Early Spring ride in Raleigh

Getting the bike out in the motel room in Raleigh.
Didn't rent a car for the week, took a taxi to the motel and rode to and from NC State for a class I was taking on the bike. 5 miles one way, not a bad ride. The first night we had a group dinner and had to ride 13 miles to the restaurant, so that was fun. Traffic was a little "close".
One of the instructors offered to throw the bike in his PU bed as he lived near the motel I was staying at. That was nice as it would have been another 12-14 miles to the motel after a big dinner and after the sun went down, again in traffic.

A co-worker from Atlanta. He drove up and brought his bike, as well. We found a small park close to our motels and rode it in the afternoon.

Sunrise one morning on the way to class.
Picked up a pair of these, Keen Commuters. Wanted to try them out some and the they seem pretty good.
Running some single track in the middle of the summer should be the real test.

Maple Syrup, the Old Fashioned Way

After the snowshoe race Chris and I joined a crew a couple miles from Timm's Hill, WI to start the process of gathering and making maple syrup.


Dennis and I were High School classmates.
Chris getting a few drops.
The sap was running. This was a 24hr effort.

A little video of the process.


A daughter of one of the crew. Skiing the old fashioned way, too.

Snowshoe race 2010

From 3-6-10
Timm's Hill Trudge.

Plenty of snow. Son Chris.
Good day for a bike ride, as well.
Joan.
Joan and Chris.
Jane directing traffic at a crossing.
Volunteer out on the trail passing out water.

Racers coming out of the woods crossing the lake.




Video below carrying the camera as I finish. Chris and I both finished 4th in our age division, so I guess we tied!!!
Joanne finished 2nd in her division, not bad considering a young whipper snapper of 70 (Joanne is 76) beat her!! Also, Joanne was dealing with some lung issues, so in reality, she did fantastic just being out there.

Birkie Recap, part deux.

Some random thoughts that sum things up pretty good.

The sit-skiers were impressive.