Yesterday, Fr. Hilton biked to Mazama, Washington. He traveled just over 71 miles in close to 9 hours of travel time and he climbed from 656 feet elevation to 5656 feet.
It was a grueling day, and he has it on good authority that he’s done climbing. Today we get two videos from him.
Here’s the first, where he thought he was done climbing. “It was the longest, most difficult climbing I’ve done in my life,” he says. And his response to seeing the elevation sign? “Thanks be to God!”
And here’s the second:
If you want to follow Fr. Hilton through the day and see his progress, go to the Father Tracker on Pedaling Priest.
Learn more about the Avila to Aspen project and read past posts.
Methow River: The Methow River in Mazama, Okanogan County, Washington, Bejamin Cody own work 14 July 2007, CCA-SA, Wikimedia Commons.
About Sarah Reinhard
Sarah Reinhard continues to delight ”and be challenged by” her vocations of Catholic wife and mother. She’s online at SnoringScholar.com and is the author of a number of books for families.
