Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Grand Rapids SingleTrack......

Monday Zack and i headed over to Grand Rapids, Mn. right after work, to ride their new singletrack, built by the Grand Rapids chapter of MORC.
Zack's first real taste of true free flowing singletrack, and boy did he have a good time!!!
i think they have around 5-7 miles built, not sure about that number, but Z made it 4.35 miles and he had enough, and we bailed out to the ski trail, and then back to the parking lot. at 1st he got freaked out and kept yelling at me to wait up. LOL
i couldn't explain to him that i wasn't really that far ahead of him. then we came to the pine plantation part of this trail, and i got a chance to show him what i was talking about. with the wide open pine forest he could see i was really not that far ahead of him. i could almost see that light bulb go on above his head!!! LOL
I'm PROUD of you Zack!!! GREAT JOB PAL!!!

i took some pictures, but we were having a great time, and neither one of us wanted to stop for long???!! next time i hit up this trail i'll take more.

anyway a big kudos has to go out to Marlo, Wally and all the Grand Rapids gang that is working on this trail.... GREAT JOB!!!!!










Tuesday, July 20, 2010

New Trail.........................

it's been great fun taking Zack to trails that i've ridden for years. this afternoon i took him to "Pill Hill", so named because at one point in time, nothing but Dr. lived on this hill in the middle of town.
anyway, Z hasn't been feeling well, and he didn't want me to take his picture today, but i just wouldn't listen!!! he rode pretty well this afternoon, so i think he's pretty much over his sickness. LOL
Next we're going to Grand Rapids to try the brand new single track near their high school. fairly flat, with good flow, so i think it'll be perfect for Zack to pedal on.

Peace.............................






I love the look on his face in these pictures!!!



Monday, July 12, 2010

Maple Hill..................




This was suppose to be a group ride at Maple Hill Park.
i don't know if 2 count as a group, but it turned out to be just me. Life happened for the other guy, so it goes.
some guys have really been going to town with some really challenging single track. just 3.98 miles from my back door.!!!!
they have added a lot of new trail, and it's a blast bombing around. every year i keep trying to map it, but they keep adding so much??!!
it really needs to see more riders, but it's still...................................
.........................FREAKING AWESOME!!!!

Peace....................




The view from above, is what you'd see if sitting on the bench. which will be beautiful this fall!!













Pretty Damn fun!!!




The couple times i was here last year, this is all they done.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

And we were off.................

i took the kids for a ride after work today.
i get a pretty good work out with Jenna in the chariot hooked up to the Pugsley!!
8.5 miles and Jenna sleeping by the time we got home.
it was a good short afternoon ride!!
Peace....................


Oh to be young again!!!

Can you tell i worked a 12 hour shift??? LOL


And we're off!!!