tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80644753839651137082024-03-21T19:18:58.517-07:00Team Trail MonsterTraining paying off.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-17548683233142693722013-05-12T15:37:00.000-07:002013-05-12T15:42:24.999-07:00Another Saturday afternoon adventure in Missouri<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Big Creek Paddle 2013</div>
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ICCP to Mette Road Bridge</div>
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Bike Looped </div>
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Paddle and Ride details: <a href="http://app.strava.com/activities/53692092">http://app.strava.com/activities/53692092</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-66510478366135940752013-04-15T08:30:00.000-07:002013-04-15T08:33:50.852-07:00This just in from TTM Epic Adventures!<div style="text-align: center;">
Getting my Saint on a Saturday.</div>
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Huge props out to Will & Andrew Scherff for guiding a handful of newbies on the St. Francis river. If Will ever offers you a chance to paddle some whitewater, you better take it! <br />
Great instructor, rescuer, and all around the most patient dude I have met in a long time! </div>
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We had a blast and I bet we all do it again!<br />
A couple quick highlight video's to make you all jealous. <br />
Watch now, then get off your couch and GETCHASUM!!! <br />
SEAL DROP!
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Polk, MO, USA37.5614524981231 -90.44082195449220837.5111084981231 -90.5215029544922 37.611796498123105 -90.360140954492209tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-51822739922162263412012-10-04T19:44:00.001-07:002012-10-04T19:44:13.606-07:00Matson is MarvelousThursday evening thrash just wrapped up. Doubled down on everything. You will find nothing but darkness and snapped wrists on the trail. <br />
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Ok, Ok, Ok....I will peel myself from the outdoors to sit indoors and write some...It's been awhile. Facebook and Instagram have made me lazy when it comes to blogging. Wendy writes in her sleep...I just dream of the next trip.<br />
Stay tuned.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-57355778171145096842011-11-24T16:21:00.000-08:002011-11-24T16:32:37.059-08:00Thanksgiving Day 2011<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">
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Couldn't help but sneak in a little afternoon Thanksgiving day ride. <br />
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PS... We're still alive. Just busy leaving tracks in the dirt.<br />
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5 young doe's hung out and explained that today is for turkey's not deer. So we left before anyone got hurt. <br />
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Getchasum Still plenty of holiday left.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2Hamburg Trail, St Charles, MO 63304, USA38.681891752300146 -90.73874473571777338.675694252300147 -90.748615235717779 38.688089252300145 -90.728874235717768tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-24886665544430427652011-08-13T06:55:00.000-07:002011-08-13T06:55:56.377-07:00PS it is still Summertime!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Been to busy to blog. It seems that every weekend this summer I have been able to spend camping, canoeing, biking, or just chillin'. Those damn weeks seem to get in the way. I have started carving the weeks into smaller chunks to ensure I get my full dose of summer. Sick Days Done Right! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below are a few pics I snapped last weekend on a 50 mile 3 day float....errr...scratch that....52 miles in two days. Fast water and Faster Paddlers(Stitz and Keeven). (One note...always besure to define the term "Float Trip" before signing up.) I packed way more beer than these fella's thought necessary....I now know why...These kids wait til well after noon before considering a cold beverage...and they never set their paddles down. 30 miles day 1 with a half day of rain. Day 2 22 miles with plenty of daylight left, leaves little time for beer drinking. enjoy a few snaps...my camera and anything cloth like was soaked since oh lets say 9 am Friday morning....til we got home so the pics might be a little water spotted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The float - Cedargrove to Powder Mill Current River Missouri</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Plan - Drive to Cedar Thursday eve, called ahead to Carr's canoe rental for a vehicle shuttle </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* they pick it up at Cedargrove and drop at Powder Mill....$150 ouch. I guess fuel and time add up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We hit the water a bit after 7AM. Destination 20 miles down river.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By 9 the storms had caught us and we had to leave the water for a bit. Lightning has a way of making you want away from water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">20 minutes later we were back at the paddle. The water speed seemed to pick up a bit and we were knocking off miles like crazy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally took their paddles away just below Round Springs. Note...Better to camp North of Round Springs or several miles South ...better gravel bars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great night sleeping on the gravel, after that long paddle it didn't take much of a fire to knock me out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday we awoke to clearing sky's and that familiar morning mist on the water at 8:30. 22 miles to go and no doubt we would have that done by 3PM. We stopped at Two Rivers for a swim and some ice. Good times were had swimming the current as it dumped from the Jacks Fork River into the Current River. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pretty much just let the river drag me the next 7 miles to Powder Mill. A couple miles up river from the Hwy 106 Bridge I was treated to a Bald Eagle flying up the river. Very cool to see in that setting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quick clean up and we headed for the Dairy Shack in Emminence. Best grub in Shannon County. Get a twist cone for sure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1TttRBkkJVw/Tj_X4yNROoI/AAAAAAAA1DU/iYFEtmngdG0/s1600/IMGP3536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1TttRBkkJVw/Tj_X4yNROoI/AAAAAAAA1DU/iYFEtmngdG0/s320/IMGP3536.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Home by 11PM. That is one day early. Sunday AM I awoke in my own bed feeling like I had forgotten something...best I could tell was that I forgot I had a kitchen pass for 3 days not 2....so I loaded up the Subaru with the TrailMOnster and we headed for BASS River Resort. We made it down by 1PM and set up a day camp in the Courtois. Swimming with Sydney and Wendy. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What? You thought that was enough for a weekend...? I told ya the weeks get in the way so I have been cutting them short. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So Wednesday was Sydney's Kindergarten orientation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Big Day for sure! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We hit up the elementary school, got the scoop on lunch, recess, some book stuff and the cool bus ride. Syd hopped on the bus and we met her at the house. She has been waiting to ride that bus for at least 2 years. Mom has not been waiting for her to ride that bus...Mom is ... gonna need some friends to call and invite her on bike rides this week as school starts Monday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We decided to make Wenesday special for Syd so we loaded up the Suby again and headed for the Huzzah this time. 100 miles puts you pretty close to the low water bridge at Scotia landing. The new car's super gas mileage seems to give an assist toward these trips. We spent the afternoon swimming and learning to us a snorkle. It didn't take more than 5 minutes and couple mouthfulls of water before Syd got the hang of the snorkle. Soon all we could see was her butt in the air and a blue snorkle...she floated well over 100 meters of river before even looking up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ls4o25qiS4/TkPGAf8kOgI/AAAAAAAA2i8/wBP5uM4wi_k/s1600/IMGP4031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ls4o25qiS4/TkPGAf8kOgI/AAAAAAAA2i8/wBP5uM4wi_k/s320/IMGP4031.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c_xJtVzG7S8/TkPIxpQTrQI/AAAAAAAA2pY/GuVrRzAL69k/s1600/IMGP4076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c_xJtVzG7S8/TkPIxpQTrQI/AAAAAAAA2pY/GuVrRzAL69k/s320/IMGP4076.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Mid Afternoon worn out?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nn3vNk73wkM/TkPJKpvzZ9I/AAAAAAAA2qc/YhKobPSiBvM/s1600/IMGP4082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nn3vNk73wkM/TkPJKpvzZ9I/AAAAAAAA2qc/YhKobPSiBvM/s320/IMGP4082.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Not!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QyWNWCXong0/TkPLUF2V0NI/AAAAAAAA2vc/g5q4kpXWsHc/s1600/IMGP4131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QyWNWCXong0/TkPLUF2V0NI/AAAAAAAA2vc/g5q4kpXWsHc/s320/IMGP4131.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> um yes I think it's ok if she plays on the roof of the new car...it can handle hail, boats, and bikes, I am pretty sure it can handle a 40lb barefooter. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mgRCORSY1kE/TkPLxRzIZiI/AAAAAAAA2wo/4ztbpIfyZGE/s1600/IMGP4138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mgRCORSY1kE/TkPLxRzIZiI/AAAAAAAA2wo/4ztbpIfyZGE/s320/IMGP4138.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Get here via Gravel if your good. So that was last week....and here it is Saturday morning...big day ahead. Stella is moving to a new home in South Dakota later today, we have had fun, but the humid Missouri weather makes it a crime for me to keep her here. Rust will eat her in a couple more years if she stays...so off to sweeter and hopefully dryer air. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I am headed to Council Bluff Lake tonight for little Perseid Meteor shower viewing while simultaneously crushing a few PBR's and getting a Moontan. Full MOON GET OUTSIDE! Sumnmer only comes once this year Getchasum!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-29gJbs-_b_E/TkPL7hranFI/AAAAAAAA2xE/UBJi-SF371M/s1600/IMGP4140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-29gJbs-_b_E/TkPL7hranFI/AAAAAAAA2xE/UBJi-SF371M/s320/IMGP4140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunset for Coates, I know how he digs em'<br />
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</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-5639291707633300202011-07-27T06:35:00.000-07:002011-07-27T09:52:08.573-07:00TTMA - Team Trail Monster Adventures - Float n Bike I keep letting the blog slip as summer rips by, not much I can do except try an toss a few posts as time permits. Trail Monstering is busy work, er...busy fun! I have been working on some local adventures to try and squeeze in a bit more fun into my weeks, as if I need more. The latest round is a little something I will call Trail Monster Tri Training. Basically multi-sport training with a bike, a kayak, and my two feet.<br />
<div></div><div> Here's the scoop all you adventuring types out there. The goal is to make a short float/bike/run loop close to home and self shuttled. When you can self shuttle there are no excuses for not giving it a try. Today's route is along the Big Creek on the Lincoln/St Charles Missouri county line just west of Hwy 61. I have discussed this route with several people, researched the Google Maps, test drove the bike route to ensure a solid route, and yesterday I set out with the plan in my head. </div><div> Ready here goes, Drive to <a href="http://www.gorctrails.com/trails/mindiancamp.asp">Indian Camp Creek Park</a>, secure your bike (I locked mine to a trailhead kiosk out in the open. Obviously the lock only keeps the honest man honest.), drive to Meyer Road bridge over Big Creek ~4 miles via John Creech and Creech Roads just North of the park accessed via Hwy 61. Alternative route is Dietrich Road to English Road to WW(Meyer Road). If you can't get there with these basic directions, well, you probably have no business out there. ;)</div><div> I park on the SE corner of the bridge. Ticks are really bad right there, so stay out of the grass and check yourself before heading down to the water. Car secure and bike gear in the dry sack, it's time to paddle out for the float.</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yx3FiJrj__s/Ti-YzIPGwAI/AAAAAAAA0qU/BhKcewuoiaE/s1600/IMG_2249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yx3FiJrj__s/Ti-YzIPGwAI/AAAAAAAA0qU/BhKcewuoiaE/s400/IMG_2249.JPG" width="297" /></a>Hit the water - Start time 6:02PM - A bit earlier would have been better, say 4-4:30PM. Notice on the way down under the bridge there is a rope...don't take it as if it were trash. It's to help pull yourself up the slippery slope after a day of swimmin' in the creek or running back to the car for the typical forgotten stuff...bug spray/sunscreen. Pop a tab on a fine PBR and enjoy the next few miles, don't get to comfy your gonna need to get out of the boat and drag soon. This picture shows what looks to be a deadend, however, upon closer inspection of this and many other log jams, root wads, and gravel bars there is usually a little tunnel to slip through. Some are bit tighter. Keep a watchful eye for spiders n snakes. Here are a few photo's from the float.