Is it true? Can winter finally be over?
Well....as usual, I have been a little on the lazy side as far as keeping a steady update going here on the blog. All with good reason of course. I despise winter. Even though we have had a fairly mild winter this year, it still puts a huge damper on how much outdoor activity can be taken in during these colder months. It's really not even the cold that spoils things for me as much as it is the unpredictability of the weather. Hiking is of course not so much an issue as biking can be for the winter. If you are hiking, then you almost certainly have a backpack to store some supplies in and to haul a few laters of clothing around as the weather moves from one extreme to the other. Simply put....if your cold, take some clothes out of the pack and put em' on, if your hot....take em' off and put em' in the pack and keep moving.
No so much the case if oyu are on a mountain bike. The idea here is to travel as lite as possible to minimize the load you have to haul up and down (mostly up!) those long steep mountain climbs. It can be a little more than a middle aged mountain biker can take at times. When I ride, it's pretty basic for me. A hydration pack, a mid-day snack, my trusty digital camera and a pack of spare batteries and I'm good for an entire day of dirt, mud, rocks, sweat, PAIN and of course....FUN! Thats what it's all about....right?
Today they say the temperature could possibly reach the 80's. A perfect day for a bit of trail riding. But as always, the really good weather comes during the week when I am stuck in the concrete jungle that we call employment. I'm certainly happy to be employed, otherwise Kim and I couldn't own a mid-priced mountain gikes to go knock around in the woods on. So there are trade-off's. It just seems that the scales are tipped a little more towards the stuck in a ruit side of life that they are leaning more towards the yee-haw havin' fun side of life.
I'm teaching myself (or perhaps God is teaching me) a lesson on being happy whereever you9 are today because tomorrow isn't a promise it's more like a dream. Sometimes they come true......somtimes they don't. Mr. weather man says that this weekend could be in the 30's with a decent chance of snow. That is exactly what I'm talking about! No justice! Just more meteorlogical injustices! Okay...sure, it's March, I understand that the moods of March can swing. But I DONT" HAVE TO LIKE IT!
Fine! I'll stop ranting now. There is good news. I have been getting to know the video camera Kim gave me for my birthday last year a little better. That means that moving video complete with sound is a not do distant possibility for a future post on our web site. There is video there now, but it was done with the video feature on my digital still camera and it only alows 30 seconds of video. I can see in ky future a full scale documentary on the "True Life of a Middle Aged Mountain Biker and His Wife" Coming soon to a theater near you. Stay tuned.
No so much the case if oyu are on a mountain bike. The idea here is to travel as lite as possible to minimize the load you have to haul up and down (mostly up!) those long steep mountain climbs. It can be a little more than a middle aged mountain biker can take at times. When I ride, it's pretty basic for me. A hydration pack, a mid-day snack, my trusty digital camera and a pack of spare batteries and I'm good for an entire day of dirt, mud, rocks, sweat, PAIN and of course....FUN! Thats what it's all about....right?
Today they say the temperature could possibly reach the 80's. A perfect day for a bit of trail riding. But as always, the really good weather comes during the week when I am stuck in the concrete jungle that we call employment. I'm certainly happy to be employed, otherwise Kim and I couldn't own a mid-priced mountain gikes to go knock around in the woods on. So there are trade-off's. It just seems that the scales are tipped a little more towards the stuck in a ruit side of life that they are leaning more towards the yee-haw havin' fun side of life.
I'm teaching myself (or perhaps God is teaching me) a lesson on being happy whereever you9 are today because tomorrow isn't a promise it's more like a dream. Sometimes they come true......somtimes they don't. Mr. weather man says that this weekend could be in the 30's with a decent chance of snow. That is exactly what I'm talking about! No justice! Just more meteorlogical injustices! Okay...sure, it's March, I understand that the moods of March can swing. But I DONT" HAVE TO LIKE IT!
Fine! I'll stop ranting now. There is good news. I have been getting to know the video camera Kim gave me for my birthday last year a little better. That means that moving video complete with sound is a not do distant possibility for a future post on our web site. There is video there now, but it was done with the video feature on my digital still camera and it only alows 30 seconds of video. I can see in ky future a full scale documentary on the "True Life of a Middle Aged Mountain Biker and His Wife" Coming soon to a theater near you. Stay tuned.
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