Nectar 4 my Soul

Crisp temps-

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        Single Track in the Woods-

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-Its Nectar for my Soul-

The Edges...

the Edges...

Edge of the woods.
Edge of the sunlight.
Edge of the time.

I can't really explain it. There's just something special to me about the edge of day and night and the edge of the woods. Colours beyond description. Bats. Owls. Stars. Clouds. Sun. Moon. Temperatures mixing. Everything mixing. My heartbeat slowing. My breathing, deep.

15 minutes of edgy mix..
at the trail-head.
bliss.
not just bliss from mountain bike flow.
bonus bliss.
timing perfect.
a moment in time... fortifying my soul.

Riding my Dirty Bikes

Rumor is my bikes are always so clean cause I hardly ride them.
Hmmm. let's see..
- Dirt all over the Single Speed.. been there since the ride last Sunday, added some more wednesday nite, then sprinkled a bit more thursday nite.
- Hmmm. still dirt on the tires of the Superfly 100 from the Bedford MTX Race #03.

besides... gives that cat some new scents to sniff around ;-)

Just to ride...

"Just to Ride"
Blowing wind, Swirling snow.
Temperatures drop below.
And still I ride... ride.

Wednesday's weather was temps in the 20's cresting into low 30's with winds around 15 - 26 mph and gusts up to 50-60 mph. My biggest struggle was the Triton fix-gear or the Simple City townie. 18 minutes to work... about 30 minutes home... the long way because I wanted to keep riding... laps in the high school parking lot and past home and down to the Memorial Street River Bridge and back.

Just to ride... Ride outside :~)
and oh, it was the Triton fix-gear btw.

In case you're thinking this was an anomaly, I also rode to and from work last Thursday, just to ride outside.

Good to Be Back

After much reflection...







And feeling like I was almost shot down...

It's good to be back... in the woods and on a bike.

Can't keep me off the dirt

Sometimes you just have to get your road bike dirty ;-)

(ascending Adney Gap Road off Dillon's Mill just after descending Wades Gap.)

Ft Lewis...

So. in over 5 years of living in roanoke + more since being in school in blacksburg, I have never rode a bicycle at Ft Lewis Mtn, Havens Wildlife Mgt area.

The other day.... I-an said lets go.

Go we did. Parking at the Kiosk rather than the school, we headed out for a 17 mile tour in the wilds of Ft. Lewis. Make no mistake, these trails are not 'groomed' for mountain biking. This is wildlife management, aka hunter territory. Beware of large rocks smack dab middle of the trail!... sections that just kind of disappear until you stop and lock around!... fallen trees.. This ain't no IMBA land!

I-an and I had a great time. Quite a gem in land. High enough elevation to see some unusual vegetation and habitat for Southwest Virginia. A great mix in the stale of summer.

Up the fireroad... get your stopwatch on... or just enjoy the ride :-)

This can't be mt rogers.. but look at the moss, rocks and hemlock...

Fallen trees.. par for course.

Just before the final descent.

a gratuitous pic of I-an's Rig.

Go get your ride on.. just do it before hunting season!