Trailer Travels

Here's a notable tale of a local Burley Nomad owner.

One of my fellow Mt. Bachelor National Ski patroller's is also a Burley Nomad owner. He first borrowed a trailer from me to ride to Mount Bachelor Ski Resort to patrol this Spring. He loaded his skis, boots, poles, patrol vest, beer, ski clothes and some other odds and ends and rode from Bend to Mount Bachelor. The distance from Bend to Mt. Bachelor is 23+/- miles with an elevation gain over 2,300 ft. Keep in mind an alpine patroller must be dressed and ready to go at 6:45 am. Tim left way before dark to get to the mountain on time. After patrolling he shared his beer and rode back home. Since then he bought his own trailer. Recently he rode to Mount Bachelor for a true human powered adventure. Instead of patrolling this time he skied to the base of Broken Top Mountain in the Three Sisters Wilderness, set up camp, climbed and skied Broken Top for two days, skied back to his bike and trailer and rode home. Here's a picture of his loaded trailer with Rhea keeping guard (sort of). For this summer he is planning a 50 day bike tour from Washington through British Columbia to the nether lands of Alaska. He's still figuring out the details for this next adventure. This is a true testament to living life filled with human powered adventure.

Cheers, Ben

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