Bike at the End of the Tunnel

Travelin' Man

Finally got the bike traveling case. The Salsa fit, after some fine tuning of some component dis-assembly.
Heading to NC in March for a week. Will take the bike via air. Case was specifically built to 62 total inches so it's not considered over sized luggage.

Standing Rocks XC Ski

Decided to do an easy day and stop and take some pics and vids.
Great trail conditions that went well with an equally great February day.

Thinkin' BIKE

this could be fun, serious fun.

Chequamegon 100

XC Ski, Sweden

Returned from the Castle to Kista, Sweden, just a few miles northwest of Stockholm, where our office is. About a block down the road from our front door is a woods/park/nature area. Been here mtn. biking over the years but never skiing.
Normally the weather it too warm for the snow to stay, but they've had snow on the ground since Christmas.
Fellow worker from Sweden brought this pair of touring skis and boots for me. Not built for speed maybe, but great to get some time on the snow and to do some bushwack sking.
Some basic Swedish architecture found out on the trail.
Hives for Honey Bees. Large Pine.
One of the locals out on the trails.
Groomer/track setter.
Small loops off the main trial. None were groomed and few were skied on. Took a few of them. Nothing too crazy.
Some of the same trails for biking on the paths in the summer. Not mtb singletrack, though. Those were separate.
Only brought the B cap. Temp was around 18 during the day. Little cool for Stockholm, I guess. Being close to the Baltic Sea normally keeps the area fairly mild.


Forgot to bring gloves. A fellow worker from Oregon let me use his. They were fleece, not beaver. ;-)
Random videos. The train connects Stockholm with it's airport which is north of town.

Sweden work trip, Lejondals Slott (Castle)

Website only in Swedish. It's not old when one thinks about Castles in Europe. Was built in 1892. A very nice place though, great food and atmosphere. A conference center.
Front view.
View from the lake (back)
Plowed for Lake skating
Real wood fireplace, nice smell.

Hayward xc Ski wax clinic

OK, not really a clinic, just getting the slats slicked up for the next couple days with my home-made portable wax bench. Shhh..don't tell anyone in the motel...they don't like the wax, but I clean it up.






I clean up with a dust buster i.e. sticker collector.