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Highwayman Music Video, Mountain Biking MTB Continental Divide CDT Pipestone Pass to Homestake Pass

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The nine mile long section of the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) between Pipestone Pass and Homestake Pass has trail heads and ample parking at each pass. In June on the Saturday closest to the summer solstice, there is a trail run covering this section. Over the years, I’ve done it several times. When I still had a family in Bozeman and worked in Philipsburg, I commuted over the passes a couple times a month. It afforded a great opportunity to do some run training on the CDT.

This video was taken Friday August 21 2026. It was a mild sunny day. It was the first time I ever mountain biked this section of the CDT. Last summer, I biked portions where the CDT is near the Idaho Montana border. That was before starting this YouTube channel and taking on the goal of running the Bridger Ridge Run.

The song “Highwayman” is a narrative of reincarnation and the eternal nature of the spirit or soul. It resonates so true with me. And the beautiful voices of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash are wonderful to listen to. As a child, I would buy sheet music and play many Johnny Cash songs on my band instrument.

We all have lived so many lives. Every now and then we get glimpses of the past. But whoever is in charge of the rebirth process does a “Men in Black” memory zap so we supposedly come into this life with a clean slate. Perhaps it is mercy that we are not burdened by the past. Perhaps it is cruel as we have to start all over again. Perhaps it is both. Some past life, memories, talents and proclivities do bleed through, especially in our youth. Child Prodigies? This song makes me nostalgic and triggers wonder about the past and how this whole life process works. We get reincarnated as ourselves, but the circumstances change. The body is mortal, the spirit continues on.

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