Sitting on the side of the road, getting ready to hike two miles in the dark for my first ever archery hunt. Wtf am I thinking
∆¶=÷Satderp gmt÷=¶∆
- Thread starter DirtyMike
- Start date
Eff airports, that is all. Flight is already delayed, I suspect the crew is stuck in storm battered south.
Not sure how I will amuse myself today. @Bunnista and the gang are up at KT, and I'm jealous of that, but I can't quite get away with another riding weekend after having been absent for nine days, plus we have a family bash going on in Portland tomorrow.
I guess maybe the mountain that must not be named may be on the books.
I guess maybe the mountain that must not be named may be on the books.
I'm up at 6:30 on a holiday weekend? Seems like a crime but I need to finish taking care of my biking and camping gear. Yesterday's ride was not epic, 25 mph sustained winds with 40 mph gusts make riding along the river less fun than normal. Today winds are expected to hover in the mid teens which is much nicer.
Have an awesome weekend.
Have an awesome weekend.
Damn dogs, my idea was to sleep in, their idea was hey its after 5 am wake up at let us out to shit. They were most insistant. Riding dirt today, road riding on a holiday weekend in the wine country is suicide.
I believe I am on one of your planes, Skywest flight to Rapid City. I'll be gentle to the restroom.
But I don't want to go back to work.
Do what ever you want to with it. I have enough seniority today to not get forced on that road trip.I believe I am on one of your planes, Skywest flight to Rapid City. I'll be gentle to the restroom.
watched world cup. consumed coffee. getting ready to drive from durham to richmond for cousin in laws wedding. wife's car had to go into the shop yesterday am-at least she scored a suoer nice loaner. she, however, is sick and grumpy. #goodtimes
Last edited:
Supposed to be riding Crested Butte's finest, it's thunder and rain outside right now...
Slept in, stretched, coffee, a bit of "work", a local ride, then hanging with Dad for an evening. Keeping it local this holiday weekend... might get cray and clean the house, who knows? Dad had a follow up with the ortho yesterday and he's doing awesome. He has really good to great strength, better than expected mobility, and most importantly he's finally come around to the realization that even though his shoulder looks weird and awful that surgery is NOT going to make it better. Whew! I suspect (i.e. I hope) that'll he'll be getting back to his normal routine of being a nomad and living in his truck camper very soon... which will be good for him and me I think.
We survived Hermine with just a bit of rain. Kids got us up early, cooked buckwheat waffles and sausage for family, sister and brother in law. Gonna get kids to sleep and go see about some hero dirts with the dog.
Sam Bradford to the Vikings.... Ugh.
Haven't ridden since Monday's trip to the mountains. Fuck this shit, time to turn the lights off, lock up and hit Thuper Awethum !
'Morning! I slept 9.5 solid hours last night and I feel like that was a good amount of sleep. Wife and I went for a 1500 yard pool swim this morning, followed by an easy 20 mile road ride. I feel like I'm pretty much full recovered now from the Ironman. I'm anxious to see how my run goes tomorrow (got a marathon in five weeks).
We've got tickets to see Blazing Saddles on the big screen tonight. I am so oddly excited about seeing it in the theater even though I've seen it a thousand times on TV/DVD. It is now sold out.
We've got tickets to see Blazing Saddles on the big screen tonight. I am so oddly excited about seeing it in the theater even though I've seen it a thousand times on TV/DVD. It is now sold out.
Had a nice nap, finished washing crap from campering and currently preparing for a sloooooow easy ride down by the river. Locals will not be impressed. Also made vegetarian chili that is oddly tasteless despite large amounts of peppers and spice.
decent day today. kid woke up early, but not too early, and my wife took him to get bagels. had bagels w smoked salmon for breakfast. went to the hill and spent the day riding the lifts and sessioning some fun trails. managed to wash out on the second turn of the day and badly skinned my elbow, but didn't affect my riding. third run of the day, I snapped my chain, bent three cogs on my new (3 weeks) cassette, and discovered that said cassette was loose. didn't have the FR-5 tool I usualy bring with me on longer days, and had to use needle nose pliar and a hatchet to tighten it back on. but was still able to get a couple more fast runs in. it was still a good day on the hill.
got back home and my wife has taken the kids to spend the afternoon and have dinner at friends in the country, so I got take out (vietnamese vermicelli), had more beer and watched the race (no spoiler on redbull this time). was a bit dissapointed. glad for the winner obviously, but that was a bit anticlimatic. I hope next week goes better...
all in all a good day. tomorrow should be good too, we go to the country fair.
got back home and my wife has taken the kids to spend the afternoon and have dinner at friends in the country, so I got take out (vietnamese vermicelli), had more beer and watched the race (no spoiler on redbull this time). was a bit dissapointed. glad for the winner obviously, but that was a bit anticlimatic. I hope next week goes better...
all in all a good day. tomorrow should be good too, we go to the country fair.
Back from facilitating a blind internet first date for @SkaredShtles and @Nick errrr... I mean riding Bergen Peak with those guys. Aside from 17+ bullshit switchbacks Too Long is a pretty fun trail. Mother Effing JeffCo Open Space and their switchbacks. 
Yeah...that trail would be pretty nice with bermed turns to carry speed through all that.
What's with the empty trails the Saturday of Labor Day?
What's with the empty trails the Saturday of Labor Day?
Had a way fun ride today
Today's ride turned into much success, I started out slow but found my legs after half an hour and beat the trail for another 90 minutes. Not too many people on the trails thanks to the handy Area Closed signs.
They were up here enjoying the berms at WP. I headed back in the afternoon and got three more runs in. 7 on the day?Yeah...that trail would be pretty nice with bermed turns to carry speed through all that.
What's with the empty trails the Saturday of Labor Day?
rode a local fav with SS and FT ... the climb sorta killed me but the descent was $$$$ 
Chill ride at Duthy today. Gonna be a long weekend. No point in tiring myself out on the first day.