Unicycling for a Smaller World

I've been pondering awhile about a general theme for my unicycle adventures, the Tom Thomson Trail being the first of many (I hope). I've already settled on the key principles for my rides:

1. The rides must be unsupported (i.e. no support Hummer following 10ft behind me)

2. I must carry all my gear, water, and food. Any replenishment, especially water, must be found along the route and not separately carried in by someone else (especially someone driving a Hummer)

3. To make things interesting and challenging, the route must be reasonably off the beaten path. Trails from old railways, forgotten concession roads, fit the bill perfectly

4. Whatever the unicycle adventure might be, there should be a link to something that is larger than the adventure itself.

But despite these principles, I've been stumped on a general tagline or theme. I like taglines and themes to be simple, provocative, flexible and with potential for fun. Two of my favourites are One Drop and Right to Play. You need only seconds to understand what these organizations are about, and what they want to achieve.

On Easter weekend, my good friend Dave, unintentionally gave me the theme for my unicycling adventure. Dave commented that one of his friends saw a unicyclist and his son at the park. Dave said to him "Hey, I know that guy! It's a small world!"

Then it struck me: "Unicycling for a Smaller World". Perhaps not as elegant as the other taglines, but this has potential, because...

1. We all yearn for a small world - we don't want empty physical space, rather we want a link to a rich textured world of relationships where everyone and everything feels close and comfortable (but not claustrophobic).
   
   
2. We live in a small world - for the past few millenia we thought our world was huge, limitless (and scary). That's not the case, it's limited in resources and we only have one blue dot in space to call our home (undiscovered exoplanets notwithstanding). The earth might look big from down here, but our world is truly small.
   
   
3. Your world is small when you unicycle - unlike other modes of transport where you can drift off temporarily or coast without adverse consequence, that's not the case with unicycling. You must be continually aware, engaged or fall flat on your face. To do this, you must focus, which narrows your perception to your immediate surroundings (especially bumps). This forced 'smallness" yields a completely different experience than cycling , walking or driving; Unicycling provides you with an unsurpassed richness of the route.

Anyway, these are some of the ideas I am working with.

P.S. I just got my iPhone and got it wired into Instamapper so you'll be able to track me live during the trip. At least this will come in handy if my butt doesn't hold out for the trip.

P.P.S. There is speculation I come from an exoplanet. I hope the photograph below dispels this notion. The UFO was merely passing by at the time.