Relics

End of April

Looking forward: the 'rainy month' is almost over...the floodwaters have receded, the peepers are real happy, trees are budding, it's almost bamboo season, saturday is Fells opening day, and right now it's not raining so I'll get something of a ride in.

Sanctuary...

Back in the Saddle

Now that the floodwaters have receded and the mud's drying out, it's once again time to start thinking about riding trails again. having had kept some fitness on the trainer and the road I feel kinda good but will feel much better this week when I ride Wompatuck again. It will be SWompy of course, the wet spots will be wet. But the dry spots will be dry, and that's what we'll aim for. Saturday morning is a trail-work day in there, so when we're done we'll get alittle ride in.

The Blue Hills long 'seasonal' Dec-April ban on us is lifted next Thursday, April 15th. That's all fine and good but the trails WILL waste away without some attention. The state and the DCR is making it increasingly difficult to do work in there with all the paperwork and habitat restrictions. And those trails NEED work, and/or rerouting. There are alot of good ones, too, but most of them include at least one fall line not unlike this:

Redline D460

big wheels

Winter Buzz

So yeah I've been off the outside bike since sometime in December--since I returned the 29er....

Since getting outside is still a priority since most of us spend the majority of our lives indoors, I've made it a point to start enjoying winter again. With the warm toes thing down to certain formulae, hiking, sphiking, snowshoeing, and xc-skiing are a priority. Seems that more friends are doing the same. The Big Three Letter Adventure Stores and Maine-Based Catalog Stores have alot to do with promoting these trends, and provide the equipment necessary to increase comfort levels to those who previously would spend most of the cold times indoors. Not sure where I'm going with this, but....

Winter Buzz is now a Facebook page "for friends who are genuinely interested in hiking, biking, XC-skiing, Snowshoeing and Spike-Hiking in New England winter........

Yeah, winter is cold.....catch the Buzz!"

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