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jZoPXA1TivA/Ti-YSlUuXHI/AAAAAAAA0ow/BR5IXSIUo9Y/s1600/IMG_2238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="475" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jZoPXA1TivA/Ti-YSlUuXHI/AAAAAAAA0ow/BR5IXSIUo9Y/s640/IMG_2238.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yx3FiJrj__s/Ti-YzIPGwAI/AAAAAAAA0qU/BhKcewuoiaE/s1600/IMG_2249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b4MxRmlGcCI/Ti-YX3UgxtI/AAAAAAAA0pE/fMO6g4PJDQY/s1600/IMG_2240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b4MxRmlGcCI/Ti-YX3UgxtI/AAAAAAAA0pE/fMO6g4PJDQY/s640/IMG_2240.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This next pic had me wondering if I made a mistake on the creek choice...</div><div style="text-align: center;">The creek has lots of twists, turns, slow pools, little ripples, log jams, and some trash...Thank you Mr. Farmer for creating an illegal dump where you thought nobody would see as the stream bank erodes and drops your trash into the creek.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-35JZfyHpnKM/Ti-Yf7yneBI/AAAAAAAA0ps/eoyl4SKBJvo/s1600/IMG_2245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-35JZfyHpnKM/Ti-Yf7yneBI/AAAAAAAA0ps/eoyl4SKBJvo/s640/IMG_2245.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This rootwad and trunk are absolutely huge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YHvtmUmkTWM/Ti-Ysq9WLTI/AAAAAAAA0qA/UZAqxMK9NKE/s1600/IMG_2247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YHvtmUmkTWM/Ti-Ysq9WLTI/AAAAAAAA0qA/UZAqxMK9NKE/s320/IMG_2247.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gravel and Sand bars line the creek edges interspersed with eroding corn and bean fields.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rOUzaAgOYic/Ti-Yv3ZjClI/AAAAAAAA0qI/jg0iT9dDwvU/s1600/IMG_2248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rOUzaAgOYic/Ti-Yv3ZjClI/AAAAAAAA0qI/jg0iT9dDwvU/s640/IMG_2248.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The end of the paddle but not the end of the Adventure.</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD4EUESAJk2QWAFy8kTlE0ojF0gG1PWMYzARPX4xItjIORF7aGCBsTSkwo-ysXxZStW_rg6aqZ0gD-3HeOzr_1MLtMauwJWb7WWfXvK32Fekt4YASYf0HIBFEldrlpfs_eIa-L0zqoHhL/s1600/IMG_2265.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634054281672053250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD4EUESAJk2QWAFy8kTlE0ojF0gG1PWMYzARPX4xItjIORF7aGCBsTSkwo-ysXxZStW_rg6aqZ0gD-3HeOzr_1MLtMauwJWb7WWfXvK32Fekt4YASYf0HIBFEldrlpfs_eIa-L0zqoHhL/s1600/IMG_2265.JPG" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I missed my turn into Indian Camp Creek and had to do a little bushwhacking. If your not up for a little bushwhacking then ya better not join a Team Trail Monster Adventure. Bushwhacking is almost always required. Besides the itches will go away in a week or so.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2Bwax3pW2gnOYBafBpNZcEUyVc_CsEbYY3f9Jrvgjf7tCmzPR83Jq-FCfas7C-uIGY6ZElbOzRKH-HkPL5fnpECYwFaiCpEiNurhjtFzBvxlJZyk2QPN1C_jtRN68FjS_cxv57hR5OtO/s1600/IMG_2266.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634054274175522514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2Bwax3pW2gnOYBafBpNZcEUyVc_CsEbYY3f9Jrvgjf7tCmzPR83Jq-FCfas7C-uIGY6ZElbOzRKH-HkPL5fnpECYwFaiCpEiNurhjtFzBvxlJZyk2QPN1C_jtRN68FjS_cxv57hR5OtO/s320/IMG_2266.JPG" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 298px;" width="238" /></a></div>The photo above is a long grassy field edged by woods and stinging nettle...yup I marched right through it dragging my boat while in shorts...it only stings for a minute. From here I ran to ICCP and my bike. Quick change of clothes from within the dry sack and off for the bike leg. Given I have forgotten my light mounts I used the Creech road connection instead of Dietrich. The only auto to pass me was on Dietrich and of course the pickup that needed to cackle the pipes a bit for me. The shoulder of Hwy 61 is not really a good place to ride, however, it's a very short shot and plenty of shoulder to work with. The ride down Creech was pretty cool after dark. Wish I had that light mount, had to hand carry. <br />
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So was it a success? In my book a success defined as "any Adventure you return home from breathing". Might be fun after a light rain when the water level picks up. Probably a bit dangerous, so take heed and be prepared. Bailing on an Adventure is always an option. Knowing <u>your</u> limits keeps you alive. Here is the Garmin data from the trip. I will take 10 miles of cross training like this any day.<br />
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GETCHASUM!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-78605913008582736802011-06-17T12:45:00.000-07:002011-06-17T13:08:39.518-07:00Friday Morning Change of Plans<div style="text-align: center;">Couldn't sleep at 5 AM, so the air temps at 71*F were begging me to ride off into <a href="http://www.gorctrails.com/images/maps/lost_valley.pdf">Lost Valley</a>. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgF92d9K7F2rDWHB9V-zRgA95vQEaOzXVKuDQYrWIqdScCcZXB5yEGjIHPHOo728sCbn5VaxCo_SvIiG13Jk2K6mDTUOhyphenhyphenLidD9foOqDo4_8wOnopcO0Z8ZoD6rpek4dcQ8L-7c3ODUH7/s1600/6-17+001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgF92d9K7F2rDWHB9V-zRgA95vQEaOzXVKuDQYrWIqdScCcZXB5yEGjIHPHOo728sCbn5VaxCo_SvIiG13Jk2K6mDTUOhyphenhyphenLidD9foOqDo4_8wOnopcO0Z8ZoD6rpek4dcQ8L-7c3ODUH7/s400/6-17+001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619278859599568562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pink in the morn'n Sailor take Warn'n...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLnZXX_z-gjEzHRYJT5HbyBnVLUMgKkaupQaORCUSFA1RBrlq08FzId9caEVY87kjre35NOsVF3_WYyRQSo5uAUcsFANRIIT0SaePfOJZvwkFiot3Hjm7kciz10cmM-BxVM7fCj9ECkVS/s1600/6-17+003.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLnZXX_z-gjEzHRYJT5HbyBnVLUMgKkaupQaORCUSFA1RBrlq08FzId9caEVY87kjre35NOsVF3_WYyRQSo5uAUcsFANRIIT0SaePfOJZvwkFiot3Hjm7kciz10cmM-BxVM7fCj9ECkVS/s400/6-17+003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619278852452583010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet Single Track all to myself!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiS7OciO5uiCEn9q3E6Y72IDI0r6a_bvm6kQuA-pj6kh-ujoZRi4oxTWc0TmEXf2Hgvk6pl_czFGuujRyucO0WLvayBX568NiQFZjQS6jVUSTbk2OuxEwB6YNI9SPEeAjLiqCqAZlm94F/s1600/6-17+009.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiS7OciO5uiCEn9q3E6Y72IDI0r6a_bvm6kQuA-pj6kh-ujoZRi4oxTWc0TmEXf2Hgvk6pl_czFGuujRyucO0WLvayBX568NiQFZjQS6jVUSTbk2OuxEwB6YNI9SPEeAjLiqCqAZlm94F/s400/6-17+009.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619278850532834162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Snake bite number 1...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RvrxVjf_OGQQ-xHJKtltDz3PGMk1FEDII6q3ecBftYLrMlpKureNc44rBs4djHLCHKBnY5sBe-tDNKxWjse_6m4Sqe4ckq9yzc2eHhsz8xk0tMp5J33CYJKQnTa1J19rCzPNN3hAF_X5/s1600/6-17+011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RvrxVjf_OGQQ-xHJKtltDz3PGMk1FEDII6q3ecBftYLrMlpKureNc44rBs4djHLCHKBnY5sBe-tDNKxWjse_6m4Sqe4ckq9yzc2eHhsz8xk0tMp5J33CYJKQnTa1J19rCzPNN3hAF_X5/s400/6-17+011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619278843688556418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Big Ol' Owl swooped past me and lit in the tree.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WieyKPGsOe9l8DdN4_jkRDotEHZ3BsRJK0VlhjslSM4rJtW80slOYK1PGW6nkf_Q1T1ZdVp2XqggEDA8KQQFvD8s-g4OQLEpz5JBjPgmttdhTDLP271wVTH4wJ0qPa1Zwdswsu5ELCHZ/s1600/6-17+013.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WieyKPGsOe9l8DdN4_jkRDotEHZ3BsRJK0VlhjslSM4rJtW80slOYK1PGW6nkf_Q1T1ZdVp2XqggEDA8KQQFvD8s-g4OQLEpz5JBjPgmttdhTDLP271wVTH4wJ0qPa1Zwdswsu5ELCHZ/s400/6-17+013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619278570685269490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Snake bite number 2...no more tubes or air. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Huge thanks to Jamie Young(sp) for loaning me a pump and patches. Even with the good Samaritan activities I still managed to score a 6 mile walk. Jamie I hope you make the Luau on Sunday for your first race! Great course for a first time racer! I will have your pump at Registration just ask for TTM or Lawman.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNSE70o9g_uh8KIgyM5YodZptcRnlcm9GkoEvhZE0QTjzLtPqFqPa0Xr_eb_cEglVPIurgGC971OHiGPsoK-KqBam3O-zH9seNoWbHMuluOCJtcrgDUdYKyH_gOWr4kVVXsomSz9kU0Xj/s1600/6-17+021.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNSE70o9g_uh8KIgyM5YodZptcRnlcm9GkoEvhZE0QTjzLtPqFqPa0Xr_eb_cEglVPIurgGC971OHiGPsoK-KqBam3O-zH9seNoWbHMuluOCJtcrgDUdYKyH_gOWr4kVVXsomSz9kU0Xj/s400/6-17+021.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619278561518605106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ok closet naturalists....what is this. Pale Yellow flower, bursts in to large seed pods with parachute like tops on the seeds that float on a breeze. Sorry the iPhone didn't want to play nice with the camera focus today.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VDW-8CbrLtCxrK-EFngWhQAEikmDPj2AUYO-sxJjhVKFUsjRf0TLgpIw3a3vu5UwqzKfj3jEkBHFS1k1dwLgFcbR3X2X9mpcgsYQagpfoRotQPheV8SrsFLznj1rL-tX-iJQzzY_4Mgt/s1600/6-17+026.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VDW-8CbrLtCxrK-EFngWhQAEikmDPj2AUYO-sxJjhVKFUsjRf0TLgpIw3a3vu5UwqzKfj3jEkBHFS1k1dwLgFcbR3X2X9mpcgsYQagpfoRotQPheV8SrsFLznj1rL-tX-iJQzzY_4Mgt/s400/6-17+026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619278558054341490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1YWlmXv5rUUUzV8cM6hgNNKaj_inPACgcArrhK5lTFv5n0NjylOQt5V4y7dGVzFrDDuQE2FxZGJ6-HCHyiyjzxpvJhcDdYDJRprtxiZXNDVqWigGVi4zDTWnURtnKCO1SaMtUuhJ-T7R/s1600/6-17+028.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1YWlmXv5rUUUzV8cM6hgNNKaj_inPACgcArrhK5lTFv5n0NjylOQt5V4y7dGVzFrDDuQE2FxZGJ6-HCHyiyjzxpvJhcDdYDJRprtxiZXNDVqWigGVi4zDTWnURtnKCO1SaMtUuhJ-T7R/s400/6-17+028.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619278554364807170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Upon arrival at work 2 hours late I ushered in a nice little shower.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYh2nc6a0khqTONJVl2tRp6OdOmZ6oDutxq-Na19MIiS-q6Hx2OXqCO9SOGeHWnodmYWzhAaATfMSZETnk52D6N4bbnS31CirtA4nsLfFYor2rHRLtuJuimx4kcQ8I3oaa8Iss8XuZuhwF/s1600/IMG_1668.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYh2nc6a0khqTONJVl2tRp6OdOmZ6oDutxq-Na19MIiS-q6Hx2OXqCO9SOGeHWnodmYWzhAaATfMSZETnk52D6N4bbnS31CirtA4nsLfFYor2rHRLtuJuimx4kcQ8I3oaa8Iss8XuZuhwF/s400/IMG_1668.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619278550976397154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Don't worry none - that trail is so hardpacked right now you can ride it tonight. But Don't just wait til tomorrow. Go ride some pavement or clean your bike for race day.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-21536361369990200872011-06-12T20:46:00.000-07:002011-06-12T21:23:41.532-07:00CBL SLOW RIDE<div style="text-align: center;">Fully recharged. 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Those are her words! Someday's...ya know...she just does stuff that...well scares the shit out of me. Gonna have to find a slow forward button for her...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfMjCuIrJIaiVpSA-gZ9Voz4u4EAvPI9_AmahbkvnmZ-B9GJADrfkgKK8OXG0xOOppEnuNZgtVX2QVi06uzCOQxTPzzJaM7tIKcjFw-P0m4lSQn9v6G32DEVI5kRojHC-XcHp6aLEStuc/s1600/IMGP2476.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfMjCuIrJIaiVpSA-gZ9Voz4u4EAvPI9_AmahbkvnmZ-B9GJADrfkgKK8OXG0xOOppEnuNZgtVX2QVi06uzCOQxTPzzJaM7tIKcjFw-P0m4lSQn9v6G32DEVI5kRojHC-XcHp6aLEStuc/s400/IMGP2476.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612928259436791250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chilling together after the leap of faith.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2GCwBFr30PJ0AVfjPYVAOKPM_Ljr30O2HIBgfKzbcLYx0gT2bPInthunyuA_rYohJMUmG29iWzC5YJuJf0eWKxTtKX1ALbQxNleXcgHo7-uuyb6zHP1cRM6oNUjhhVZLhxIcDMXV8JdE/s1600/IMGP2487.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2GCwBFr30PJ0AVfjPYVAOKPM_Ljr30O2HIBgfKzbcLYx0gT2bPInthunyuA_rYohJMUmG29iWzC5YJuJf0eWKxTtKX1ALbQxNleXcgHo7-uuyb6zHP1cRM6oNUjhhVZLhxIcDMXV8JdE/s400/IMGP2487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612924213427253682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The return trip caught on video. Click it!</div><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_r0f2wrm7zIPHvsLjuUW5gBRe5rEhf71MuxmVci4Zfk?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j3H6cHWsdew/TeT3Bu5wtsI/AAAAAAAAzjg/ripCMAZKcZI/s640/IMGP2482.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/Davis437/TaumSaukMtn52811?authkey=Gv1sRgCKDQr4zWxfmT0QE&feat=embedwebsite">Taum Sauk Mtn 5-28-11</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">The climb up to Mom at Mina Sauk Falls!</div></div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUqg9_FTeWlbIESRNjnkffhmZ5dMomWxHk8c4qKqaTwJpjrrhYT6XXxJArt-0xQk3ZUWhmw4sXm85WRmgvhcgtXCEg3YxzoVxa5gPzFMk5ERi1RUegXPFp5Ln-I-lQNBAu_H5GvcyyX3W/s1600/IMGP2552.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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I wish the video had been running. She squeeked and then wanted to get closer. </div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAlMdvN4_7CzXU8OyO4b8iHTqzb68ypVr98a90KQmlxGis84fR3yHZG5k0rATOf5zz2SVoEJFf_B28N2n5BIFbLl1Sn4GwxzBfu76Mg3r_T189HZUwS8xVWI3bkW53r4KrNJcOd5EYf3u/s400/IMGP2508.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612924203598348146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Trail Guide giving instructions on the next phase of our hike.</span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoRrqANOgti4KQxo7r5L34-Z9jwhg03bTp2SDIY_F37239nYmc7gr_TUj9Jj3pMnjZuPTEkzIS815wV-5_TYVKrrIcCY0kLPWMzE88cB6hgDZOnokU7pvysjFD7FWI8d-dflu_Bv-FoFz/s400/IMGP2510.