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!!!

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.

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!!!

Wed. Afternoon Pug Ride.........

I was granted a two hour ride, can you sense my sarcasm???
Anyway, 15 miles and 1 hour and 55 minutes (actual ride time ;), later this is what ya get!!!
Peace...................


Freshly graded gravel equaled sweetness!!!







The wheelers are knocking stuff down pretty well for this time of year, but nothing like the fall.
it's funny, for how often i ride this route, very rarely do i run into said wheelers. usually i hear them, and that's about that!!

My Dads Day........

we never made it out of town today, but it was all good.
i took the kids for 3 rides today. we totaled 20 miles. the last ride i hooked up the chariot to the Pugs, and Jenna enjoyed the ride!! ;)) i need to get a picture of that, but it wasn't today.
i just got back from my solo ride 15 miles in under an hour, and also did a geocache to boot!!
the cache (cash), in question had a cool biking geocoin, so i had some incentive to go grab it!!
all in all an enjoyable day!!!
Peace..........................

Dirt and Mud

started work at 5 a.m. and bolted at 11:30.
hey Zack ya wanna go for a bike ride??
6.17 miles in 1 hour and 24 min. 50+ mud puddles, and plenty of breaks = a great afternoon pedal!!!

Zack did ya have FUN???!!!

Yeah, that's what i thought!!!





the yeah i'm all muddy and cool look!!!





break time rock throwing.



i lost count after Z hit 22 red puddles!!!




a peaceful state bird, back in a old mine pit.

Finally!!!!

after what seemed like forever, my new pedals finally arrived yesterday, and boy does it feel nice to be clipped in again!!!!
i'm thinking these pedals will make riding in the winter just fine with my Rocky boots, that is until i can talk the better 1/2 into letting me get a pair of Lake winter biking boots!! :)
I've been working 12 hours shifts 7 days a week, (although i took last weekend off), so my riding has been to work and then right home to help out with the family, and hitting the sack at around 9 p.m. to be up at 4 a.m.
hoping to have a few weekends off to really break in the pedals and give the Pugs (haa haa really me), a good workout!!!!

Peace.......