Bedrock & Paradox

I dream of a hard and brutal mysticism in which the naked self merges with a non-human world and yet somehow survives still intact, individual, separate. Paradox and bedrock.

Old and new


Got new-to-me, and almost totally new, ATAC Aliums and cleats from ebay. Now both of my bikes have joined the 21st century.

Interesting to see what 7 months of hikes and dabs will do.

On a more serious note, I have a choice to make, and require assistance. I have a paid week off work (fall break) that is mine to take at my leisure, with some restrictions. (I’m not one to let PTO sit unused!) I can take the first week in October, the first full week of November, or perhaps roll it into Thanksgiving.

The idea right now is to hit SoUt in a mountain bike and canyon extravaganza of epic and body wrecking proportion, though it’s conceivable I might go further afield. M’s business enterprises are certain to have her full attention by then, so I’d be looking for partners in crime for chunks, or all.

Brainstorms? Volunteers?

DaveC

8 responses to “Old and new”

  1. Dave Harris Avatar
    Dave Harris

    Well shucks, you’re talkin’ my dialect there. Anytime in November I’ll be up for long forays into the surrounding desert in S. Utah. Gots me a route to figger out. C’mon up!

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  2. Cellarrat Avatar
    Cellarrat

    or my gonzo ride on the 20th of oct? if you guys do a nov ride in UT i’d figgure out how to get down there as well =)

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  3. Geoff Avatar
    Geoff

    ahhh… a trip to so. utah in oct/nov. sounds so nice. it’s actually something i’ve been thinking about for a few months now (or perhaps jan/feb instead). if it weren’t for the $600 commute from alaska i’d commit to it already. instead i’m just going to let the idea bounce around in my mind a little longer and keep hoping to find a $600 bill laying around here somewhere.

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  4. Geoff Avatar
    Geoff

    or perhaps i wouldn’t be welcome to join you guys since my name isn’t dave? :)

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  5. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    We’ll call you Dave, anyway. DH, I’ve been tossing around some really dumb ideas for a W-E SoUt routes. Old Uranium roads, old wagon roads, river crossings, a hike through a particularly nice set of narrows,…

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  6. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    I can’t do middle of Oct. We’re alternating taking fall break, and those weeks are the same as local public school breaks. As I don’t have kids, I needed to be magnanimous.I’m also elk hunting on the 20th thru the 24th.

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  7. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    novembre in Utah sounds great. Can someone write me a note to miss work? :) Keep us posted, UT is great for me since I can get there reasonably quick.

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  8. Adam Lisonbee Avatar
    Adam Lisonbee

    November? S. UT? Count me in!

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