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Copyright Aaron Teasdale It took every single element of my soul to get through that, I had to be perfect; I had to concentrate like never before. It is times like that, 52 where I am operating at 100% capacity as a human, surviving in the elements, when I get energized. That is when I feel most alive. My eternal quest is to always get back to that place. My advice to those racing the GDMBR today is to focus on the journey, not the goal. It doesn’t matter how fast you do it, no one cares. What matters are the stories you will tell and what you learn about yourself.

The term Buffalo Soldier came from the American Indians who interacted with the black soldiers in what were called the Indian Wars. After the Indian Wars were over there were a few years during which these soldiers were in Forts, in the American West, without an active battle to fight. That gave James A. Moss, a white Lieutenant, the 35 idea of creating the Bicycle Corps and to try it out with the Buffalo Soldiers stationed at Fort Missoula, Montana. It is interesting to note that Lt. Moss had graduated at the bottom of his West Point class, which gave him this undesirable duty station in Montana.

Moss leads. National Archives photo. 39 Independence Day Jill Homer O n July 4, I woke up to brilliant sunlight and crisp air. It tasted like morning in the early fall, with hints of seltzer and wood smoke. I stocked up at the last gas station in town and checked my maps for the phone number to the Pie-O-Neer café in Pie Town. I had already accepted that clinging to the hope it would be open on a national holiday was a futile at best, but I had heard entire legends formed around the pie in Pie Town.