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Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,748
8,748
Hi all

I woke up a half hour ago for some unknown reason. Still 45 min before the younger two kids’ ok to wake clock goes off after which they’ll march in here for snuggles
 

canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
21,976
21,498
Canaderp
:wave:


Going riding shortly.

Had to send an email to the local forest organization, about changes they are making. They don't announce these changes or involve anyone from the community...the changes just pop up out no where. And now they wrote on Facebook that they are going to reroute a section of one of the best trails in the forest because of "erosion". IE, make it easier. There's no erosion...

They also posted about people removing signs and whatnot. Yeah no shit, what do you think will happen when some small inclusive group of people come in and make decisions and changes without involving the people who use the trails?



Ive asked them to be involved multiple times but it must fall on deaf ears.


Anyways....
 

I Are Baboon

Vagina man
Aug 6, 2001
32,742
10,684
MTB New England
Hey. I ran for an hour this morning under the threat of downpours that never came... Just a light rain. Heading out for a dog adoption volunteer shift now. Hoping the foster pup finds a home!
 

Montana rider

Tom Sawyer
Mar 14, 2005
1,943
2,599
Did the BZN -> Gardiner/Mammoth -> Cooke City jaunt yesterday.

Saw some baby bison and a black bear in the Lamar

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Off to my happy place (Island Lake) at the top of Beartooth pass for a mellow hike, and some boating.
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Big hike tomorrow
 

TreeSaw

Mama Monkey
Oct 30, 2003
17,813
2,132
Dancin' over rocks n' roots!
Afternoon. Successful graduation party last night. Got to see JBP and a bunch of folks we haven't seen a a bit; then Sydney's friends arrived and they partied until the wee hours of the morning. Cleanup today is nearly complete. Then some pool time for this tired mama.
 

6thElement

Schrodinger's Immigrant
Jul 29, 2008
17,224
14,697
31.5 miles on le single speed before it got too hot. Was feeling pretty good about that until I saw what @6thElement rode this morning. :disgust1:
Hey, if riding up to 14,130ft is the only way I can find some cool air at the moment, that's what we had to do.

Today was the Triple Bypass ride (Squaw, Loveland, Vail - we were not participating) and all those riders were eventually a constant stream heading downhill towards us as we plowed uphill until we turned off up Blue Sky. There was a rider coming down Blue Sky with an event number plate as we were heading up. If he wasn't confused and was doing Squaw, Blue Sky, Loveland and Vail - that's a big day of vert.

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canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
21,976
21,498
Canaderp
Holy shit tits it's hot out. We picked the wrong trails to ride today, had to bail on the climb back up the ski hill. And by bail, I mean finish the climb but b-line it down the handle bar tall grass back to the car.

It was like a jungle in there and not a single hint of a breeze.

Oh well, we still had fun, rode a few trails and got to chirp our buddy who hasn't ridden with us all year because of his "injured shoulder" (meanwhile he's ridden 40km of lift access trails across the street :busted: ).
 

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
55,997
22,032
Sleazattle
Holy shit it is moderately warm out.

Rest day from a week of physical activities. I-405 closure has the whole Puget Sound gridlocked. May take a chill pedal around the lake or perhaps to the marina to stare at boats.
 

Montana rider

Tom Sawyer
Mar 14, 2005
1,943
2,599
Saw grizzly sow with two cubs en route the the pass / Island lake.

Snowball fight at pass and then a spicy with the wind to float at the Lake and short hike.

Derped the beer at the put in but was waiting for us 2 hours later...
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