Bikepacking the Texas Hill Country!

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I spent this past weekend bikepacking in the Texas Hill Country. This route begins and ends at the Oxford Ranch Campground. The mid way point is the Leifeste Campground in Castell TX. This route passes by the grave of Herman Lehmann, who was kidnapped by Apache Indians in 1870 and spent 9 years in captivity. I stopped into the Castell General Store to get some food and meet the locals. I spent a cold night in my tent and woke up the next day to complete the final 30 miles. The Hill Country Overnighter was a great trip that is approachable to many beginners.

Here is the link on Bikepacking.com: https://bikepacking.com/routes/texas-hill-country-overnighter/

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I think a lot about time when I’m on my bike why is it that as a child time seems to move by more slowly maybe it’s because when you’re young you’re constantly learning and discovering new things in a way bike packing recaptures this feeling for me every day is filled with challenges and

Uncertainty sometimes I feel discomfort sometimes I feel pain and this is definitely not always fun but one thing I never feel when I’m on an adventure is depressed every day I wake up to the sunshine every day I have a goal of getting to my next meal or Camp spot and

When I make it to the end of a long trip it gives me a feeling of self-efficacy that very few other things in my life can provide And so this weekend I’m off to the Hill Country to ride 66 miles on some of the best Dirt Roads Texas has to offer the little town of Castell is the Midway point where I made camp on the loo River and spent the evening listening to the coyotes [Applause] How [Applause] [Applause] I’m riding my T 720 today I decided that since this route is mostly flat mostly on gravel roads I’d bring this instead of my 600x and it’s so much faster it feels great winter time is typic typically when I focus more on my other hobby Olympic weightlifting I’ve competed in

Weightlifting for the last decade my goal this year is to lift at the National Championship in June it’s not easy to balance weightlifting and bike packing bike trips don’t always allow me to eat and sleep enough to recover from lifting but it’s worth it and I feel so

Grateful to have these things in my life that give me fulfillment The Texas Hill Country has a cultural history influenced by early German settlers one of those settlers was Herman liid who’s buried here in loyal Valley Cemetery part of the reason I chose this ride was to tell his story and I promise it’s not a boring one so bear with

Me in 1870 when Herman was 11 years old he was abducted by Apache Indians while in captivity he was tortured and forced to eat raw meat that made him sick after enduring these hardships Herman had proven himself to the Indians and they began to take him on raids

In one case Herman was the Lone Survivor of an ambush that killed his tribe and left him stranded in the wilderness during the raid Herman had killed a rival Apache medicine man alone in the woods and aware the Indians were hunting him he was forced to seek out Asylum with the

Comansi Herman lived for several years with the comansi but as the American Behemoth started to encroach on Native territory it was it was clear the Indian way of life was coming to an end the Comanche were given the option of starving for lack of Buffalo or moving to a

Reservation they chose the ladder and it was on the reservation that American soldiers noticed a blue-eyed light-haired boy living among the Indians the soldiers eventually discovered that it was Herman Leman the boy who had been missing for 9 years after being reun United with his family Herman made his way to Loyal

Valley Texas and lived there until his death in 1932 as I sat next to his grave I thought of what it must have been like to be an 11-year-old boy Carried Away by the Apache what was it like to have to assimilate into a culture so foreign

From your own what was it like to be an adolescent boy forced to kill and finally what was it like to re-enter Society after all that time spent among the Indians Herman’s story is one of incredible youthful resilience and helps to shed light on some of the challenges

Between Native American tribes and the expanding American Frontier it was so cold last night I really need a new sleeping bag if I’m going to be camping in 30° weather it’s amazing how when I wake up to the sunshine I don’t need caffeine I feel Awake and Alive the second I open my eyes if only I could

Feel that way every day something that is kind of unfortunate about living in Texas is that 95% of the land is privately owned which means there’s a serious lack of bike packing routes here there are a few in Big Bend and a couple outside of San Antonio but that’s pretty much it you

Can’t spend much time on the land here in Texas but I have some plans for this summer I’m thinking about riding the Colorado Trail or flying to Italy and riding the venito trail I’ve dreamed of completing the Colorado Trail for several years now and I promis myself that it won’t be

Something I just talk about for the next decade but for at least the next 6 months until I compete at Nationals I’ll be bike packing in Central Texas [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] If you made it to the end I sincerely appreciate it the fact that anyone likes to watch my videos means the world to me and I look forward to making more videos for you