Collarbone update.

Before:

3 months after. The hazy stuff between the break is new bone forming, especially noticeable lower left part of the break and the thin line from the broken point down. Dr. says the point will be absorbed down into the main part of the bone in 12-18 months.

Fall ride 2014 Grandkids

Our weekend to take care of the grandkids. Lynn had other plans with with the female "Outlaws" on her side of the family. That left me solo-sitting.
What to do? Ride bikes, walk in the woods and work on back yard project.

Ready to Rumble!

Stopped so Hobbs could get a drink.

Who needs a baby bottle when there are bike water bottles available?

Running track is tiring!

A walk in the woods.....

The start of the project this summer....had to put on hold at this point until my shoulder healed.

 

Finished project:

Bike Packing, 'Sconnie Fall Ride

Met a couple of friends, Todd and Scott (Bear) from  Barneveld, WI  (just west of Madison) in the middle of their 10 day jaunt around WI.
I met them about 45 miles NE of Plover at The Dells of the Eau Claire Co. Park.
From there we rode 2 days covering about 230 miles ending up at Trempaleau, WI.
From there they continued on SE towards Barneveld with 2 more days of riding and I went NE  back to Plover, about another 120 miles.
Great fall ride on various roads, bike paths (rails to trails) some paved, some not. Toss in a few gravel roads and we got to see it all.

 

Faster than a locomotive and stronger than a speeding bullet....or is that reversed?

Oregon Mt. Bachelor Ride

Found myself in the Pacific Northwest again for work. With my son and DIL recently moving from Los Gatos, CA to Bend, OR it worked out great to snag my sister that lives in Portland and head over to Bend to see their new digs.
They had a 50k run planned, The Flagline Trail Fest, that starts at Mt. Bachelor.
So I planned a mtn. bike ride that started very near there and rode the trails into Bend. About a 35-40 mile ride.
Started out at Swampy Lakes and made my way down Swede Ridge/Shuttle to the Phil's Complex trails. Whoops, Phils and up and over Heli-Pad, then south on Storm King finally connecting with the Deschuttes River Trail into Bend.
Met my sister for lunch in town then continued on to their house.
Got to ride my DIL's Rocky Mountain Instinct....very nice ride.
Great weekend!

 Off  the deck of their house. They have a great view of Mt. Jefferson, Hood and the Deschuttes River.

The start of the 50k.

On the bike trail.

xc ski/snowshoe cabin. Getting ready for winter.

Still have collarbone issues so didn't take many chances. That, plus we forgot to swap out her flats for my SPD pedals.

Didn't actually ride this trail....will some day though. Stay tuned.

Superior100

Did some volunteer work for the Superior100 race. Figured it was a good time to do my part seeing as how my biking was a bit curtailed yet.
Did some marking and some sweeping. Probably hiked close to 35-40 miles.

I find it hard to believe how these athletes can run this trail when just hiking it is so difficult. Very rooty, rocky and steep as it follows the Sawtooth Mountains. Those not from the midwest might snicker calling these hills mountains, but the constant elevation gains and losses are not to be taken lightly.

The race follows sections of the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) along the route from Duluth MN, to the Canadian border on the North Shore of Lake Superior.
One of the best spots along the route is the Temperance River area.

Views of Lake Superior are very common.

In-land lakes Bean and Bear.

Buggy