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612924209820334450" style="display: block; 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-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Todd H...this was left for you...maybe next time. ;)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-50356569510011573222011-05-23T07:53:00.000-07:002011-05-23T09:33:01.192-07:00Trail MOnster Racing!<div>Yup All of us got in some racing on Sunday, including the first race for the best known Trail MOnster of all, Sydney "The DestroyOR!"<br /><br /></div><div><iframe width="960" height="750" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-_5ftaN07ME?rel=0&hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Awesome day for sure! Great Job Sydney!</div><div><br /></div><div>I had a great day as well, squeaking out a narrow victory over my awesome <a href="http://apabstsmear.blogspot.com">wife</a> with 6 laps in a tad over 5 hours and a grand total of 45 miles, I think one moar lap and she was going to lay down the pain for me. I got lucky when they called the race due to heavy rain and lightning. I had another lap left in the tank, but the lack of fuel was taking it's toll. a handful of red licorice and a blackberry Jet Gu w/ 6 bottles of ice water was not nearly enough for 5+ hours of racing. Next time I won't let my Hammer Paste get heated up in my jersey pocket and will make sure I have a back up fuel plan in case something fails...</div><div><br /></div><div>Next up my birthday present to myself! 200 miles of gravel road in the Flint Hills of SE Kansas!</div><a href="http://www.dirtykanza200.com/">http://www.dirtykanza200.com/</a> Check out some of the pics of the area.<div><br /></div><div>Sure I have done some other stuff but nothing will compare with the next race on deck. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-46018228793682951892011-05-08T02:55:00.000-07:002011-05-08T03:53:11.610-07:00Spring has sprung!Seems to be harder and harder to try and find time to blog. I have a new phone maybe I can find an app for blogger. Yup upgraded to the iPhone 4. Sad to see the Nokia 2610 go away. Solid phone just needed an upgrade, the features with a smart phone are amazing. They have changed quite a few things for me. I am more flexible, but I still can't find time to write. I do seem to update facebook often. It's easy to post a pic. I will try that here.<div><br /></div><div>Where did I leave off? Maybe just be fore LBL. What a great race! It was a another tough nav for me. I started us off with a wrong turn with in the first mile. It got worse for about the next 6 checkpoints. Jeff and I began to disagree with navigating....I offered him the maps several times and finally I turned and said Do Not Question Me. I was so flustered I wanted to give up. That was a first for me in a race. I did get us back on track and we made it to the paddle portion. The lake was getting beaten by 20knot winds I think. There were 2-3 rollers with white caps and spray. The paddle was shorted from 8 to 5 miles. I would have been happy with .5. It was tough. We took a rogue wave a bit crooked and I watched Jeff get launched over the side of the boat. Oh don't worry I was right behind him. You know there is always a turning point in a race. This was ours. Our packs and the map case had floated out from under the canoe as we are being tossed about, some 20 yards off shore. Jeff managed to his feet first but not before sucking up half of Lake Barkley. We managed to drag everything to shore and eventually flip the boat and drain it. My first reaction after hitting the shore was to get our rain gear on. the rain jackets did the trick and helped conserve what little body heat we had left as the lake temp was a nice chilly ~55*F. I think we spent about 5 minutes total on the beach getting reset and deciding to move on. Quiting out here still means you have to get your boat back to the take out...about mile and a half away. </div><div>We finished the paddle and my legs had stiffened and I was very cold. With the shortened paddle we would have to run about 2 miles back to the start line to get our bikes for the next section...thanks to our being lost first thing in the AM I was now familiar with our current location. We had been here about 4 hours earlier. The earlier run took a toll, and I was feeling it. Was it the BONK happening? Possibly. We got on the bikes and it was only minutes before I found my groove on the Hei Hei 29er. Jeff let me lead out and I was flossing the singletrack. I haven't ridden that well in a long time. We found our rhythm. We were right on from this point out and we got to enjoy some fine Kentucky singletrack. The canal loop is fast and lots of fun. If you haven't ridden LBL, find the time. It's worth the trip.</div><div>So at the finish my Bonk had set in. The last couple miles on the bike finished me off. We crossed the line and I was done. fell flat on back and managed to roll over and lay there for a bit. I had to be helped back over and then up to my feet. I kinda think running out of water as we got on the bike was a bad idea....My fuel bottles had been sitting on the bike in the sun for hours so they went bad...it was gross. Jeff gave me a few pulls on his bottle and whatever concoction he has turned my stomach. Thought I would die. This was the first race that I have ever turned down a cold beer. I could barely drink the cup of water someone brought me. Enough of my whining. In the end we managed a 6th place in the 2Person Male division out of 23 teams. Over all I think we had a top 10. The results I was sorting through seem to be missing a team or two. so lets just call it a top 10. Sweet! 2 races and now what? We have taken off some time from running so I could focus my training for the 200 miles of gravel roads in June. My birthday I have decided to take on the DK200. 200 miles around Emporia, KS through the remote countryside of the Flint Hills region. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_Hills">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_Hills</a> This is gonna be a true test of personal; endurance. This race is about beating someone else, it's about persevering, and overcoming those personal struggles as I push myself to new boundary's. At 43, I think the thought of riding a bicycle around a loop in Kansas that is as long as trip across Missouri is pretty cool idea. 10 years ago I would have called myself nuts. So the sky is lighting up with the morning sun and I have an urge to ride my bike...I will try to find some time to put more on the blog. Until then, find me on facebook, always lots of pics of fun being a TrailMonster.</div><div>Can't seem to find the LBL pics....moar soon</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-54681713846013793702011-03-19T02:16:00.000-07:002011-03-19T03:19:35.067-07:00Been Facebook'n and stuff.<div style="text-align: center;">Opps's sorry blog fans...FB seems to be my Blog of late...but it just doesn't retell the story 6 months or 2 years later. I will try to write more. While you wait for me to write more, take a little trip and click a few of the links in the text below and explore the world of a Trail Monster.</div><div>We found this little old bike while exploring near Council Bluff Lake...a mile or so from any trail.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79eFd2CKtMEkeEcNlNmF5AkI_Qbx4eYVxhmFKdnHDRhJk-ACa-Ua4WyMNfC22a5jb4tz5fYQ5dfiCs4cY0FpiDCgtiU0CodaXVSzvrgh0EM54q_GjuNnzXmNsvtFBm6xAsL2RyVcsJ-Wt/s400/Lost+Tricycle.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585720684385925506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><div>Where to start? Castlwood 8 Hour - Wendy wrote that up. It was Awesome 3rd place 2p Coed victory for Team Trail Monster. Hopefully we stay after this one until we get a 1st! we have a 3rd, 2nd, 4th, 3rd...always flirting around the top...maybe, just maybe 2011 is the year. As Jason said to me following the race after party breakfast..."You know Jim if you trained for these races....". He has a point...so I am....Then Winter hit...</div><div><br /></div><div>I got a new bike! Oh yeah I already wrote briefly about that! It has changed things for me. I love cruising on it. I hope I am going to love gravel cruising on it...I still have not had a gravel ride on it...and the <a href="http://www.dirtykanza200.com/">DK200</a> is looming 12 weeks away. I have stayed with the bike and run more than usual this winter, so coming into spring I feel good. I could stand to drop another 10-15 but I am sure summer will take care of that.</div><div><br /></div><div>Racin'> >? Yup Still at it. Adventure Racing that is. I talked Wendy's brother(Jeff) into joining me for the Bonk Hard Chill in February. We trained for it by taking at least one long run a week together...5-8 miles, and we did an orienteering meet at Cliff Cave Park. We had a great race. A couple learning points were logged. ummm Keep your fat Thumb off the MAP! and Do Not Change Your Route 90% through the course!!! Stay the line! Man a couple mistakes I know we dropped and hour +. In the end we managed<a href="http://www.bonkhardchill.com/bhc06/results/2011/2011_results.asp"> 4th in the 2P Male division</a>. Lots of strong racers! 12th Overall! Not bad for our first race together. Here is a pre-race shot w/ Stella hanging out in the background.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamThA9zvc7GhZW2QtDSPQasoz7nZaW5kJYE8MUasZeUCefvWrcczKz2T9tYobmvurRPYaJK1krDRHHgIntDr-zAITo_hyrdEOfRU-DxrFPgwTIPI8sRDiKeCdhDYNw3fFi7IrRFmMSdtb/s400/IMGP1551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585719382911749090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div> As for that bad compass..errgghhh, well I got to help it get Lost for once! I might also add....DO NOT MESS WITH YOUR BIKE THE NIGHT BEFORE A RACE! PERIOD! I felt as if I was pedaling up hill all day...well sorta...since I decided to let most of the air out of my rear shock. It sucked! Thanks for letting me ride your bike Jeff. My bike is now dialed. <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/72976606">Middlefork</a> and <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/72976588">Council Bluff Lake</a> last weekend was the perfect opportunity to reset everything. I even got to bag my first night of the year in the hammock, as seen below.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyXYsCPbCWRS5sPBP3nrOaW17rlWKZ9kDDvYVsvBc03agcDecPQx4WMVFCUSs4f9lbons34yoAAOOkMfp9jiXuTS8Ir6IHcP0xvo7QLWYqDkcKAlV_K5QIUq4SU25Pwv7fxm0p25OMyBp/s400/IMGP1700.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585711210535876018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div>Before I miss this opportunity to throw a plug to our good friends over at <a href="http://team-virtus.com/">Team Virtus</a>, lets get this on the table! They got hooked up with a reporter and photographer for the Bonk Hard Chill race. If you want an honest insider view? Check this out...<a href="http://www.pitch.com/2011-03-17/news/adventure-racing-missouri/">Article</a>, <a href="http://www.pitch.com/slideshow/mud-men-at-bonk-hard-chill-32796963/">Slideshow</a>. </div><div>Then like a bunch of Jerks they are, they went rounded up some more jerks and had a little non-race of the Adventure style! Wish I could a been there...see pic above, you understand.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yup it's 4am and I sitting here catching up the world on the life of a Trail Monster when I should be catching the last hours of darkness behind my eyelids. So what has been happening....? I must send Thanks out to Coach for setting up the most awesome of group road rides ever..."<a href="http://teamseagal.blogspot.com/2011/02/2011-death-by-hills-attrition-through.html">Death By Mostly Flat HILL</a>S". I think that is what the MF was for in his email...I do have a video where riders passed me headed up to Cremini Green....I think at a minimum the F bomb dropped 9 of 10 times as they saw the wall of blacktop. I think it's 25% or better and it's a near standing start. Great race though. Check out this group of Jerks that got caught trying to steal a tomb stone....one of them even had to write an <a href="http://teamseagal.blogspot.com/2011/03/from-team-seagal-history-and-culture.html">essay</a> about it.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprYKyqKofn2ucM88fiCNxSG6TctvXiJX9u5iBu8WDbJJ3PScPJexMY-lq56IjvVqM9HjKD8iE3cGfsvU4RaCAXe4etoBAJyF3ytbFi5HYpQzspvjFP-GIuEQk_-AGiNU5tuPoXMG-issp/s400/183448_10150097862698182_511623181_6368570_556425_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585732606818435826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px; " /></span></div><div>I started tracking my fitness activities over at <a href="http://www.dailymile.com/#ref=tophd">Daily Mile</a> and I have added a widget to the Blog for the stalkers out there. As you will see the training will pickup. Right now I am about 200 miles a month, either on the bike or running. Jeff and I have entered the <a href="http://www.bonkhardracing.com/races/lbl_challenge/race_info.asp">LBL 12 Hour Adventure Race April 2</a> at Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky. We will look at the longer race later in the year...Berryman AR 36???Maybe!</div><div>UFD racing series is now underway, get out and getchasum <a href="http://stlbiking.com/calendar">dirt racin</a>! I am trying to decide when I will race the dirt series. I would really like to do a few, ICCP and Broemmelsiek are up there because they are so close to home, maybe Greensfelder. Lost Valley Luau and MFXC I have volunteered to do race support....DIRT CRITS(hope to step up a level before it's over) !!! RIM is on the list, Burning at the Bluff 8, BT Epic 3, hmmm I think there are one or two more. I would like to add some more Adventure Races to the list. However, with the price of gas and race fee's, this hobby/fitness gig can get expensive. In the end I just like to ride my bike and run in the woods. So with that I would like to retire tonight before I see this...