Trail Building in My Backyard

The past three years I have been riding in the field in the back over some paths that my father-in-law mows. Last night I grabbed a mower and started mowing paths for myself with some gnarly turns for mountain biking. There is no climbing, no rocks, and it's not very techie. It does however, give me a place to go anaerobic for short workouts and I don't have to take a phone with me. I will try to get it respectable by the end of the year with log piles, berms, and some actual single track sections. Right now it is about a half mile long and I don't think it could get much bigger. One half has lots of turning through pines and the other half is wide open with a half oval. I am going out tonight for the inaugural ride and look for other ways to build it up. I am a horrible technical rider and if I can build some skills slaloming and going over log piles maybe I could do some races again. I hope to have more work done this weekend and pictures up by next week.

peace

cd

Happy Father's Day!

Fathers day, a day set aside for everyone to appreciate dads. I got a card from Maddy today telling me she still loves me despite my broken finger. She loves that I make her excellent snacks and take her to get ice cream. It was the best card in the world.

Last year I wrote about my dad and how much I miss him. Today I am just gratefull to be a father to such beautiful kids and to share their lives with my beautiful wife. Maddy and Edison have so many of their mom's best qualities. They are sweet, kind, caring, funny, and they are all of this while still being high energy. They are truly a reflection of spending time with mom at home.

peace

cd

It can only get better

I haven't ridden a bike in over a month. Today I decided a man with five bikes has to ride at least one of them. I took the fisher with the new drive train and managed to ride the entire green circle today. It was painful, and I won't be able to walk tomorrow, but I have a baseline now and it can only get better.

I am in the same shape now as I was eight years ago when I started riding again, only eight years older and heavier. I have a follow up with my electrophysiologist in six weeks and I need to get in better shape.

The bones are healing and it doesn' hurt to sneeze anymore. The finger is still very sore and stiff, but I was told that could take years to get better.

peace

cd