Naomi's lil bro, and a his friend were up from Cali.
Had them running the coulees w/in an hour of arrival on Sat.
Rode Going to the Sun road up to Logan's Pass and back down Sunday, plus a mini hike with Naomi's and her bro's Ben folks before, bikes lent to Ben and Todd, 40x13 fixed 4 me.
Crowsnest Mtn attempt #2 on Sunday, needed crampons and and some climbing gear to summit, so no summit was had.
The craziest storm we've ever been thru yesterday...Leth was in a state of emergency, might still be, not sure, small patch of damp carpet in the basement, otherwise, all ok, day off nonetheless.
Ben and Todd traveled N to Banff this am, Naom's folks chillin on the couch presently.
pics and Vid below, fun couple of days for sure.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Solved Solution...
answer: neither.
Canmore: too much rigamarole....ugh...
9 Mile: too far from home with Naomi in school at this time of year...
new solution: late start to the race season, a few enduros, a hundie, and cx should make for a some results to reflect on in 5 months or so....
long weekend started 2 hrs ago, not back to work until Wed...this weekend should be good.
yup.
Canmore: too much rigamarole....ugh...
9 Mile: too far from home with Naomi in school at this time of year...
new solution: late start to the race season, a few enduros, a hundie, and cx should make for a some results to reflect on in 5 months or so....
long weekend started 2 hrs ago, not back to work until Wed...this weekend should be good.
yup.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
dilemma..
Canmore
or
9 Mile?
1-1/2 tank of gas(at $80 bucks)
or
8-10 tanks?
100 buck entry
or
400...?
2.5hrs away
or
20?
doing both is not an option this year even if it is technically doable(I said so myself several months ago), an yes, I get the "politics" of the adrenaline series, blah, blah, blah.....I just wanna bust out a 24 at this point....
or
9 Mile?
1-1/2 tank of gas(at $80 bucks)
or
8-10 tanks?
100 buck entry
or
400...?
2.5hrs away
or
20?
doing both is not an option this year even if it is technically doable(I said so myself several months ago), an yes, I get the "politics" of the adrenaline series, blah, blah, blah.....I just wanna bust out a 24 at this point....
Monday, June 16, 2008
Sunday
Forgot camera.
Focused more on the ride.
Glacier, MT
Various stretches of road.
Naomi was there.
Sun was out.
All was good.
Legs rest today.
Focused more on the ride.
Glacier, MT
Various stretches of road.
Naomi was there.
Sun was out.
All was good.
Legs rest today.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Thunder Snow?
yup....
Headed down to Glacier this am, hoping I'd be able to ride Logan's Pass/GoingtotheSun RD, only to have the custom's officer at the border let me know about the 2 feet of snow on the way above 5000ft-luckily we live at 3000ft so we get more rain, yeah!...nevermind that the Pass isn't to be opened until early next week, and that was before snow was forecast......Balls! Plan B sorted itself out pretty quick: Many Glacier Rd. Babb, Montana-12 miles one way, with the clouds moving in I had hoped to ride out and back 3 times for a bit under 70 miles, managed 44 miles thanks to ole man winter...first 24 out and back were uneventful, 'cept for the wind...wind is wind though, Manitoba has it pretty bad, so really it's nothing out of the ordinary...then the thunder/rain/hail/snow came, and of course the temps dropped to about -2 ...from 10C(according to Mr Ranger at the park boundary-8 miles in)...so other than my hands and feet freezing...it was a scene...By the time I got to 36 miles in, my feet and hands were pretty numb...not good, as I had only worn some mildly insulated gloves and normal cycling shoes and wool socks...all were now soaked and/or frozen...saving grace is at the end of the road is a bit of a tourist trap, so there was a store with a good furnace(HEAT!!!), and really hot coffee! So after about 20 minutes of thawing out my digits, the fun began, descending in the rain and snow...the road is mostly paved, there are some gravel sections-not too long- but lots of potholes, I didn't care how cold I got heading down back to the truck as my day was done, but I really didn't want to have to deal with a flat in that shyte!...luckily the ride back down to the truck was uneventful...here's some pics (in random order)from when it got silly:
all in all, 48 miles in 3:14(thaw time included)...must respect the mountains more If I wanna play in them longer/bring extra warmer gear!....now back home, 60 miles North, we're under a tornado watch...wack!
Headed down to Glacier this am, hoping I'd be able to ride Logan's Pass/GoingtotheSun RD, only to have the custom's officer at the border let me know about the 2 feet of snow on the way above 5000ft-luckily we live at 3000ft so we get more rain, yeah!...nevermind that the Pass isn't to be opened until early next week, and that was before snow was forecast......Balls! Plan B sorted itself out pretty quick: Many Glacier Rd. Babb, Montana-12 miles one way, with the clouds moving in I had hoped to ride out and back 3 times for a bit under 70 miles, managed 44 miles thanks to ole man winter...first 24 out and back were uneventful, 'cept for the wind...wind is wind though, Manitoba has it pretty bad, so really it's nothing out of the ordinary...then the thunder/rain/hail/snow came, and of course the temps dropped to about -2 ...from 10C(according to Mr Ranger at the park boundary-8 miles in)...so other than my hands and feet freezing...it was a scene...By the time I got to 36 miles in, my feet and hands were pretty numb...not good, as I had only worn some mildly insulated gloves and normal cycling shoes and wool socks...all were now soaked and/or frozen...saving grace is at the end of the road is a bit of a tourist trap, so there was a store with a good furnace(HEAT!!!), and really hot coffee! So after about 20 minutes of thawing out my digits, the fun began, descending in the rain and snow...the road is mostly paved, there are some gravel sections-not too long- but lots of potholes, I didn't care how cold I got heading down back to the truck as my day was done, but I really didn't want to have to deal with a flat in that shyte!...luckily the ride back down to the truck was uneventful...here's some pics (in random order)from when it got silly:
all in all, 48 miles in 3:14(thaw time included)...must respect the mountains more If I wanna play in them longer/bring extra warmer gear!....now back home, 60 miles North, we're under a tornado watch...wack!
Monday, June 9, 2008
June 9
yup....started sunny today, ended...or ending rainy yet again, stayed dry on the bike so I'll live with that for the moment...that said, not sure what kind of karma/murphy's law/whatever irony I can use to analyze the way the weather has been here so far is we've moved...other than its been a bit of a bummer, Naomi's and my fitness and motivation is running on all cylinders right now though, so we're taken it as it comes along with just getting everything lifewise sorted....a good "test" would be good, though, soon....Day off work coupled with me getting up early to get Naomi to school means I get the truck....should be a good day, not sure if I'll be off road, I hope to be on my TCR here if i can thru ride Logan's Pass...either way, should have a plan sorted by morn. 'till then, more painting is in store....f tothe h...argh!
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