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQr6UVDystEV0yUBCFT-ADddGEVhssjJ4YT8rxtse9nXSeNHqkW6AKnmeu3BOBde5NeW7zm2vJli1gKNBpSYhkkNe34qAzh26CkQQi1E1THwYBmxgWeQzYBnwZT6HsORptoBAR4hyp4Jck/s400/IMGP1527.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585728772271781058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span>I am half tempted to head out for a little pre-dawn dirt now...except it feels like the sleep timer is about to go off. Not to worry, I will keep training! If you are reading this as a mid pack rider...well keep doin' what your doin'...and this below is all you will see...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvekfJMETXi-yI9uAviKF12JZ99LZywc34cdV6GTq4nyqUcxMCfuozwKRcl3kTnU_tsfbpVw9VIurr8MT1klGBQQKLpdMdLiwl3xXhPpgnGjlvnvJHKeIm3s1HMp2mTl1Tyxc65f1WOVN/s400/IMGP1715.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585716193546600690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">TTM is gonna get Faster!</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">‎"The point is though it really doesn't matter how you do it - just shut up and move yer feet!" - Matt Turgeon 2011</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-21611693403240276822011-01-24T07:24:00.000-08:002011-01-24T07:31:32.283-08:00Game changer, life altering?<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My I present- Jake the Snake - 2011 KONA!</div><div style="text-align: center;">One ride through the Lou has confirmed that this bike can and will do anything when I put the power to the pedals. Forest Park and beyond for the first ride, fresh snow falling, old crusty snow on the trails and streets, cyclocross course with 6 inches or more of snow, all capped by a sled run down Art Hill. Stay tuned for a full report, and then training rides until June 4, 2011 Dirty Kanza 200 (200 Miles of Gravel Roads, Emporia, KS)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQubUGfi0ILlpYZ9p9JpM_R8gOW3kezCMTz0A2gv-K5YF5gnWn45WKBfrAEArAYzDdqn9o5vuy_5otc40jWyw2CMv5rpP5IbvGwhfBCLFxUMtcCX0FzIWtIItdY4pGllQyjC8hgSYxx0c/s1600/170993_1700770052791_1644145161_1525340_5940586_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQubUGfi0ILlpYZ9p9JpM_R8gOW3kezCMTz0A2gv-K5YF5gnWn45WKBfrAEArAYzDdqn9o5vuy_5otc40jWyw2CMv5rpP5IbvGwhfBCLFxUMtcCX0FzIWtIItdY4pGllQyjC8hgSYxx0c/s400/170993_1700770052791_1644145161_1525340_5940586_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565774006351809954" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-86220364137254717582010-11-26T15:50:00.000-08:002010-11-27T07:06:27.163-08:00Thanksgiving Vacation til now...2 days left...?<div style="text-align: center;">So it's been a minute since my last post....I prefer photo blogging and I have been without a camera for a while...but thanks to Pentax I am back in business. I Crushed!err Drowned my Olympus Stylus 770SW back in July, replaced it with the Olympus Tough 8010...it sucked in my book...toooooo many damn options and it seemed to always take low res pics... It's a point n shoot...com'on. Time to Test the Pentax...so W90 it is...had it for 3 weeks...realized I did not purchase the protection plan from BB...so guess what...I am SOL....because like all things ....I must break them. Crushed the front lens on a bike ride....So on a whim I sent it to the Pentax repair...Next thing I know...they are fixing it and a part was backordered....well luck was on my/our side...the part came in and the camera returned home in time for our Thanksgiving Vacation.<div>So it's been a minute. Burning at the Bluff was awesome, Hell it was so awesome our teammate Keith decided to do a lap and a half on a broken leg. Super StuD! Awesome fast course for sure!</div><div><br /></div><div>So Thanksgiving Vaca went like this so far....</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">PS...<a href="http://stella-vision.blogspot.com/">New Photo Blog</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo's from Stella</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just a statement that getting out there offers lots of different views..</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMOOuNwm11CWnXl4eKJ4dWVdwxsLJ9syjcqwkkOoZOlXWat-PPdwytIie7e_7E9Gy51HBPU7eFm-6INOrUZIRGDy69njQryq3_3m2VO7FRc5z5PXRhQT3eCqGRAWHsZqv89zgG6F47qBd/s1600/IMGP0012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMOOuNwm11CWnXl4eKJ4dWVdwxsLJ9syjcqwkkOoZOlXWat-PPdwytIie7e_7E9Gy51HBPU7eFm-6INOrUZIRGDy69njQryq3_3m2VO7FRc5z5PXRhQT3eCqGRAWHsZqv89zgG6F47qBd/s400/IMGP0012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544019724680270194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Stitz, Busken, Pryor, Keevan, and TTM @ Middlefork</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DGX82_fLl0AySVLp_cOUT69V6u8lBOKS27xro3Td0_lMgRmx9cJa5UWfqK2tnbkpO5OfDj5Njk5yx86_nfuolvVLTc6VVnT42AqrDQQtmsxIJ95Q-gxeMcHeopt93_9Peaz7P6Vqh8Fw/s1600/IMGP0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkW3xc-c5e1TI90JtqzIhJNTzWyNlBePHa-qPyNlLAJs4RiA_y6Ox5z7xxkCIFM24llXdK15zvVrfFJpo0wRIGSCf8eiDNsNgdwdquAq3Sg7KPqiB-ivL7bJYrBd9tH-dxLPHnn9tv-SIE/s400/IMGP0169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544014779011969954" /></a>Oh and we signed up for the Castlewood 8 Hour Adventure Race 4th in a row for TTM. Best of all I found my most favored item, my Castlewood 8 Hour fleece cap. It was tucked away in my hunting jacket from Deer Season 2009. Yes another skunk....that makes several now...gotta get a better grip on hunting property options.<br /><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-25454673233950242832010-09-17T06:58:00.000-07:002010-09-17T07:39:36.546-07:00Burnin' is almost here.<div style="text-align: center;">Ah, at last!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Mountain Bike Season is on Full Tilt now!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPOkY3_rjpPYBauAm9y4Z1Gr76_LHQ0xDAnUBZtRRWcQULlTBYC8DgUlyPzb5AmEDxG5KNz2JXUYyFWPMSAzF5bYHMso9idsjI36LfAhgBWoAR7SQHWLVNUKhxBq7vkv0LQqn1y_5oqCV/s1600/IMG00047-20100204-1755.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2puH9hR6IGPQ6go5IlgfK4U-neu5GshcE9Zn6ZNlS3haIQr2A_nataUb1m02i_Lt_y45Ixj5YL9u4dJ_-UjdyjtqhXpgxaZ1Por70tYpq5CrCQUounlfbt3xcVLsPTzYTY2LFrU5XFXG/s1600/IMGP0244.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2puH9hR6IGPQ6go5IlgfK4U-neu5GshcE9Zn6ZNlS3haIQr2A_nataUb1m02i_Lt_y45Ixj5YL9u4dJ_-UjdyjtqhXpgxaZ1Por70tYpq5CrCQUounlfbt3xcVLsPTzYTY2LFrU5XFXG/s400/IMGP0244.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517886063885869730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lake Loop lookin sweet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPOkY3_rjpPYBauAm9y4Z1Gr76_LHQ0xDAnUBZtRRWcQULlTBYC8DgUlyPzb5AmEDxG5KNz2JXUYyFWPMSAzF5bYHMso9idsjI36LfAhgBWoAR7SQHWLVNUKhxBq7vkv0LQqn1y_5oqCV/s400/IMG00047-20100204-1755.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517889013560728434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gotta Black Brew agein' in the oak chips and dancing with coffee from last years burnin'.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOE_6Vt1Z8eljSyI3hZud5rlJpMsPTV5O23CkXRNk8xdeieqQBHpXdu25eAPuqD-SRDr8U23i1Q0IJ8qYS2qhQCbbDHmkJ3xfZVh78ek5jdz9_W3BtjkHxvl0RH0AIz9IfME-4k_r1_0WW/s400/IMGP0258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517886047342624450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Summer has brought some new skillz and determination to the Trail Monster franchise.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPsCyjBtpneowkbS-35CebPlCU4cQPQN_Am1HX5uDjsEC5tQZxuDCOnQbYzfn3J-sBmDDHF2Da_kEeeEg-vibV1Jz9sJOIAfMdUjJhN-gdxBqXDdYDk87PTe3bjYcyY7zhlaAIDICyVPz/s400/IMGP0235.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517886036002430914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span">I have felt the pain of recent weeks of ride time and trail karma.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays....and any other ...day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oLJf_mDIVjXr6oDyUTSnmdjP5VX4tCwu_kgfx5t2HP9ZP5Bm5WDIyBXERpuNOjX5Nc1HYRQK17cvPyifZOWMm7Ft-rOlZFbqfehGdNdOT7V3_6KuRvmG-6P26ZC8uzI_NGmM2O8ekbcy/s400/DAvis-Busken-Pryor+-+CB+Boat+Launch+9-12-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517886030035643522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">This pain train ensures I pull my share of the load.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8I_Kf1HLYyRnc7bsipncLiD-JSs-pvYh73tvldovq3e7BuP9Llr2EpkCrSdMXrHjoc8G1vljw6s9QmK2KUwmzyyiFugruI_2Aw38-Xsf_a7CQMG-f_VKei-HxGd7KrBjH_g3XThNv-1I/s400/IMGP0291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517886054027322338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Trail Monstering in full effect!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-46951124244124903492010-08-16T19:47:00.001-07:002010-08-16T20:15:18.424-07:00Rapture In Misery<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPu1sOvdbFNI4n-VMVH-xr2_vqJDb9VZHdNRRTWcPCPxV0qy1tJqStY2-sF72dcZ6qud-aUhOIDZFZZmVjNVUSMJJm3cgMhLM4E7dhjxcDkAleIYjiLV_eC1iKjrY1Cz9s4_mWbK29ZsVf/s1600/DSCF3593.jpg"></a>The terrain of the trail twisted and turned through shadowy field edges, amid stretches of completely sun baked tall grass fields, then slipped into the woodlands for an immediate test with slime covered roots and rocks, with a good measure of climbing on mixed surfaces of pea gravel, hard pack dirt, and shady north side slopes of some grease like mud before dropping quickly off of the ridges with sweeping turns followed closely by more rocks and dips in creek beds with stone bridges interconnected with a sweet ribbon of soul sucking river bottom loam leading to a loose rock and wet root series of switchbacks ascending to the false flat open field roads from hell before paying back the pain with a final rip through young forest on contoured bench cut single track with a pump track flow, ending with a massive field cyclo-cross tests weaving through the coolest pit setup ever.<div><br /></div><div>The scoring system was top notch. Barcode scans as you crossed the line with your time, position in your race group, and time to the racer in front of you. That was worth the entry fee. Nothing like dropping a $100 bucks or more at a race and have to wait a week for the final scores because everything is done on cardboard.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is on my must do list for next year to improve on my 8th Place in the 40+ 6 hour solo. </div><div style="text-align: center;">PS I am not selling my bike just yet. We are still on speaking terms.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPu1sOvdbFNI4n-VMVH-xr2_vqJDb9VZHdNRRTWcPCPxV0qy1tJqStY2-sF72dcZ6qud-aUhOIDZFZZmVjNVUSMJJm3cgMhLM4E7dhjxcDkAleIYjiLV_eC1iKjrY1Cz9s4_mWbK29ZsVf/s400/DSCF3593.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506209148493274418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><div style="text-align: center;">Obviously this is way before lap 3 of 4 of the 8+ mile course.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In other news Wendy got a podium.</div><div style="text-align: center;">3rd Place 12 Hour Women's solo....7 laps.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think she rode a different course...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzC7giIcodPVkX0wn6KCjJzFGYDPRXLh9x3eib_L5ui5BqzV7IDeFqKpsdLh_cD8Hzi_K8USu60zhzdmqBQqBIfsRPG9E8p7I0lFQJmbplKmurJsgpDj49b_s29qY2SJ8RNQfIEhnJRYYz/s400/P8141013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506211720454443954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am sure she will blog it up in a day or so...check her blog <a href="http://apabstsmear.blogspot.com/">Pabst Smear</a>.</div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-65680348158146243012010-08-08T10:13:00.000-07:002010-08-12T21:56:24.356-07:00On a horse with no name.<div style="text-align: center;">Saturday Sunrise Epic's</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9GxR45LrbE10IGiFvhiVgNBk6X83JxZLwc27Z4ms-5DAtdXCDZTsZ8-qMhuE3VUFgdU9oN_PsGp4FQRcKQqXWZB8eEhXQSjxYTUuvRsiudgbgWA-CgvnrHsM_vT5X5vYvmROFcS8Kbpz/s1600/P8060793.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9GxR45LrbE10IGiFvhiVgNBk6X83JxZLwc27Z4ms-5DAtdXCDZTsZ8-qMhuE3VUFgdU9oN_PsGp4FQRcKQqXWZB8eEhXQSjxYTUuvRsiudgbgWA-CgvnrHsM_vT5X5vYvmROFcS8Kbpz/s400/P8060793.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are days when you know your gonna ride. When your me and you have the green light to ride why not make it an epic. Last Saturday was one of those to have your butt on a saddle. I sent out a few pings on Friday evening looking for interest in a Trail Monster Epic. It's not often that outsiders get the invite to tag along on a Saturday Epic. This one would be no different, as not a single soldier took the bait. So be it. TTM would go solo and roll the "Tri-fecta" as so aptly named by ... anyone? ok, so it was Craig Thrasher that threw the moniker on the ride that covers Lost Valley, Matson Hill Park, and Klondike Park all with a Katy Trail connection. There is one tiny difference to the TTM version. I ride from home. No loading up an automobile to go ride my bike. Saturday Solo's start from the front door and hopefully return there under my own power. This Saturday would be only different from the past with one exception, gears. Through a round about of crazy events over the summer I have totaled my Stumpjumper and replaced it with the Kona Hei Hei 29er Deluxe. Yup, it's got gears. So quick summary on the new ride. 09' Hei Hei Deluxe frame with the Fox fork, shifty bits are X.9 trigger shifters, X.9 FD, FSA Afterburner 2X, X.0 RD, XT Cassette, Juicy Ultimate brakes f/r, Custom Girls/Spade rotors, Velocity Blunt's 29er, Tubeless setup with Bontrager symetrical rim strips and Stans on the inside of a new set of Shwalbe Racing Ralphs, left over bar from the stumpy, loaner grips til I replace my Ergons that I destroyed thanks to cheap allen bolts stripping out. So that pretty much makes up my new "Horse with no name". The intent of the Saturday ride was to get to know the bike, tweak a few things, and well what else...RIDE~!