I DIDN'T Ride My Bike Today, Cuzz....

Beautiful!

 

New England Saturdays...

 

Sounds like you're getting in lots of rock time this year

 

LOL!!!

Yea, weird. In my 20s I felt like I had something to prove (to myself). Then I mostly proved it and mountain bikes got better. Now I’m old enough that I have something to prove again. No excessively dangerous climbing. Lots of trade route action and endurance stuff.

When Tioga opens FT on Monday I’ll have 3 hour access to the center of the big wall universe. It would be a shame to squander that. I’m here temporarily. Gary and you rock rats here, come on up, let’s tie one on.

 

BEAUTIFUL!!!

 

Sundays aren't so bad, either!

 

Well if that doesn't melt your heart, you better check to see if you have one.

 

....because it’s time to go....

 

Loaded the bike, was ready to roll for some July 1st (Happy Canada Day eh!) monroe goodness,
just about to turn onto glendora mountain road and got a call to cover some some summer school classes, the extra cash is nice in the summer so I turned around.

Thought about keeping the bike on the rack and hitting turnbull after work, since I would be in Hacienda Heights... but the heat mid day the past few days dissuaded me....

 

Oh lucky guy! Enjoy!

 

That happened to me several years ago on the first day of my vacation. My supervisor sent me a text asking if I could come in and cover my route. Thankfully I was already on the trail so I sent him a selfie of me in my mountain bike helmet. He knew it was a longshot but figured he'd try.

 

Old bike & building tour of Cambridge:

 

No ride for me this AM. I decided to start cleaning up a local secret trail instead.
Beautiful day!

 

Vermont!
You going to check out the quarry? It's in the big metropolis of Danby.

If interested I can ping the co worker and find out when he'll be there.

 

THANK YOU for the offer... my cousin lives in Rutland area and we were going to try to visit there and it would have been perfect. But he had to leave town, so he visited us in Hardwick instead. Long/short is that we're in Boston now, so it won't work out now. We didn't get to the Rock of Ages quarry, either. It was closer to us, but playing in the creek was more fun!

 

Apparently I overdid it this week. Worst bonk ever last Sunday. Century on Monday. Tuesday I felt worked but did a small ride anyways. Wednesday I felt a little better so I headed out for another "small" ride. That small ride turned into 32 miles and 4500k. I started feeling a little funky on the way home but hoped it would pass. Well I had no desire for my post ride beer and not much of an appetite. I spent the rest of the afternoon on the couch with flu like symptoms except a fever and I still had an appetite. I'm guessing just run down. Went to bed at 9 last night and woke up at 8 this morning. That's about 4 more hours of sleep than I normally get. Felt much better this morning but Jennifer said there's no way I'm getting on my bike. For the first time in a long time I actually didn't want to. Feeling much better today. Hoping to get out tomorrow.

 

Even you need a break now and then, Kal-el.

 

Bummer, Ed...but overdue? I can’t believe what some of you guys...okay, you in particular, do to yourselves as often as you do. On top of a physical job? Sheesh, give yourself a break here and there. Not like I’m a model of achievement, but I take days off after an effort. Hoping it passes quickly and becomes more wisdom in hindsight. I like acting 20 years old, too. Usually I can pull it off...

 

I have lots of cousins in the Rutland area, but we haven't talked to them in about 300 years...

If you see any "Houghton" monuments, snap some pictures!

 

You'll bounce back... Just pay attention to what your body is telling you. It's ok to be human...

 

Thanks for the well wishes. It seems whatever is in my system is finally working its way out. I was up a good part of the night in the bathroom. I just wish I knew what it was. Food poisoning would have been out of my system by now. I'm guessing I picked up a virus from a contaminated bottle? I had something similar years ago but don't remember how I treated it. Oh well. I'm sure it will pass and my Superman status will return....

 

I love old graveyards, but everyone else hates them... so I was out voted and didn't get the opportunity!

 

Man I miss living out there! Ever get to the Mohawk trail??

 

Missing New England...interesting concept, eh, @Cornholio?

I can still smell the urine in the T station and feel the sweat dripping off my sack after three minutes outside. Poison ivy was fun. Black flies, Santa Anas got nothing on the Granite State. And that month it never got above freezing. But it’s a nice place. Love to see photos.

 

Cuz even though Jennifer suggested an MTB ride I knew she really wanted to hike. Space Mountain out and back to Angel Vista. It was glorious.

 

Uhhhhhh..... thanks? For that?

 

Ahhh the fresh smell of urine in the T-Stations. I'll be there tomorrow! But then we are headed up to Squam Lake in New Hampshire. I can hear the loons now.

"Strawberries? You want me to pick strawberries?" (6 pack to the first of you codgers to get that quote without using the Google).

 

I haven't been riding at all. Back to square one, no way to drag my bike around. Hopefully by the end of summer???