California Dreaming...

With just over 24 hours to go, I'm excited about my trip out to San Diego tomorrow.
For all the traveling I've logged around the north and south east US, I have never actually seem the west coast. I'll be heading out with 3 other members of the SBR Multisports staff to the Cervelo Brain Bike Event. This event promises to be 3 days of riding amazing bikes, learning a lot about what makes an industry leader like Cervelo so successful, and even a trip to the San Diego Low Speed Wind Tunnel.

So camera in hand, legs freshly shaved, and spirits high, I'll be posting updates and photos until my return on Monday morning. Check back in!

Waffles and Hell: The Prologue

The Prologue...

Over the past few Sundays, I have made it a priority to find something which until recently I had never seen. A few weeks ago I was told by a friend of a trail road which leads from Nyack NY to Harriman State Park. I had never heard of this, nor had I ever seen this trail, but last Sunday I decided to venture a bit out of my usual comfort zone and rode into the woods on my bike in search of this illusive trail. I found it, I rode for 15 miles on it, then hit a "CLOSED" sign and decided to back off and head back to a major highway not too far off the dirt path. This weekend, however, I was joined by Farmer Andy, and we decided to see just how far this path could go.
What started as a really enjoyable ride with mildly cold temps and aggressive winds turned into a game of beating daylight and one of the best snow storms I have ever seen. Next weekend I'll be leading a group of riders through this trail again, and not one is prepared for the mud pits, loose gravel, 2 foot wide sections along a 40 ft drop into the Hudson, or sweeping descents this path has to offer. For now I'll offer up a very few pictures of my day. By far one of the best rides I have had in a very long time. Enjoy

The start of the ride on the Hudson.

One of the cleaner sections of the trail.

Celebrating with Andy at the Runcible Spoon

Goodbye January.

Folks,

So January has come and gone and I personally feel that it deserves its own posting.
When I look back at the last 3 years or so I can't imagine a more emotional roller coaster than this past month. I was lucky and unfortunate enough to see both sides of the figurative coin this month and boy am I happy to see February 1st.

I'm in the process of getting a new digital camera, and should have it on the 15th!
(Just in time for my trip to San Diego!)

I'll be posting many more pictures this coming month and from here on in, so hopefully things will be a bit more colorful in the blog. Thanks for everyone who has posted comments, or emailed to say hello. I'm doing my best to respond to everyone and be better at keeping in touch.

As for February. I feel it should start on a good note. For me that will be a 90 mile bike ride up to Bear Mountain in Harriman State Park tomorrow morning. Weather says 50F, so it sounds like a perfect way to start the month.

See you on the road.