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> So off we go, 6am rollout from casa TTM. Sunrise over Bryan Road.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZ_5N5TH88pkp8yZteHf4SNwfQRwsLlJqsRvjeHTlIsNs2ia5WRa4sUW8ZbRAWflbYd4Zo6CIQ8o8yWAeLQNZ-gFBvi1s1-18qZckr4iQ0y0PRSFKcja2E1m_mUfnp5_aZwOtPc1Bl8Ve/s1600/P8060798.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZ_5N5TH88pkp8yZteHf4SNwfQRwsLlJqsRvjeHTlIsNs2ia5WRa4sUW8ZbRAWflbYd4Zo6CIQ8o8yWAeLQNZ-gFBvi1s1-18qZckr4iQ0y0PRSFKcja2E1m_mUfnp5_aZwOtPc1Bl8Ve/s400/P8060798.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504619347873181138" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Summer mornings must make awesome balloon flights, as the two below were taking off from Research Park south of Hwy 40. The balloon on the left (blue/grey) is piloted by Frank Hines. Frank and I work together, and through round about Monday morning coffee we discovered we were both up and outside early Saturday. Of course the Red White and Blue of Remax is up and flying. I guess real estate still lines somebody's pockets well. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyB6PygahMJa87dcJQBE3crQi5Cm5aeqdVq5fGI-jjfs_vMyhyR3s2VW9O_xydq21PjYz54lSrNeMWBFBYasntANbk4msXl5-O9iwNRVcYB3DaV9pWSJJ5hcg1YiO1F2Pg62OP7LjdfrvQ/s1600/P8060804.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyB6PygahMJa87dcJQBE3crQi5Cm5aeqdVq5fGI-jjfs_vMyhyR3s2VW9O_xydq21PjYz54lSrNeMWBFBYasntANbk4msXl5-O9iwNRVcYB3DaV9pWSJJ5hcg1YiO1F2Pg62OP7LjdfrvQ/s400/P8060804.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504618234546330082" /></a>Shadow pictures always seem to intrigue me when riding. This is the Hamburg trail near the "mound". While riding the Hamburg I encountered a beagle pup. He was cruising like he was on a mission, I figure lost pup and whistle for him. He stopped and ran to me. Great now I have buddy for the ride...not so fast, collared and all something seems out of place. He is aweful small to be out running. It took a minute before I realized I had just interupted a training session. I took out my Ipod and that is when I heard the rest of the pack chassing rabbits. He resumed the chase, I hope he didn't get in to much trouble.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvQX9lhvy5JFDP6LyEwutlZlPESbbNkVfI2pub9gLjZgkgD4B0ZM5ILF27XYfVetrQUnO5EJBw9NX9x4BVqULE0F47jW_GrbOk-82YuZQgfXqWiaESk_uIzsZfcOMe_BepzU3K4-5fHyp/s1600/P8060808.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvQX9lhvy5JFDP6LyEwutlZlPESbbNkVfI2pub9gLjZgkgD4B0ZM5ILF27XYfVetrQUnO5EJBw9NX9x4BVqULE0F47jW_GrbOk-82YuZQgfXqWiaESk_uIzsZfcOMe_BepzU3K4-5fHyp/s400/P8060808.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504618223966247874" /></a>Ah, Singletrack at last. Lost Valley singletrack is home to the GORC Tuesday Night ride. This is where I learned to ride again. I took the trail in the counterclockwise direction and picked up the new section of singletrack known as phase 2. (PS...the trail names are the only thing that sucks at LV.) Lots of twisty ridge riding then a few rollers before the drop down to the doubletrack. This little bump below is at the bottom of the last major decent. I reached down and turned off the pro-pedal and let'r rip. Sweet 20MPH. BLAM What the?> Unwanted air, TREE, TREEEE Oh shit that hurt. Speed and direction change was more than the front tire wanted. I burped all of the air out of the tubeless and steering went left, then airborn. I clipped the little just left of center on the trail at the top and hit the big tree in the distance(center) with my left hip and camera which was tucked safely in the jersey pocket. It's 7:30am and 20 miles into the ride. Never crashed here before... Click the picture and look for the horizontal white slash in the center just left of the trail...that's my bike and where we landed. Good distance...poor landing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMTAb_QOnlBSomDfyjG17xdNVjfrjVUNW8IFcy1Fr-Vayt60ygm9WIqb5WBOOzV0Uze0-1VBcQYGuT-RRhYRQ9foc6oGQMtaRR66l6Db9a2xM1-WP6mbCQPYjHv9NiWdmxBe-JqiJfeMB/s1600/P8060810.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMTAb_QOnlBSomDfyjG17xdNVjfrjVUNW8IFcy1Fr-Vayt60ygm9WIqb5WBOOzV0Uze0-1VBcQYGuT-RRhYRQ9foc6oGQMtaRR66l6Db9a2xM1-WP6mbCQPYjHv9NiWdmxBe-JqiJfeMB/s400/P8060810.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504618222376077986" /></a>So now how do you fix a flat on the trail with tubeless tire? Co2 x3 did it. reset the bead after cleaning dirt and moss out of it. I knew better than using the stupid handpump I carry. Somedays that thing won't blow out a candle. Time for more C02. All fixed and rolling a tad low, so I figured the lower lot would hold a few riders and possibly a floor pump. Just glad the three hotties running the trail had already crested the hill before I made my decent...that could have been not such a good introduction to mountain bikers in the am.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLhgNg24fWIp0_cGpi2mSGQ-nqy_GxYEfYEHHuKNRQex88lyDNu6bEkeIa1yWLND3wedS9ovS9O0V-tfn7AJM2uj1WLWRXt33cjGd6AySuEtXbSTHKSSNUQhTDcUYuVorVHd9YnQeUS4S/s1600/P8060815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLhgNg24fWIp0_cGpi2mSGQ-nqy_GxYEfYEHHuKNRQex88lyDNu6bEkeIa1yWLND3wedS9ovS9O0V-tfn7AJM2uj1WLWRXt33cjGd6AySuEtXbSTHKSSNUQhTDcUYuVorVHd9YnQeUS4S/s400/P8060815.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504618207224919154" /></a>Upon borrowing a floor pump I noticed this fine antique that was being readied for a ride. Thanks for the pump. Time for me to roll to Matson, the rest of LV can wait til the return trip.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaCihw5yN_uI6KADWJOHkwBnGZSZJGE5iTU3E-MKVtmm9V7Aw3mivWbmnSZotj1ZZo9zvqkikyx7G65SJzKsqmrl90xpb-V-3cQ2xFZPIZ1u5Cf43pBzUmu3h8KplsaH6CLP2Um6EnvZY/s1600/P8060817.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaCihw5yN_uI6KADWJOHkwBnGZSZJGE5iTU3E-MKVtmm9V7Aw3mivWbmnSZotj1ZZo9zvqkikyx7G65SJzKsqmrl90xpb-V-3cQ2xFZPIZ1u5Cf43pBzUmu3h8KplsaH6CLP2Um6EnvZY/s400/P8060817.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504618201904495538" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left;">To get to Matson Hill Park and all 4.7 miles of singletrack, one must pay the toll and ride several miles of Katy Trail flatness and then earn your ride by climbing Matson Hill Road(SteepGravel).</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXu7OBqv1KqiZwiKQ-ABCD_RxVhgrCX6Bk8Lu5whGc2c0I3hZLaMjqnLq0F65lFk4LIOfzi1KVkBLZ1Ea2jPL8q1r4djC3l7eeT1hLcVFWes39I5ePDNW-eelwKPcCk529i8rIeEEw-TDz/s1600/P8060821.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXu7OBqv1KqiZwiKQ-ABCD_RxVhgrCX6Bk8Lu5whGc2c0I3hZLaMjqnLq0F65lFk4LIOfzi1KVkBLZ1Ea2jPL8q1r4djC3l7eeT1hLcVFWes39I5ePDNW-eelwKPcCk529i8rIeEEw-TDz/s400/P8060821.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504616012134206274" /></a>Once on top there is a short ride down the pavement to the park. Good News on the Park...expansion plans are working! I heard about another 400 acres that were just purchased. This could be the destination trail. Thanks SCCP and GORC. So here is the one of two pictures I managed to get of Pete B (hiding behind the tree) and Jeff R(in the blue) while we rode together for a bit. Sorry about dropping you guys after we got split by the other group I passed. I was on a mission. Hope to see ya for another ride soon. When trails are fun I forget to take pictures sometimes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJV8OhHO9tofUrh9RbDwcF5QyaDP8UO4cxEzSxIbYuhCgqPSn0v_l_t0R9UFa34tnVRn18J2W44m0b3D24nCCZw4rIBeyyCjEdetZZSHTtl5jTbwZP7FQhXcBN8QZnpBhPg65n9IPExXsM/s1600/P8060823.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJV8OhHO9tofUrh9RbDwcF5QyaDP8UO4cxEzSxIbYuhCgqPSn0v_l_t0R9UFa34tnVRn18J2W44m0b3D24nCCZw4rIBeyyCjEdetZZSHTtl5jTbwZP7FQhXcBN8QZnpBhPg65n9IPExXsM/s400/P8060823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504616004462028082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">If your gonna go big then you owe it to yourself to follow Duke to Terry and then down to the Katy Trail. Don't don't let the flatness fool you grasshopper.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjnSmMFJgwlj0WaOtyLam5uij43KkXXXtMoenF88Fnft0NWnMTaBBY3xQmqMqJQ2xPc40Po0s1KYwanPHp1ob9Sxq8Gafjb63i_-GifjzxcyK2rsJzPnC-A6OL09H79Zpkf1Gl9jPiYS2/s1600/P8060832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjnSmMFJgwlj0WaOtyLam5uij43KkXXXtMoenF88Fnft0NWnMTaBBY3xQmqMqJQ2xPc40Po0s1KYwanPHp1ob9Sxq8Gafjb63i_-GifjzxcyK2rsJzPnC-A6OL09H79Zpkf1Gl9jPiYS2/s400/P8060832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504615990825203378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">You get paid for your efforts at the end, besides this is pretty much a rite of passage. Pick one, they all make it worthwhile. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVR2hBW3n4TVBqeKyBIuQr8d_167U52Ja4LmQyKwByRvrmRrQfl7MPczg9lEaUsP54SdvuRywRitXs-XGax1hXlNITe0O1RBfuCdTsd4rBhfYISQlA9yYr9mm9mKQnihwa2Vo59FtD06nO/s1600/P8060833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVR2hBW3n4TVBqeKyBIuQr8d_167U52Ja4LmQyKwByRvrmRrQfl7MPczg9lEaUsP54SdvuRywRitXs-XGax1hXlNITe0O1RBfuCdTsd4rBhfYISQlA9yYr9mm9mKQnihwa2Vo59FtD06nO/s400/P8060833.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504615985804244434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">When in the area one must stop in on "The Pimp's" proving ground. Word has it a local trail guru had this rocky edge of your seat trail named after him.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZe1AtpQSSvlQHfQCp7QhGoyu8kOGW4DoHyK_qBwRAhXil1IdU3LhT3ZWgxns9iES8QthAunVyviZ6y-FxRmdwQXehPxgblCKIpgbnbWpn4eNbvaXDkTqTRik3po4HFg0OaZ6sOhdarE-/s1600/P8060837.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZe1AtpQSSvlQHfQCp7QhGoyu8kOGW4DoHyK_qBwRAhXil1IdU3LhT3ZWgxns9iES8QthAunVyviZ6y-FxRmdwQXehPxgblCKIpgbnbWpn4eNbvaXDkTqTRik3po4HFg0OaZ6sOhdarE-/s400/P8060837.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504615977897067330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He made sure to watch over all the land. I still think I will have lunch under that tree someday.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ANdQi3dVuGy4LDs6aozDRc6xroCD0PNzrA_QDP3Me9GWuyow9WaIU2t3_h0yfGdYrkt0jiQ4tBIoUOh6c1-JIoFv_MRSbNazBBjn44LDJolF1xJ9e-9l-coLCbaljZWwMcf2A0U5zf4u/s1600/P8060844.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ANdQi3dVuGy4LDs6aozDRc6xroCD0PNzrA_QDP3Me9GWuyow9WaIU2t3_h0yfGdYrkt0jiQ4tBIoUOh6c1-JIoFv_MRSbNazBBjn44LDJolF1xJ9e-9l-coLCbaljZWwMcf2A0U5zf4u/s400/P8060844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504615165316992146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So just because you are in Rome....look there are some things that at my age I just should not do. The large drop at the top of Donkey Kong is one of them. The trail to the right is there for a reason, sanity. So I took a look and remembered rolling down much bigger drops in Moab, and thought no problem, "Just roll it out". Damn if it didn't sound doable.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnMq4qLFe1fF6Ud3oVI-HUj4JPXiSkvT_xXkbr_K51Z1jH3iCSs3liquhyphenhyphengTo8s4uGkUu3qPJkuJCiddJhLpaOZmRNTEBEK6kYJrcK8X-wEnBmQRUn_G8xm9M1Xkgtz9lnveqmhYXDvex/s1600/P8060845.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnMq4qLFe1fF6Ud3oVI-HUj4JPXiSkvT_xXkbr_K51Z1jH3iCSs3liquhyphenhyphengTo8s4uGkUu3qPJkuJCiddJhLpaOZmRNTEBEK6kYJrcK8X-wEnBmQRUn_G8xm9M1Xkgtz9lnveqmhYXDvex/s400/P8060845.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504615157028789618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Umm...well not so much. I took that picture above to make sure my face wasn't bleeding. The side of my face was pretty much numb. Now looking at it, you think no big deal...ok. The shadow line is pretty much wear my front wheel hit and stuck. The larger of the two steps just above my helmet is wear my face hit, followed closely behind by my ass, feet, and bike. The helmet is cracked. Better than my head for sure! PSA! Wear your helmet!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWVkSx_4tGJdqnXcJwP6YR44log4ICKrAlLkh3GbrHJh5wWjWFW7Q_rrKecmE4FfbjpvrGfp0oftLhor8jZ-G-CfTcDZMN2xP58w-IV3bB-e0C6aFBia4eWdbqQj2lpaqqkRBRAmhWU5b/s1600/P8060846.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWVkSx_4tGJdqnXcJwP6YR44log4ICKrAlLkh3GbrHJh5wWjWFW7Q_rrKecmE4FfbjpvrGfp0oftLhor8jZ-G-CfTcDZMN2xP58w-IV3bB-e0C6aFBia4eWdbqQj2lpaqqkRBRAmhWU5b/s400/P8060846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504615153419962370" /></a>Slight face rash and lots of sand. As you can see there is some serious thoughts rolling around in the mellon. Mostly trying to record a note to self not to do that shit again. I dusted myself off as much as possible and finished up this side of Klondike. Lucky for me there are showers here at the campground. I rinsed and rekitted, checked in at home, and knocked down a few snacks. Next plan was set for a cold beer. I may not of needed it, but I think I earned it. I was bound for "The Tavern in Defiance", the one across the street. They have PBR and really good food. I headed out through the park and up and over on hogsback down to the Katy Trail.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYSVCicBLNhfOB93qQiToF75jFGGdDQzt6zspG5RTCxle40arDyIz2LNVkkqnSEN8pAo5RaaqhqxTVgysrBMFSFz87AInqUXousKWmeRWHyhuyN17FNNRLrVTcQdYhDVWcUIldHsLQ86N/s1600/P8060848.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYSVCicBLNhfOB93qQiToF75jFGGdDQzt6zspG5RTCxle40arDyIz2LNVkkqnSEN8pAo5RaaqhqxTVgysrBMFSFz87AInqUXousKWmeRWHyhuyN17FNNRLrVTcQdYhDVWcUIldHsLQ86N/s400/P8060848.