I should be skiing, but since skiing is sucking so badly I went riding instead. Had to borrow Barb’s Peeler as I sold my bike. Good thing I had a pink bike to ride.
Look who the cat dragged in.
This scruffy dude here showed up too.
Not much to say. We rode Seymour stuff. Not much snow around, and everyone wore way too any clothes for the weather. Should have worn shorts.
Richard stuck around for another day while Julie went to prepare for a test she needed to take to complete her Business Degree.
These are the first Aussies that have come by for a trip. Pretty funny when you think about it. It’s summer down unda’ right now.
Here’s the top of TNT.
A brighter day today. Actually it was very cold. All the wood was extrememly slick and covered by ice. Best to just try to keep it in the air.
We went for a rare run down Dale’s. That’s such a sweet trail, and nobody ever bothers. It’s got the best teeter on the Shore too.
Plus one of the steepest, gnarliest rock lines. Even if the pics don’t do it justice.
We did multiple runs on the Big Seymour today. Funny what you find out there. Haven’t seen this bridge before….
And the obligatory speed run down Pangor to finish the day.
Richard and Julie will be heading to Texas via Maine over the next few months. They plan on visiting Penticton and North Carolina among other places. If you want to hook them up in your ‘hood DROP ME A LINE.
….And so is my camera. You must have thought I’d given up the bike for winter. Well, not quite yet. Richard and Julie were just starting their three month tour of North America, and kicked off in grand style at Casa de Smokie.
Aren’t they cute?
Yes, that’s snow on the ground. For those of you from Australia, that’s frozen water that falls from the sky. Amazing yet true. Makes for some interesting riding. The wood that has gotten super saturated from all the rail now has ice on it.
Yee haaa.
It’s also nice and dark in the woods right now. Total Sleepy Hollow/Blair Witch weather.
Very scary. Also makes for lots of blurry pics. I got the camera back from servicing, but I lost all my custom presets for low light. A few pics turned out though.
We hit two Seymour runs today. Richard picked it up pretty quickly. Julie did well for the first bit, but was quickly overwhelmed by slimy roots (all the Aussies can laugh now) and jetlag (not so funny).
Actually, Richard picked it up rally quickly. Look how skinny this one is. Must have been that COOL BIKE he was riding.
Good enough that we braved the twilight to do a sunset run down Corkscrew. Check out the golden light. Man, I wish I had a tripod for this one. Oh well, maybe next time.
