Get Off My Trail
Never have I ever … shuttled a mountain bike ride. At least not to get to the top just to let gravity do all the work. Tonight that changed. My son’s youth group wanted to ride Providence Canyon and so I agreed. Besides the air is toxic and I had already spent two hours on Zwift earlier in the day. this was also the shortest
With wildfires burning out of control in California the air in the Western United States smells and tastes like a campfire. I’m getting old so I try to take it easy on my lungs these days which meant another day on the Trainer riding Zwift. The Makuri Islands look so pretty. I also tried a VO2 over under ride which I totally failed at. Sometimes
When schools starts everyone is focused on getting kids to class on time and the greater populous puts off spending time on the mountain trails. It’s the best time to ride. Normally Green Canyon is the busiest trail in Cache Valley. I didn’t have the place to myself but the trail was generally devoid of human beings. It was not devoid of horse pucky. The
Dropped my son off to suffer at school whilst I headed into the mountains to ride. Father of the year I am, but clear air and perfect temperatures lured me into Logan Canyon to ride Jardine Juniper. Past sage brush and horse pucky I and the Ripmo climbed through dirt and over rock. We get along much better these days and we hardy fight at
Nice surprise this morning. I went to bed with gloom and smokey skies and a terrible day forecast and then the air was clear. At least 2 of the air sensor around here said it was. One still said the air would kill me but after a week on Zwift we ignore that kind of pessimism. Glad I did. The sun was high and the
All week I had been hoping the rain would clear out the smoke, but alas the PM 2.5 is still at the level where I may as well smoke cigars as ride a bike outside. I don’t smoke so Zwift I guess we are best friends this week. The rides – Zwift
Another day of rain and smoke which seems impossible but I guess is not. We’ve gone from 90 degree days to 50 degree days and so much rain. It’s OK. I like the rain and I’m looking forward to the moment a few days from now when the trails have had a chance to dry from mud into pay dirt. In the mean time I’ll
Another day of smoke today with added rain. Zwift is better than nothing and it makes riding inside tolerable but I really should be in the dirt. The ride – Zwift
The world is on fire again and the air is so bad you can taste it. The moon last night was red and barely visible. Today the mountains across the valley are invisible, cloaked by thick haze from thousands of trees suffering an untimely, fiery death. With the PM 2.5 off the charts I spent my summer morning in the virtual world of Zwift. The
Didn’t think my legs would hold up to much this morning but I miss the mountains so I and the Ripmo set off into Providence Canyon. The air was clear. The sun was high. I was slow. I and the Ripmo were mostly alone. That’s good because it was hot and I was sweaty. No body wants to be around a sweaty guy covered in