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504615144718543010" /></a>After a fine sandwhich of smoked pork loin and a couple beers. Pretty much the only food I have had today, save for a couple packs of 100 calorie crackers, and a peanut butter cheese crackers. So I finished up my Katy Trail ride and looped through Lost Valley for phase 1, a few more miles of singletrack. Next was the decision to put in a few miles of Hamburg and Busch gravel. While riding I tend to let my mind wander. Today has been no different. However, one thing that seems somewhat ironic is that while looking up this gravel I thought of Bob Jenkins and his quest for Leadville. It seems that Bob thought of me and my Cheerleader appearance at the last dirt crit whiling pre-riding one of the crazy ass climbs on the Leadville course. See I have watched Bob struggle this year, but not like last. He seems to have turned a corner. He buckled down and got back at it, cutting weight, and making the appearances. So hey BOOM keep it up! You don't have to finish Leadville, you just have to start. It's your race, ride, journey, only you can write the outcome. So with the thought of you making that journey given all the hurdles thrown your way, I looked up this road, and pedaled on. The Saturday Solo from here was driven by those thoughts. Hell I can't let Bob have all the fun. I wrapped up Busch with a loop of the bike path and some sweet nearly traffic free gravel time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7Nf-u2M0r2sBsMYDr-3DFZerlQU6_8FQSE9TdJmHhA3mKk3FNGPHAopfr9Q-QNpP-J25W8L10AnkaMjcZQYFUCihPJBTPJrc9CYxcQKydLDhi4jAY2RF2w_1vQECv-ZgTFOiWn4mXITq/s1600/P8060857.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7Nf-u2M0r2sBsMYDr-3DFZerlQU6_8FQSE9TdJmHhA3mKk3FNGPHAopfr9Q-QNpP-J25W8L10AnkaMjcZQYFUCihPJBTPJrc9CYxcQKydLDhi4jAY2RF2w_1vQECv-ZgTFOiWn4mXITq/s400/P8060857.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504615140634559890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes you really have to dig deep. The following is crash #3. I hit the ditch at a pretty good speed and stuck the front wheel again. The only problem, I was still holding the handlebars when I stopped...when I say "stopped" well I mean landed...I ended up sitting in front of the bike while still holding the bars. The impact was so fast that I just spun completely over and landed on my ass in front of the bike. After dusting myself off again, I rolled on.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1Ly_6W2iwphLmhf70TMKJhIg1KqDRUKzewekVhww_UGDiV0bnrLMMbRe1R8oI5GZgKZficR79UDD-cP9UcMM2e-y3l2C02paHPp0WQrEime32eAazmr_nIzJFk7RqokHD0Wu2Lr2n5Fb/s1600/P8060859.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1Ly_6W2iwphLmhf70TMKJhIg1KqDRUKzewekVhww_UGDiV0bnrLMMbRe1R8oI5GZgKZficR79UDD-cP9UcMM2e-y3l2C02paHPp0WQrEime32eAazmr_nIzJFk7RqokHD0Wu2Lr2n5Fb/s400/P8060859.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504614158874613762" /></a>Brommelsiek was good. The park system has done a great job keeping the trails mowed this summer. The extra traffic from cyclists has helped as well. Seems the parks are really starting to get some fans. Hopewell and Hwy N...only one place to go from here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR1u2WW2S-MAmigFGVWpLo0N6px6C4a2S-SmvAhhaobn94MRpKEk1GIh2KZ4BU-ejbDuN1xMpT1CkceT72wPOxLdRURILLVvycJgM48iBm-hQMKS9omAcB1dJDINU7gnHcpkJ3XJZUXoo/s1600/P8060861.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR1u2WW2S-MAmigFGVWpLo0N6px6C4a2S-SmvAhhaobn94MRpKEk1GIh2KZ4BU-ejbDuN1xMpT1CkceT72wPOxLdRURILLVvycJgM48iBm-hQMKS9omAcB1dJDINU7gnHcpkJ3XJZUXoo/s400/P8060861.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504614154626471746" /></a>A ride to Duello Road bound for Prospect. Lots of new work, do you think the county will proposition MoDot to add a bike lane? It does lead to a park. Reality is, they will raise the speed limit and tuck the white line as far to the right as possible.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXatyh65967hszuow1KOkYmI7go9slOXoOQTMscRdvk1bl0btvebhp9I_-3WI3bBldfAdjuwn9Xqv9n3jO-UUZcWuJHhlQXeaeHMurQ6mLAsuB-jHEjteolHuXxPKeV4-2VLUYo4MqvKd/s1600/P8060862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXatyh65967hszuow1KOkYmI7go9slOXoOQTMscRdvk1bl0btvebhp9I_-3WI3bBldfAdjuwn9Xqv9n3jO-UUZcWuJHhlQXeaeHMurQ6mLAsuB-jHEjteolHuXxPKeV4-2VLUYo4MqvKd/s400/P8060862.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504614146539475282" /></a></div><div>Enough pavement. Time for some more singletrack. Hit the trail on the Westside. Trailhead is the sunny spot on the weeds just off the right center of the photo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVf0YqubGLr1yM-byjJWCJe-mqdK4_DNmnjmZnEZ9NhFqTfrcJFJke6oB4aRKkBjp4KroMYJIcmVlgkFRQY4GK7QE_J0tHh4KiYGzteK6a_YVzmMe0MtaVyr1v056KvegkfSXCNcRUF6Gi/s1600/P8060867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVf0YqubGLr1yM-byjJWCJe-mqdK4_DNmnjmZnEZ9NhFqTfrcJFJke6oB4aRKkBjp4KroMYJIcmVlgkFRQY4GK7QE_J0tHh4KiYGzteK6a_YVzmMe0MtaVyr1v056KvegkfSXCNcRUF6Gi/s400/P8060867.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504614137431345634" /></a>Whew, great ride along the creek and past "Wendy's Swimming Pool". This is the park that Wendy took her first mountain bike ride and made it 5 minutes before breaking her elbow. All the way to the ER she kept asking for a Do Over. Sick for sure.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0bwJ974C8S2IBOwFhmIieiiuN1-_xRjKYAxz6dieooMWSQIUH1g870rMs5j70sJy5j_Vs7uBbwj4t2bbiw96bmJCf5LIEMyO_ZtgtdW1-EJ2xHE78aelsjj-QMInTeLiCB7c0NNiLDOq/s1600/P8060869.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0bwJ974C8S2IBOwFhmIieiiuN1-_xRjKYAxz6dieooMWSQIUH1g870rMs5j70sJy5j_Vs7uBbwj4t2bbiw96bmJCf5LIEMyO_ZtgtdW1-EJ2xHE78aelsjj-QMInTeLiCB7c0NNiLDOq/s400/P8060869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504614129834685314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;">As my taint is now completely sand free thanks to continued use of the VGS-12 I am headed home. The picture really brings out the reality of how I feel at the very end of the ride. Everything around me was fuzzy. I succeeded in my first South 40 - Century. Yes, you read that right! A Century, 100 miles, on two wheels, pedaled by me! 100 Miles Shit Yeah! </div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Next?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCACJv3ZTLFBgElnfmOxC6FlfsPaYG0HiQDjBrJsF_s8vzze1mvIsgxTN4y6g9uXMdSM0vxqiqldCNWebrjzGGqnOP7VQdihMq7sSfCwlyNjQF0QxizQYYe3oCNB4MaOI9FyXRKhtuRE4-/s400/P8060800.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504619353777274290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;">Coming Soon to a race near you!</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;">Ps...still don't have a name for my new ride. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;">What I do know, if it throws me a couple more times, I will call it "SOLD"!</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-9723810981158680732010-08-01T11:20:00.000-07:002010-08-01T11:20:28.192-07:00King in my Kingdom!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTNC2LUrXDVoSbmtcczhikkrssqlG3IxaLk6G6KOUAdtpeuIKUO9XSZ3O0BUHgAbVwKXWgctSkJbrb8zOT4LRdTYmbYQFCVSG7vpgbarAflW5jklhIBiYIsj4qKzJuASE8G4oB4kaaLpR/s1600/P7300526.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTNC2LUrXDVoSbmtcczhikkrssqlG3IxaLk6G6KOUAdtpeuIKUO9XSZ3O0BUHgAbVwKXWgctSkJbrb8zOT4LRdTYmbYQFCVSG7vpgbarAflW5jklhIBiYIsj4qKzJuASE8G4oB4kaaLpR/s400/P7300526.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />From the big door to the little door, it's allllll miiiinnnnnneeee~!!!!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-51551462458512757172010-07-22T10:42:00.001-07:002010-07-29T11:52:02.050-07:00Trail Monster'n Summer 2010 24 Hour trippin'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j2S8o2VXQFQiwpgQ0cS5vDwRiXHDwa5MYoRXcalGz_MZEmKzSXdC_GpixVvW9cE51n_l1Yc8tuYr0thWTuwou_bfde3KkDXbgOiv_gMcjR7KIIBmA2OrSClLWrLVn2-DFXsMI7wGXAGz/s1600/R1-+0A.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztSxoK8MW-XF1dQuZAHZ8aI-rieU0rdrntt2FkByL_0D2JsSjlLm_DY7mk_XzIcdMjxyoIdn2oOpxJDUXlzdn4pwlL2Azr6_tsOpq0DDNj1ET7Ap6yu6gUWe2P31GTcUIl6YZMdzVDjG6/s1600/R1-+3A.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADjFq5Ydv9d536H7TBsw3mdaoX81bKkuCVQix-u3SYYzEVNSrghkrHeIC3v8DZ1pmqTAN1C9I5sQlydFwYMn3aTD0yftCvC_w6Wt8tpaql_Hg4SZDYq00FPud-l3PAO-mRRUjP1MW4MFG/s1600/R1-+0A.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7Cb-K7WVMG0AIq58TKYEVoxVmv0ismbIQiaUjb2roOYQYLcEIapD6sr0B2sCEgny4loogQZyQyGAw1U8tAB-mqqZAUwlr7emsu79tOnUvJ9nMtpO208T4b7Yzq5LKhkFTxB2JeRHBIDS/s1600/R1-+8A.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNOyJSM99Nz4XWHDoVQFzJn0ixyS8Yf-RKjDxPEFy8vEkkYIUIshXrjqL4zTTE-0gDKucT7rrDcrPZ5bwlPobOBX7RyRKqFPPrplzuRYCBptB8A2WZFS5UBZjJwC1UcXuveJftfpU7sAe/s1600/R1-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNOyJSM99Nz4XWHDoVQFzJn0ixyS8Yf-RKjDxPEFy8vEkkYIUIshXrjqL4zTTE-0gDKucT7rrDcrPZ5bwlPobOBX7RyRKqFPPrplzuRYCBptB8A2WZFS5UBZjJwC1UcXuveJftfpU7sAe/s400/R1-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496787941165353554" /></a><div>First Up, Daren @ Rose from St</div><div> James Evangelical Church Vacation Bible School New Haven Mo. I have recovered the remains of your aerial</div><div> "note in a bottle" released on July 6, 2010.</div><div>Balloon recovery site information ( 009 18-JUL-10 9:59:14AM </div><div>N38.69341 W91.29220 502 ft )</div><div>I have removed the debris aka...litter and will return to you. Your Message was read aloud in raised voice on the trail Sunday morning after picking it up, obviously this message was sent to us after the awesome and powerful display of weather that baptized our souls for the krushing of our day ahead and surely we sinned for poaching a nights sleep on the picnic tables in the city park.</div><div>Your Message "Broadcast the Good News!", "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." 1 Tim. 1:15</div><div>The sign in the incredible photo was noted only a short distance east of the downed location, should you go in search of this spot. PS...that darkness was 9:30 am....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On to moar incredible news. TTM and Sasha , got our selves a nice weekend. Musta been luck. Friday consisted of a quiet day at the office...thanks to Mgmt vacations....then home. I twisted Sasha's arm to go out for the evening...we never go out to eat...save for the monthly trip to <a href="http://www.lonewolfcoffeecompany.com/">Ralphs place</a> to catch the Brown Dog Blues Band in action. Seriously, get yo' butt on over there and catch some fine blues talent on the stage. Hell the BDBB don't even suck that bad. So it's story time, we managed to get out of the house with out a real destination, other than we did not want to spend $60 on sushi at our favorite place <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&rlz=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=sushi+sen+lake+st.+louis+mo&fb=1&gl=us&hq=sushi+sen&hnear=Lake+St+Louis,+MO&cid=12659994734949871820">Sushi Sen</a> of Lake St. Louis. So...now what? We do love our Sushi, so...I decided to just drive and found our way over to</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Kitaro. Hibachi! That's the ticket, right? I found out that Sasha had never entered such a crazy establishment where they cook in front of you. So we saddled up to a grill, next to another lovely whale sized couple had beached themselves...Really diet Soda...Go out all out and splurge once</div><div style="text-align: left;">for the real thing....ugghh.. Of course we chat briefly to hear that well....they mumble and of course they put off an aire about them since we mentioned never dining here prior. "regulars" they were...lol So we order up some drinks ...real manly like...Mai tai's and Jack on the rocks...for the life of me I can't see why she won't drink the fufu drinks with me...Slurp...gone...next...I love the koolaid drinks. next up, Mojito...it kinda sucked. Finally we get to order some food. We went with chicken and steak...and tried to order an eel and avacado roll...apparently writing things</div><div style="text-align: left;">down or remembering is difficult for someone in a waitress position...we never saw the roll. Diners at the grill to our right were getting a treat and we cheered loudly for the asian appearing chef...Our chef rolls in and guess what. We get the "black guy". He Sucked! When Wendy commented on the acrobatic talents of the shrimp on the far grill, his response was, "Yeah, but his food sucks". dude it all sucks...we came for the entertainment. Psst Better off goin to Ralphs! Foods better, and even with out the BDBB there will be entertainment....if your lucky Lewis Greenberg will stop in for a lively chat. So Kitaro...thumbs down. We bailed on this joint and hit up the warehouse of drink stores, Friar Tucks. Bourbon was on order. We needed another bottle to stash in the garden for the moments of chillaxation. Whiskey in a dirty bottle pulled from under a rock in a garden has a way of adjusting ones outlook for the moment.</div><div style="text-align: left;">We considered hitting up Masa's or Blue Sky for a cocktail, but a few miles into the drive home...Kitaro's revenge was upon us. I will filter this piece. Safe at home and recovered we</div><div style="text-align: left;"> decide to enjoy a nice stash the bottle moment. so...are you still with me...this is Friday evening around 10:30PM. It gets better. Wendy points out a glowing balloon like object floating</div><div style="text-align: left;"> overhead. This think looked like a burner on a balloon all fired up. It was aobut 150' in the air and moving in a Northerly direction at steady speed...it was pretty quick. Not a sound was heard as it floated over, as it passed the desire to apply my coyote like reflexes kicked in, and howls were made. The UFO floated on about a half mile then went out. I think it was possibly one of</div><div style="text-align: left;"> those Japanese lantern things that fly after being lit. Either way I think it was a sign. We both fell asleep in the garden chairs til the skeeters woke us. We seem to doze off quite often in those</div><div style="text-align: left;"> garden chairs.