Last weekend (the first weekend in March - so yes, I'm behind) - we had a fun weekend of playing in the outdoors - and got some sun AND snow time in! On Saturday we went back country skiing with our friends Margi & Scott up near Mt. Hood - it was the first time Thor and I had been on our skiis in over a year (!) - and it was such a treat to get outside to play in the snow. I miss it! The snow was heavy and wet, and Thor did quite a few summersaults over his ski tips, but overall we had a fantastic time.
On Sunday we rolled out to Syncline to test ride the 29ers that Thor has been busy building up in preparation for the XC race season. Mom, Annie & Laea came with for a great day of riding in the sun - followed by a tasty brew and lunch at
Everybody's Brewing in White Salmon. I almost had a mini meltdown on the uphill when I ran out of snacks, but fortunately we ran into the Chris King crew out riding and one of them had an extra bar in their backpack. Crisis averted!
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| With the 29'ers at the start of Sunday's ride. |
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| Mom & Annie - enjoying the sun. |
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| The view from the top. |
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| Laea with her 'stick' she found at our rest point. |
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| In between runs on Saturday. |
Great photos!!! And now I get to see the new Niner and Gary Fisher!!!
ReplyDeleteThor on a single speed 29er? I'm just looking out my window for flying pigs... Nope. Hmmm... It has been a little bit chilly here in Las Vegas. (We're a good barometer for the current weather in Hell.)
ReplyDeleteIt any case, it's good to welcome you both to mountain bike enlightenment. Hopefully our paths will cross sometime this year.
Cheers!
@ Johnny - haaah hah hah! so true - I think I do remember thor swearing he would never ride a hard tail SS. I have to say I was reluctant to go to a hard tail as well, but so far it has been fun - and it is WAY faster than my 5.5" travel squisher (but I think I still like that bike more). You two need to get some big travel bikes - then we'll see who's enlightened!
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