Anyway, Billings quickly grew on me after moving to the area. It's a really cool town. I'm now one of Billings' biggest advocates. I've put it in writing in a few business plans and consulting projects. Billings simply kicks ass. It's a great town.
I went on a huge bike ride the other day. All in Billings. One ride.
It wasn't even a nice afternoon either, it was a pretty shitty day. But, that's a bit like Billings: shitty looking at first, and then you get out there and it's amazing.
This all gave me an idea. One of my inspirations for biking, William Martin, he always does this one big ride to honor the memory of his dog. Every year he does it. Sometimes people join him. He goes crazy, because the dude is an animal, and his rides are often legendary.
I'm thinking of starting something similar, but different. Not so big. A small ride. A one day ride, but an epic one day ride. In Billings. Right around my birthday, because that's usually right around the best time of the year to start serious rides around here.
So I'm thinking of making the Tour de Billings an annual affair. Slightly different path every year. We'll see.
Hell of a town, Billings. . . .