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I awoke early Saturday morning and created coffee strong enough to handle Woodford Reserve, grabbed a bagel and headed for the garden. Sunrise is awesome out there. Wendy arrived shortly. I suggested the coffee needed a little help so the bourbon came out, when she accepted the notion I knew, we were in the midst of a "TrAiL MoNsTeR" session. We sat out there til around half past ten. The sun hammers the garden seating after that and if you stay...you better sunscreen...We hatched a plan to take the bikes and ride out the Marthasville to see my old</div><div style="text-align: left;"> buddy Ben Franklin. (Picture at Augusta Brewery)</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHRVNWvCcEXV9p_ZRTLORt8FpzSS0fllzGTHSyeInjTUyLw5SNPpvxDeAGnOUv2nP63DVdHAqVrMTY157WPvYqNCOtCad-UZLeSDv0Tf7hDYaPaAWtdDWsZKYChYFT6qLgvhwQRHThMVy/s400/R1-15.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496787927638050034" /><div> He's been working on their new home</div><div> so they can get the hell out of</div><div>Arkansas and back to civilization...well</div><div> at least out of Arkansas. Marthasville from our home should be around 35</div><div> miles....I think. A few hour ride. We packed our Hennessey hammocks, a jug or so of water and a Honey stinger. I figured we would just buy whatever we needed. It's not like this is the Middlefork on the OT.</div><div>We had some bike chores to handle, you know gettin the right rolly tires on the gearing tight. Wendy would take her Connor and I the MahJOR One. Singlespeeds baby! 38x17 for her and 42X18 for me. Time to get our mash on. We headed out and rolled our way to QT and the bank, gotta have some cash money to Trail Monster properly. Traffic suggested we take a back route and we hit Stump road and then on over to Bates. PS...roadies...when Bates is done...man what a nice long hill. We continued on into Swinghaven for a short shout out to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvO8gCyMaG-Lz0klZ3_RSAb8UOK7yRpUzGuVBr0Z40xe6kVCEgxzXKjq_c9BJkkjQDDosY3qpzjmGto5pNOveKk5H8JQdzMQ31xY8Us9fvpD3BkjbUNXGy6sR5SCS9LBW10jGlE2KZu-_C/s1600/iphone+071.JPG">Jason Pryor</a> whom has taken up residence in Gunshow Buskin's old place. So we busted him doin' the dishes in an apron. Good to see marriage is training him well. LOL. If only he we strong enough, he would have tagged along. Maybe next time. We hit the Katy via Technology Blvd and Research Park. It wasn't long before we called time out for a hydration break. We need beer. We attempted to purchase Ice Cold PBR's in <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=&q=Defiance,+MO&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Defiance,+MO&gl=us&ei=8plRTKKOJIKglAfNlYGKBQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ8gEwAA">Defiance</a>, however, Terry N Kathy's (biker Bar) is not worthy of such a fine beverage, we settled for the worst Stag in a bottle ever. given the Beer quality and visual talent was lacking, a plan to keep moving was in order. Do you think you could follow this grand leader on an overnight unscripted bike packing trip?</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3eYNv_5SPqT3Kz-JhR_f8pbd7B2lfyC_8yAgyVQHaMf8VLW-F599RJWZSxtdlza5TJFakPtLvThW7XkFQalJ30JhPGPLVYxBBLiqaDY9ybALfAcd-am-AYldJLFzlnUJAOy7LY6R22JO/s400/R1-20A.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496808145232691138" /><div>Word from Fort Franklin was that the painting crew would be leaving Marthasville in an </div><div><div> hournhalf...it's 5:30PM..."Well we are headed to Augusta Brewery, why don't ya meet us there for a beer." We enjoyed very over priced food and beer, another $60 bucks. Ben did show and we had a great chat and hope to have many more after they get moved back. Good Luck Kelly, Bailey and Shady!</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztSxoK8MW-XF1dQuZAHZ8aI-rieU0rdrntt2FkByL_0D2JsSjlLm_DY7mk_XzIcdMjxyoIdn2oOpxJDUXlzdn4pwlL2Azr6_tsOpq0DDNj1ET7Ap6yu6gUWe2P31GTcUIl6YZMdzVDjG6/s400/R1-+3A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499386351057774722" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><div>Two and a half hours later...7PM we decide to roll on out of Augusta, I think at this point is where the grand leader was maybe overly medicated or under Gogi berried. I say we can be in Herman by 9:30. It will barely be dark, perfect for city park camping. After a few more stops I was starting to sober and stated on moar than one occassion, "Baby I am sorry I had know idea this trip would require this much effort." she would just laugh at me.... Damn who woulda thought a gravel ride of 65 miles while drinking adult beverages would require such a physical effort. We made to McKittrick about 10:45PM. My light had a dead battery from the point it was</div><div> first needed. Good thing Wendy's light worked. The Katy trail has skunks, possums, and loads of frogs after dark and some jerks think a long distance trail should close at sunset...Does the AT/OT/CDT close at sunset...I think not.... At the remote gas station on 19, I destroyed 2 Double Charbroiled Cheeseburgers(microwaved), Quart of Chocolate milk, and some other junk. $20bucks including Wendy's Monster burger. Sign said 2 miles to Herman. Odd place that Herman is...we hit town and they had rolled up the sidewalks and shut off the lights. When we arrived it the park we were cheered for being hardcore bikers riding in after dark from a large group camp singing songs around the fire. We passed on that group, since they sucked moar than the BDBB. As it turns out, there are really no suitable trees for hammock camping, not even the shelter posts. So we crashed out on a couple picnic tables wrapped in our princess sheets and listened to the locals hoot n hollar. The cops seemed quite busy with kids jumpin the fence into the city pool, or who knows...they managed to rip around the park all night long. A few hours of sleep found us puffy eyed and hungry, lucky for us Hardee's just opened. Better off poaching a nites sleep on the trail. As we finished breakfast we were loading up our gear to sound of thunder in the distance. The cashier at Hardee's made sure to inform us of a red sky at dawn and the belief of rain for the day. Red in the Morn Sailor take Warn. Good thing we are not sailors and we are riding bikes, right? One of the customers tells us the storms are headed north of Columbia, nothing to worry about. I should have checked for myself. We hit the road and then trail for few miles enjoying the wind at our backs for once. About five miles into the return trip we sense the storm is going to over take us. Winds were rockin things. Thunder and lightning! Lucky for me to have spotted an umbrella on the side of Technology Blvd on our way out of town. Never one to let a gift such as this pass I packed it along for the ride. You know, ya never know... (Overpacker Alert). With rain pounding around us we huddled under the gift umbrella for about 20 minutes, the rain just got stronger, so we hopped a fence to take shelter on some rocks. the trees were far enough apart to get a shelter erected. He hung out here for about 30 minutes. Only once did the lightning get close...It struck something on the hillside above us. Very sketchy for a bit.</div><div> As the storm passed we packed up to hit the trail. I think we were ready to be home. As noted here in this fine disposable camera photo...</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_wsOf4nq93vfDDrzVfNKa7ZdhHNO5QXECIs82d8eMbEgPwTJc2xn6kdDAwl76WhPODGIYB-1yu7bun0WK4OwhoL-aFubRnZ_Gtq2knllbQu8e9zxYhI-9aCQrWTltxfRZrjEMeon_Tt8/s400/R1-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499383943190279890" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px; " /><div>Sasha Petrosovitch displays the ever present Team Seagal Wave. Did I mention our Olympus Stylus 770sw died after 4 years...filled with water on the a previous trip with Gunshow Busken and his fine trooper Walker. Moar on that at a later date. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In true Trail Monster fashion we learn something ever time we take a trip. As noted here a fine soldier is learning to ride sans hands for the first time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrUbzA_vH9CGamleisQIp62N4lGcYXZIyxU0K0B3iHJmuCW7BE9wRpnzNU6wr_54yiyYoafHiEdI4VFQgSlKNY6jPiK_iW7EgEwPHgQ8fofmnewqhzc4cyBwagjNntnGFkFopeB-9m-4d/s400/R1-14A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499383954936811074" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: left;"> Awesome to see her picking up much needed skillz for fall soul krushing and wrist snapping. With the storms passed and new skillz in hand we pushed for home. Fuel needs require a brief stop at Peers Deli for a sandwich and kindness from strangers. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After finishing a nice turkey sandwich on the front step and watching the chickens free range around the place, a local had stepped out of the store and smiled, and said I betcha wish they sold towels in there. </div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2j2S8o2VXQFQiwpgQ0cS5vDwRiXHDwa5MYoRXcalGz_MZEmKzSXdC_GpixVvW9cE51n_l1Yc8tuYr0thWTuwou_bfde3KkDXbgOiv_gMcjR7KIIBmA2OrSClLWrLVn2-DFXsMI7wGXAGz/s400/R1-+0A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499391893797666850" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">My response, actually dry socks would be even better. She laughed and climbed in her big red truck and drove off. A few minutes later she rolled back up and jumped out with a big smile and says Hey here ya go, just some old farm socks but there dry. Awesome. A gift from a stranger on the trail, humanity does prevail in remote places. She smiled turned and drove away. No chance other than in this post to thank her....So (THANK YOU! Trail Angel). Dry feet make the world much better... </div><div style="text-align: left;">We made it back to Defiance, this time to<a href="http://www.bikekatytrail.com/site.asp?sid=35"> Dave and Jacquies Place</a> across the corner, (Home of</div><div style="text-align: left;"> the World Famous Stuffed Squirrels). This place has character(s), refer to Trail Monster session<a href="http://teamtrailmonster.blogspot.com/2009/06/loooonnnggg-weeekend.html"> 06/2009</a>. Not only that, but they serve PBR longnecks! The menu says today's special is a Red Devil? So why not howabout 2 of those and 2 corn on the cob. A "Red Devil" is perfect trail fuel, Grilled Cheese(Cheddar), Fresh Sliced Tomatoes, Grilled Onions and I think an arm load of delicious BACON! Awesome, the only correction would be pepperjack to bring on some heat. oh and I think with a few beers and lunch our tab was about $15 bucks. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Now completly satisfied we have TrailMonstered properly with PBR's we turn our wheels for home. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7Cb-K7WVMG0AIq58TKYEVoxVmv0ismbIQiaUjb2roOYQYLcEIapD6sr0B2sCEgny4loogQZyQyGAw1U8tAB-mqqZAUwlr7emsu79tOnUvJ9nMtpO208T4b7Yzq5LKhkFTxB2JeRHBIDS/s1600/R1-+8A.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7Cb-K7WVMG0AIq58TKYEVoxVmv0ismbIQiaUjb2roOYQYLcEIapD6sr0B2sCEgny4loogQZyQyGAw1U8tAB-mqqZAUwlr7emsu79tOnUvJ9nMtpO208T4b7Yzq5LKhkFTxB2JeRHBIDS/s400/R1-+8A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499386332832929042" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNOyJSM99Nz4XWHDoVQFzJn0ixyS8Yf-RKjDxPEFy8vEkkYIUIshXrjqL4zTTE-0gDKucT7rrDcrPZ5bwlPobOBX7RyRKqFPPrplzuRYCBptB8A2WZFS5UBZjJwC1UcXuveJftfpU7sAe/s1600/R1-2.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNOyJSM99Nz4XWHDoVQFzJn0ixyS8Yf-RKjDxPEFy8vEkkYIUIshXrjqL4zTTE-0gDKucT7rrDcrPZ5bwlPobOBX7RyRKqFPPrplzuRYCBptB8A2WZFS5UBZjJwC1UcXuveJftfpU7sAe/s1600/R1-2.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNOyJSM99Nz4XWHDoVQFzJn0ixyS8Yf-RKjDxPEFy8vEkkYIUIshXrjqL4zTTE-0gDKucT7rrDcrPZ5bwlPobOBX7RyRKqFPPrplzuRYCBptB8A2WZFS5UBZjJwC1UcXuveJftfpU7sAe/s1600/R1-2.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Along the way you MIGHT find signs that surely piss off Joe Brazil and friends that are <a href="http://www.bikerumor.com/2010/07/13/st-charles-proposes-banning-cyclists-instead-of-tackling-dangerous-driving/">proposing a ban on bicycles</a> on the roads of Southern St. Chuck...Guess while you're at it Joe you better think about the safety of automobile drivers and ban tractors, mail delivery, school buses, and forbid anyone from having mechanical troubles on the roadway. I am sure the list will grow.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoNWQKp9I2CnvVphdNPXELSvYU5Ai_PgPJEnBfv3Lagdv_wFK6Y8B8WVCPB5F4C5yKKGeqKOrJPSBd3hnuw-dpZ_s2G3pBshvr-u029k32gOkMcOq5vXi7_KbuAQdI5a_13_CMw-BNhuw/s400/P7240453.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499355293309922194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px; " />Meanwhile, in moar civilized sections of St. Charles County undercover do gooders have put in a bike lane....Note...very near the new Highway Patrol office on Hwy 94 and 40/61/I-64. Must have happened back near the turn of the century after they kicked the horse and buggy out.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GZ4v9DtYCCBKJKu60rcQ0w3j0eAzkig9efP46KgBsFaAEqT2sE6HcYW91snv2NaPW_0VpLjebsffnQXf0_zQ8S2P8d1tzELjt3xXaPuRSp4cW3gDIo4_bsYD5BAAEuy2qODmAIckgBdh/s400/R1-22A.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496821616957625314" /><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All total 131 miles round trip from right out the front door pedal powered.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-75208604308185838292010-05-27T18:35:00.000-07:002010-05-27T18:53:21.189-07:00She Did IT!