 Have you ever had a sunrise peanut butter tortilla? I recommend it. It's pretty darn good I'm excited that the Sun is hitting me early today Because a lot of the other times camping out in the desert the Sun has been blocked by buttes or mesas or or mountains And it didn't get didn't get warm till quite a bit later But this one's hitting me early and I'm excited about that because it's chilly again. Thank you beautiful patch of land Heading out that way today. All right, okay Today is gonna be an exciting day because at some point today. I'm gonna pop out of these mountains at the Sea of Cortez And I'm excited about that and camp somewhere along the the sea and as always No flat ease no crash ease no whammies So you wonder what I do at nighttime in the tent When I lay down at 8 p.m. Well, I've been listening to audiobooks and one in particular has been very interesting It's about the life of Fred Rogers mr. Rogers neighborhood for those of you not from the United States or Canada This guy was a legendary children's show host for almost four decades and just a very very Sweet and loving man and one of his most famous quotes, which I absolutely love is The key to success is number one be kind number two Be kind and number three Be kind. I think we need a lot more kindness in the world today Now everybody remembers that it's one of the golden rules when you're a little kid in kindergarten Just be nice and share We forget about that stuff we get caught up in our daily lives and get Frustrated a lot all these other stuff, but just take a deep breath Be kind What can I do in this situation? That will diffuse things. Oh, I know be kind. It's not going downhill. I'm gonna put the camera down Hope you enjoyed that. Bye. Good morning, donkey. Yo Good morning cow. Don't run me over. Good morning Hills Here we go. Come on, buddy Morning Hill to wake you up. This deep hill That's hard enough to push my bike up. I just look at the elevation profile of this hill on The Wahoo computer and I haven't even started it. It goes like Boom straight up like a staircase up up up and away I like these little paved sections. It's still steep, but you're not bouncing and slipping on rocks Yeah Hey, what's up? Yeah, we're climbing fast. I Think the view from up here is gonna be incredible. What's up shadow? Keep going bud. Good morning, little white Burro The white stallion of the burrow world Are you leading the way up the hill? Don't worry, man So you an amigo Bye. Bye, buddy Getting closer I can see on my little elevation profile Almost ready to top out It's pretty cool having that feature Usually when I go up hills, I have no idea what I'm gonna be done 9.9 times out of 10 It's worth the pain going uphill because the view at the top of wherever you are is always Incredible check it out Who ever goes up must go down Good morning How are you? Very good Walking here on your land Yes, it's beautiful and you were born here Very good. I'm from the United States Colorado Yes, it's a state that stays in the center of the country. It's a mountainous place today When you first came here and stayed here in Campas, it was so nice to work there Yes, I know Yes It doesn't have a good kick to the head I have some This road right here is I guess you can call a road. I feel like I'm riding down a riverbed People ask me a lot if I ever get bored riding my bike day after day after day and I don't And my friend Dana has a interesting quote that puts it all in perspective She's like I'm excited for today because I have not seen this day before and That's so true and so simple. It's like, yeah, I haven't seen this day. I don't know what's gonna happen I don't know what the terrain looks like or who I'm gonna meet And that makes it exciting right And you know riding day after day after day in Baja is a treat because the scenery is just stunning Pedal pedal pedal we're getting closer. Yeah, there it is. Wow Look how blue that water is The sea of Cortez and now I'm looking at my little elevation profile And it's while it's very tempting to rage down this mountain You have to be careful because you're not at home where you can just Call your mom or your friend to come pick you up You're in the middle of nowhere if you slash a tire if you fly over the handlebars if you break a collar bone And you'd be you'd be hurting for certain so I'll go fast enough to have fun, but Gonna dial it back a bit. Also. I'm riding a bike that's way heavier than anything that I would ever ride on mountain bike trails back home So the handling is much different That is totally busted Not bueno crap Well broke that piece of the rack clean off I was about to say before this broke that that was the most Jarring downhill by far of the ride and well that just proves it on day two of the ride I found this in the dust it probably came off some other