Bedrock & Paradox

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…

From MTBR. Chris took it from Mike, and now it’s mine. Hope to get out and train, see how the wrist and Lev handle some gravel path intervals (inspired by Hairball, the original crackhead). The last week has been good psycholoical rest, because I’m getting more and more energy pent up. Plesko and Jill’s exploits…

If the influence of nudity is declining, that may be a sign of the times. After expelling the pair from the Garden of Eden, God’s immediate priority was to clothe Adam and Eve in animal skins. The resurgence of nudity is not a sign of a return to a less sinful age but rather the…

I’ve got an Elk permit for two months from now that I’ve got to fill. The wrist, and missing out on 12 Hours of the Peaks, allowed me to get around to sorting out the massive area I’ve got to work in. M and I found that most of the area is high desert scrub.…

Yesterday I took this picture of a Mourning Dove hanging out in the cacti on our porch. A bit ago the bird left, and my suspicions were confirmed. Hope the resident Road Runners don’t mess with them.

Landis liked to say that there was no happy ending for him — regardless of whether he was declared innocent or found guilty. He would be relegated to a perpetual notoriety, a purgatorial treadmill. “Everybody wants me to look them in the eye and say I didn’t do it,” he told me. “I’m willing to…

High Gear got the freewheel off, so the Eno wheel is on the block. Going up on MTBR in the morning unless I hear otherwise. Sun Rhyno Lite XL rim, 32h 3x DT Champs, Eno flip/flop hub. Alloy nips, built by the fine folks of AZ Bikes in Flag. Rim has ~8 months of good…

-Reading this. -Watching this. -Thinking of moving here: From mountainradio.org: Located at 9300 feet above sea level, our 100 watt LP signal only reaches the 500 or so residents of our isolated mountain town. Three mountain passes surround Silverton and sometimes act as blockades due to extreme snow levels and avalanche danger. We are literally…

The doctor came by a little while ago and put the hurt on me, checking out and confirming a suspicion based on the X-rays. Based on the fact that point pressure caused me, delayed 15 seconds, to feel light headed and have to sit down, I think I may be focusing on trail running for…

We have over a fortnights worth of vacation coming up in the first week of September, most of it in a condo in Tahoe. On the way there, we’ll be checking this out, staying overnight in a tent cabin in the valley proper, loading up at the included buffet in the morning, and hiking back…