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduTe74-EFN63XGgo4aVPzjGCyaKbRMvB4nvq9a0kaCZRUn3ILndGtck79QIi_h8jrOnBuTUU1RSmDFR3GNSby_Pc3dmTf6L9gF2FmHT94YfrRDhB0b4vCFN-egOC3JQ_TGIfH1HHwr2cU/s1600/P5270009.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; ">First day with pedals and no training wheels and already crushin' singletrack!</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxuqcjYmheiOIw1FcLNILXEhAwltMUswKx8JPhtU-DJ7rXDhlirB_yHRbNFcJ2MIF1nCBdmptQ_tHMdpiNKyg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>First pedal strokes on singletrack!</div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwX3kGw7GnkENPXWtO3WdXXNYbe7TgtdfMXPfmbnb3MeIryfPFUWqGzpRI2yPRjcav2Top7EKh1o2kHtL87cw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div>Learning to stand on the pedals day 1...</div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwzlOgXSLaPla5m8lAM42fhWxeWtSo7yOKFvwG0tUtqSWMNz23jtAnMOoqQhP66PQHzjcFafz5foQ15d-K2rQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-72932105739107444632010-05-17T17:30:00.000-07:002010-05-17T18:21:28.372-07:00Another weekend in the life of a Trail Monster<div style="text-align: center;">Forecast...Rain all weekend...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aOG7jOGqv2_RnYjdI_KwrqHharaUCD3BxFzx43Z4W6eGAbBq3OkTg4M3HQ_efJ7BgjjlOLi7oq8iR5RLlFrcA6U1TolPEXxyFiDWVulYHcIy26zbaAVgffOlk7asr3r1EZ7t2ZdJb6ze/s1600/P5150187.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4yijOxte2XDmfCBSPQQ8QC1ZSC37kATGKkLHXgTKM0oEewBjQUrWDX1JWKsdyq4ye-nsv2FBIyZz0DeJVL0xyj2YwbD48ZGrMkDMjJBOSxYvEIE53nCGlZ_f0EaCJdkU9zim_A2z68j0/s400/P5160222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472408381925626018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Maiden voyage of our newest boat.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvZ73UEavZr0CEiNe6cni7Wt2u9RnrdW2IbVfu1v3pYS7yvVp77XBk2sNGOqVcfPSLnQidHNJJ5SM0Qf-HK4aCHoQSdqtWYBVgWZMHKM5QHsDKiN_V6XRORSgTWF5fkYJVfZcHf_S0lK1/s1600/P5160224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvZ73UEavZr0CEiNe6cni7Wt2u9RnrdW2IbVfu1v3pYS7yvVp77XBk2sNGOqVcfPSLnQidHNJJ5SM0Qf-HK4aCHoQSdqtWYBVgWZMHKM5QHsDKiN_V6XRORSgTWF5fkYJVfZcHf_S0lK1/s400/P5160224.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472408372687848370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I think she approves...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KbBmVC9XlW_QiXmGhv-5jMXMb6IPiElrnoV1oZdedL1vvCUo5IN-B_8lrV6-T0oRryzGK-IjVCI9j7Pcln6VP9gdJL_G0H8WMZQjT7OywhmHVAU5Krs8QyITGx26onBe7NkDjNLL-tAc/s1600/P5160234.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KbBmVC9XlW_QiXmGhv-5jMXMb6IPiElrnoV1oZdedL1vvCUo5IN-B_8lrV6-T0oRryzGK-IjVCI9j7Pcln6VP9gdJL_G0H8WMZQjT7OywhmHVAU5Krs8QyITGx26onBe7NkDjNLL-tAc/s400/P5160234.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472408364193757122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Shhhh.....can you hear the drips from the paddle?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAhDfDcvH4R-QiD5JGK4OyNs5xFirlUJD2TkskZVzxPHSl6VmSD-uD9Wh06J3ywsjMYz1XjW-Mgh3Tp21xfVtTrmYQ9chAmADKBqy5o8VlAjifJ0RAeuzhJnO804I0AOLpVB2R0hwaKI7/s1600/P5160241.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAhDfDcvH4R-QiD5JGK4OyNs5xFirlUJD2TkskZVzxPHSl6VmSD-uD9Wh06J3ywsjMYz1XjW-Mgh3Tp21xfVtTrmYQ9chAmADKBqy5o8VlAjifJ0RAeuzhJnO804I0AOLpVB2R0hwaKI7/s400/P5160241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472408357757164354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">...the ripples of the water past little fingers?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5256KLeFPkBzKLk9eu6Oq1O-mPPjvTZG7jCBdm00whzIY1aoVGK_U-Hj3wG2uPFfcdYZa50Sae871oPDl0BtdvsrSyetkQA0SZSJgoKOl1iuCFqUgGtlcu0Ylk19DbsfTQ8TBQgS4J2J/s1600/P5160252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5256KLeFPkBzKLk9eu6Oq1O-mPPjvTZG7jCBdm00whzIY1aoVGK_U-Hj3wG2uPFfcdYZa50Sae871oPDl0BtdvsrSyetkQA0SZSJgoKOl1iuCFqUgGtlcu0Ylk19DbsfTQ8TBQgS4J2J/s400/P5160252.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472408351012727026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Think I can make it?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-r6NEr066rxj3e71gDm2YmiLf94CPP8g0ix0HpoNB7YHpfpQY8mY3B65NyS52rVcISz5-jHsstcSSIWOMsEkKlXmW7EB2SQGkv2JCg3KjO5kul3D7EIzEYuIcTgjYF2AvC3Uu_7T78kHB/s1600/P5160268.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-r6NEr066rxj3e71gDm2YmiLf94CPP8g0ix0HpoNB7YHpfpQY8mY3B65NyS52rVcISz5-jHsstcSSIWOMsEkKlXmW7EB2SQGkv2JCg3KjO5kul3D7EIzEYuIcTgjYF2AvC3Uu_7T78kHB/s400/P5160268.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472402321269620242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A little trail work.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmxgcYF8LWRKTl3k6bH11IZ4R2-56ACWXKmXoox152z6UyuD6j9BnFu1ALJJR0-8obL_IejHITqVFkc6wZF9W16KPNZ8Sd4cOA7jXQ8viPMAz2UJ7lxTM2gCUvLiCmg6llWY0O_cezRNo/s1600/P5160276.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmxgcYF8LWRKTl3k6bH11IZ4R2-56ACWXKmXoox152z6UyuD6j9BnFu1ALJJR0-8obL_IejHITqVFkc6wZF9W16KPNZ8Sd4cOA7jXQ8viPMAz2UJ7lxTM2gCUvLiCmg6llWY0O_cezRNo/s400/P5160276.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472402307583122098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes you need a break.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChotNZj2KMcjXVo62_Gk8NRGfPDGjniI0neqw5oXXdcttSWigxDrmieS8SfM5ZGMQ25Es52tRBeybsjvCzMBQoeDwlbQM_um6eAa5C2JohGxtiIgpm1CM8uCCv-DDhEjiscN8zbzyDnrq/s1600/P5160283.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChotNZj2KMcjXVo62_Gk8NRGfPDGjniI0neqw5oXXdcttSWigxDrmieS8SfM5ZGMQ25Es52tRBeybsjvCzMBQoeDwlbQM_um6eAa5C2JohGxtiIgpm1CM8uCCv-DDhEjiscN8zbzyDnrq/s400/P5160283.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472402301785990866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gotta get those base miles in to shred with me.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPKfdInzxWaT76XwncvEq61d2zVBS7RaSAGeuO-ta_qZD3BdHq25ryl9VIaNEeKH5Msblkr742pvjv8pclRFH1QSxUt4Lx9sJcjUhnoml6qOiNjwW-WHJAoujbDVFgit6p9ZjWqxUTV4P/s1600/P5160290.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPKfdInzxWaT76XwncvEq61d2zVBS7RaSAGeuO-ta_qZD3BdHq25ryl9VIaNEeKH5Msblkr742pvjv8pclRFH1QSxUt4Lx9sJcjUhnoml6qOiNjwW-WHJAoujbDVFgit6p9ZjWqxUTV4P/s400/P5160290.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472402295734706354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I think they all had a great weekend.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzZ48VBW_B0J52yP6PiwOZP7d6e4dw5o9ayCt3Co21MVWfyUdxWDcLoMe7QXaHNAqhoVcyvEFW0IrDACiYJT7F1EosuJbyb3aEIbWD8IvHyDr_N5T8BIYFV8wbIGPdyL95t6ZqnfIwY9N/s1600/P5160293.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzZ48VBW_B0J52yP6PiwOZP7d6e4dw5o9ayCt3Co21MVWfyUdxWDcLoMe7QXaHNAqhoVcyvEFW0IrDACiYJT7F1EosuJbyb3aEIbWD8IvHyDr_N5T8BIYFV8wbIGPdyL95t6ZqnfIwY9N/s400/P5160293.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472402286839998834" /></a><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Do you think it's time for pedals? Watch below...</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dypDJLZuJYyZ-4Innq5Hq_klh1sf3yAFU1S-nCd2nEnO1dp2Tfnk4V6jFmqY-yr_7UKkNWjSuJJlZWM7UPnog' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-43498939873535626992010-05-10T11:23:00.001-07:002010-05-10T12:12:23.463-07:00MOAB!!!!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY_ft3IAeS04wD9joau8mf7a5m5nZVWrhOR1W41rKhwvYQfZ5H7HPv-AnDGbGLsenMUfKYDHUk1snyfL7dRN8IiJbDkxp__iVKHz4fE8Y6GWe1mtCBhVWRYsQ2d_ny0Az34tklD15ZXVg/s1600/P5080112.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469720460356857602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiY_ft3IAeS04wD9joau8mf7a5m5nZVWrhOR1W41rKhwvYQfZ5H7HPv-AnDGbGLsenMUfKYDHUk1snyfL7dRN8IiJbDkxp__iVKHz4fE8Y6GWe1mtCBhVWRYsQ2d_ny0Az34tklD15ZXVg/s400/P5080112.JPG" /></a> Full reportup soon. Recovery first.</div><div align="center"><br /><div><div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469712006796225346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HyEunXpaItp6shUSPFg0ayxlqS6BcItU4mXBSWl2O0agWbPra5zRJwb98nUA1PgR4ibonCfs-HI9K1Njom9J4Humx8rASbCmqqJwvqTXmmQd12nwXSZu6I2bk9YCIdy4CgqeueDtjSIj/s400/P5080011.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469709598481761058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgyiJnKZJMjcju79J6IKx8FYRbbXmhl9RsH09IDIcH0mxfKpL-orwPZmC9T1r7Mk_Hdi-V1sRE0hnoQLajEdJIQNckovRkHI6XoRj1ymHgnOIoeVK0JghVh3MgzH69CEY5m-kPbce-0vn/s400/P5080019.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469713805722290722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAbK2pSeEa4hVB_Ppt8RRWJQ7U8gSP1SpE7NHCGtTmdDdaJBuQNNFBsc12fS2Gw5SgmvwY2ct3hHqGGrpEey36uIPIFiI6wTH_DDtQ5iHCfqXIvnW1FuLCxoWrO7DNxSrqjDFQm0XnGa7/s400/P5080025.JPG" />Upper Porcupine Singletrack yes the trail is that close to the edge.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469709584927626450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdZwNK2FQflfGxqgQqSXa6PXFbrjJH-N9PDVo0op5WhRgi06a2tiU6Y5Xi5ENKc61sQsrySVMDgFLC6wlMeG3YXueMynF3axr0By7yCuiCg8HZx3OJCjgwHgjeZZsZuTGeDXR1F1V9yDd/s400/P5080034.JPG" />Almost got real personal with the valley floor. As you see it is where I landed from this over the bars trip. Bruised, and scared shitless for a minute.</div><div align="center">Porcupine Rim Trail.</div></div><div> </div><div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469712018437607138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwk-SHo94Q_1ev72QFw1OsA_zZ_Pj_Bh5iIGgq8oOBrc3xgeKfBkKnE9sRQJZGXjgjMCVmyKz0XK7mi3JIw9KOdxvnbc-9dIkz45RNOXtuYzPuK71lsQ25OmEnIkBe7Z3KQ_7lDiJpZAQE/s400/P5080079.JPG" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOqdHsHxri04M1VUTNOokCbVNcrSY-ET_1NLAeFPiT5uU6y9CHUDuBi5jSAA8DMIOrdsAfE48-SXpzLH7dfiqDgGW7zN2YBFsLmI9yc7DUta6tv_hO36bKnLXJdUz_NdVlS7cgbiC5NNS/s1600/P5080077.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469709574313255842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOqdHsHxri04M1VUTNOokCbVNcrSY-ET_1NLAeFPiT5uU6y9CHUDuBi5jSAA8DMIOrdsAfE48-SXpzLH7dfiqDgGW7zN2YBFsLmI9yc7DUta6tv_hO36bKnLXJdUz_NdVlS7cgbiC5NNS/s400/P5080077.JPG" /></a>Dudes that gave me the trail data to link up Slickrock.(Thanks)<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469709554303685202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheETkHPbQ_ftsTFgjXJSvE0I7dP_Id-f6fyQ7_dpUXPOCsVuNiE-kSQ_NOCeHTHD5l6iaRaiuqtYNT4x_3ZXVWMG1-ycDTWCO6m4Im8e1Qfjr2OM6Ua60MU2tlH9QbFZ1B9Vt62pzJOIBQ/s400/P5080107.JPG" />Dinosaur track near Potash road.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUPLdFQDoW_ow40LZlhd7zf1NhNjwY68ygWfRqdokv4qXBRnU2dyXZY5y-whYOBDJBdzfnq387yR_KbjwhKtm88kBUQNU78EHlxJ3sHQ9Xj2g1Qe5SV7FW3-3Z4FdKmLMygCn2EkT4kbS/s1600/P5080057.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469709545621624210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUPLdFQDoW_ow40LZlhd7zf1NhNjwY68ygWfRqdokv4qXBRnU2dyXZY5y-whYOBDJBdzfnq387yR_KbjwhKtm88kBUQNU78EHlxJ3sHQ9Xj2g1Qe5SV7FW3-3Z4FdKmLMygCn2EkT4kbS/s400/P5080057.JPG" /></a> View point over Moab from Slickrock Trail.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-48099332047007297112010-04-14T18:37:00.000-07:002010-04-14T18:45:28.655-07:00Yeah, Shred Together!<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxyizqyMC1PADyr7JgnKvi6FPoU_grZuj4JhxiDzIpbMHk_MaAeDzX9LmtAw-gMEPmMQOSsZPzqhglZIhDTpw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8064475383965113708.post-40530050348678019972010-04-04T16:28:00.001-07:002010-04-05T11:35:10.402-07:00Bunny Trail<div align="center"> Good<br /></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456713818462357106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Kfd7isqMkOKRuYAS5Wk2XrNrW7ACkXCZEIujHpDc4U25SAL_nT7OnL7t_rTBXq2wc7kSIJPxaaouoHyCpLhTZTuS9alf4Nzj5hMcNFiqNGNGRzQG8Q-talf4EqgGVaYpJYNYm3Pbjrku/s400/P4020012.JPG" /><br /><div align="center">Better</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456713825148746210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-uBwD8flkChjF4uso-q6Y0sKiKV4DZTGLC3IbKgTuJ0T283nQfidvKEcbdVa3K5JERGX8Pn_nzMEE0qBOkFh30wh_q65LqZ0-Eg19NYo3IAHBS8U27r8AozaCXruhDExB5G2mMUHaCuY/s400/P4020013.JPG" />Bestest<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456718708413294962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMWm6uEF42w6Hkc-KCs7K8mZgH6gKAPWJOWvKocXJudvrIRuDRdkFsfjowH_bfc4-r42LSrt25e3Iqj1kIv4itmW90N9cYWob4byR4Eqg2JlqwzQ-Qe2FwSI0_o-PZrgaw-IX6dpFhH8I/s400/P4020014.JPG" /></div><div align="center">I waited all night for this bucket full of eggs...?</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456717940717629090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35mBhnqliMD8lBVMVYpMysnLR7tcXDKl4NkZAAkYu84TPNPpmjc0XOp4w0pQRyWgrvkeHprMyEHsQfl27rVuTR4LiS7q7a1u6uDXLoPsf3p0gq8WClMjCVFfy4uGFop4YWdYUY2SLE2Y3/s400/P4040037.JPG" /> <div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">More Easter Egg hunting on the Berryman Bunny Trail<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456713848727650786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9hSHcg9wC2NRtuyI_ljXSXpVT9St6Vn-uMHFBPjxtr5iEtDZ1fWFt_szipKRYm-3tbAXQNYGIjabVrTQB7BtjElWXvIfabp0mTqLLmbfyfvCMb2rAwYc4xpA2GUAoNagRrdQBCbCglCW/s400/P4040060.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456717954271453058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctACGHuX1NV0UUAeEepGZdHfN6odGxCoEKfda-yqKO-oQUjUINBRZdm26XlwA5690dkLsGA-pB1GY-LiXI5LEYa4b4qCasjIixthSPQ2RHK1gT8N6Lrr9DRmwj9fJkT9DlQ_uI31ZcsY1/s400/P4040067.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456721482784004690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0geRFKzPJMVP_qldHhFNlZaglUi3yXI-PXNDv-ibNbB1gIzt5EpvEPAAL3IfVYbkO68x261zk4rZiKihiVDqPfTm-ihtxINMaMpWtQHqsKoCbcqztuMHUU049WW7Jzaq-LN7fh2141WyE/s400/P4040065.JPG" /></div><div align="center">All wrapped up and shreddin' trail.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFl7dtAfs0Ddjvu9jabshEflfttFck_hl20oaLRNxLPBGZ38g7M5iEp_9Asxp1Ih8hl3XMfgIjOfWrNR7OX6eWjxhDeoRux86T5LTM3AVazFCeemkA_izEfMCB5OxKPNsafR6y5e0BPX8X/s1600/P4040107.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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