bike packers bike And I was like I might need that someday and you know what I think I need it right now What I'm gonna try to do is just strap that thing Right there on top. It looks alright. I'm not gonna be able to use my dropper post anymore I put some more stuff on my frame bag put some stuff up front Bike packings all about problem-solving And here I was thinking I was gonna cruise down to the sea of Cortez. Nope. I had a little bump along the way When I was way up there on the road looking down, I was excited to get down here and ride along the sea But all I've got is a Sandy washboard road. Where's the sea come on? Deserve it Okay, this right there. It's providing me a little bit of shade Right there. Oh, yeah, sometimes you got to be creative in the desert when you want to cool off I'm just gonna stand here for a bit Oh, it's been a been a tough morning Every day I thought we were done with the uphill No, not yet teaching me a few things today. I have to go up there Yeah, all I can do is laugh Come on, baby. Come on Going up going up Come on buddy Every day I keep saying oh, that was the hardest till that was the hardest hill That one was definitely the hardest hill. That was so steep What's up shadow? How you doing bud? Whoo Good work today This has been hard Look at that view Well, I'm getting closer to the water not quite able to jump in yet, but Getting there and these uphills are killer. I've already done 5,000 feet of elevation gain today Whoa mama those dudes are so cool to give me some water. I'm running on empty I think it's a desert thing. They see people they stop They talk and they make sure you're okay. They're almost every single Mexican that's driven by me stops and says You got everything you need and usually I say yes, but today I Wanted some water. There's the sea I can hear the waves It smells so good Such a comforting feeling I'm gonna camp right in front of this church Why is there a church out here? I have no idea It does not seem like there's any bit of a community out here, but Here's a church. Maybe it's for the fishermen Another beautiful day on planet Earth. That's what I say Look what I found. It's a little baby shark face Check that out See the little teeth in there Skin is still gray Crazy for this moment for a long time To sit next to the open water listening to the waves crash And it feels good to be here at many times during the day I wondered if I would ever get here it looked Somewhat close when I got to the top of the hill and looked down I was like sweet all I got to do is ride down hill and I'll be there But that was not the case today was tough. They burned me my legs Really had to work overdrive I was sweating like crazy and wow whoo day 11 and then my bike broke But you know, I was thinking about that as I was riding off. It's like it could have been so much worse Like I could have like my derailleur could have ripped off or chain could have snapped in half or spokes could have broken when the little Bag part of the rack fell into the wheel To get away with just that broken rack, which was easily Accommodated I feel very very fortunate because it could have been a lot worse And here I am Looking out at the Sea of Cortez. And you know what today is today is the eve of my 41st birthday And what a 40th year it has been So many highs and lows. I went through a breakup, which was heart-wrenchingly Difficult, but I learned a lot through all of that. I feel like I'm in a better place I'm a better person. I feel like I have more tools for the next time I meet somebody more communication skills And I got to travel quite a bit and do all sorts of amazing adventures and I feel good about where I'm at in the world I think 16 year old Ryan would be very proud of 41 year old Ryan You know, I do what I love on a daily basis. I get to be creative. I get to be goofy I get to put work out into the world that I feel is bringing value to the world That is inspiring people and that just makes me so incredibly Happy. I'm close with my family with my friends with my community. I'm happy and healthy and Yeah, it's it's great life is good life is really good and I'm glad you're you're with me I'm glad I get to share this with you because it's it's been a it's been a really good ride and I know it's just gonna get better and better and You know 41 sounds kind of old now. I remember When my mom was in her early 40s. I was like wow mom's getting old. I Don't feel old though. I feel as young as ever 17, 18, 19, 21 I feel super young I'm still Going at it as hard as ever and I really am grateful for for this body and this mind and Life is good. La vida es buena buenísima And there goes the son. Bye. Bye son. It's time for a big old birthday Eve howl Yeah I'm excited for tomorrow. I was just like can I ride it for the next three days? He's like Hell no