Eric Matthes on Nostr: I started out bike touring in the northeast, and thought I could never do longer ...

I started out bike touring in the northeast, and thought I could never do longer rides in the west because I struggled with my knees on some climbs.

It was really nice to discover that the climbs in the west are much longer, but almost always much more gradual. The only place I found harder hills than the northeast was in the canyons of the southwest.