp and so we're buying those online. They're emailing us the permits We're excited about that if you don't have the permits You can't do it. So he's getting that taken care of and then we're gonna be on our way We'll be on Navajo land probably at some point tomorrow Mira Mira, thank you for the mirror hug We're just getting stuff done here. How you doing John? I'm pretty good, but so when I'm Traveling around I'm like, oh mirror. I don't jump up. Don't jump up and And I've told them I said I have this good friend and he encourages it And so here we are proof positive on video That Ryan is not helping me with my dog training On the bad uncle it's okay Uncles are supposed to let their kids get away with stuff John Goodbye Fredonia Thank you for the hospitality We're on our way well We found our dirt And it has just made a huge difference in just our sense of joy that 15 mile road section was just stressful It's no fun to have huge trucks flying by you This is what I love about hitting dirt It's beautiful. It's quiet. It's safe and just fun Dirt is more fun period Another great thing about being on dirt roads out in the back country is it's Way easier to find places to camp when you're on a road It's hard to find places to camp because a lot of times roads are lined with private property fences and You know out here you can camp wherever you want Is this our camp spot for the night? This looks pretty good blocked Camp right behind this tree blocks the wind. Good day my friend Tick to do So John before we set up for camp my viewers love bike gear and stuff. Tell us about your bike Okay, so this bike is very similar to the salsa black burrow that I had before Um, it's a mid-tail fat bike So it's a little bit longer that space is basically between the seat tube and the and the wheel so about eight inches longer more or less This one has some major differences over the other bike I have a ren suspension four cup front, which is great. Um, still have the dyno hub so I can power batteries in there um Titanium frame instead of aluminum, which is great. I've retained the salsa black burrow rack Which has been terrific for the basket from mira A lot of the other things have stayed the same bars and whatnot One of the major changes and an improvement that I love is the pinion and gate system Um, maintenance is very low mud isn't an issue Shifting without pedaling what you think No one really knows about that until you are able to do it It makes a huge difference when the train is undulating You can just turn into the right gear going over and then back up steep ones. That's been great Has that 600 ratio treated you well? It has I have maximum stump pulling ability going up the hills You saw yesterday on that loose gravel with a heavily laden bike I can still climb and with mira she's 40 pounds and yet I have the range To go pretty fast and take advantage of tail winds or or downhill. So it's it's been great It's a you know, it's it's a bunch more than even the SRAM one by system that I had before And I don't have a derailleur hanging out there ready to get knocked off. It's been great Um, everything else is very similar. Um, you know a few little bling points that you know I have pedals that match the the gate that are the pinion gearbox, you know, those kind of things It's um, yeah, it's been a great ride. What about them tires? Oh, yeah. So here's the cool thing Uh, got some maxis tires on here right now. These are 27.5 by 2.8 This bike can take a fat bike wheel. So it has that wide spacing so I can go up to a five inch tire there So I have good quality rubber and and it takes all all stuff snow mud asphalt snow I said already Is this john wash up time it is john wash up time Get the salt and the grime off your skin. Just breathe so much better. You're warmer in the tent Healthier feel better Doesn't take a lot of water. I mean that's that bottle was Full and that's all I've used for my entire body Well, yeah, not bad just a little mitt a little water sometimes put on some tea tree oil in there And you smell like roses. Yeah Desert roses How much food do you give at the end of the day? You know, I don't actually Measure it other than with my hand. So basically Three big scoops heaping with my my hand. So it's it's probably somewhere close to two cups Um, and that's morning and night and then if she if we done a lot of riding I know she's losing weight or energy levels then she gets more and she gets treats and cheese. She loves cheese This is a really beautiful spot We have views of these cliffs way off in the distance It's pretty warm right now. Although it's going to change. I'm sure and get really cold But right now the temperature is perfect. We had a wonderful day of riding And uh, I'm in my groove. I'm with my people. I'm with You know nature and everything that I love so much in life bikes nature burritos mirrors and johns So it's just after 5 p.m. The sun is already getting ready to set it is winter time So it's not like the summer when we were on the great divide a couple years ago We can't ride late into the evening. We got to be starting to set up camp around 4 15 Um, so yeah, these days are a bit shorter Okay, good night you two Hi ryan. Good night Mira. Are you sure you don't want to sleep with uncle ryan? Huh? Yeah, you want to come with me come here. Yep. Keep coming. Yep. Keep coming. Keep coming. Yeah, sorry john. She's mine. Bye