January 2011 is sure going out on a lot milder note than when the calendar turned another page on another year 30 days ago. Today’s (January 30th) blue skies and mid-60’s temperatures were not meant to be enjoyed from inside a house or other abode. No excuses, no reasoning could justify not riding today…
(Fields along NC 110 are still enjoying a winter’s slumber)
Of course, my first ride of the year had a small “burp” that could have led to chucking the whole idea of riding….
I made the mistake of reading this entry and linking over to the recipes at Backpacking Chef and now I'm very hungry because the all sound so darned delicious. Bring on that Sweet Potato/Apple Crunch Bark - Oak, Pine, Poplar not included...
in reference to: Eat Bark on Your Next Bike Tour! « The Velo Hobo (view on Google Sidewiki)A new level of readership for Great Smokies Zeke’s 2 Wheeled Adventures was reached on Sunday, January 23, 2011 when the 20,000th page view occurred.
The past week cycling activities resulted in some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that my mileage count for 2011 continues to hover at the ZERO mark. Yes, that is ZERO as in a Big Goose Egg as in the number indicating nothing, as in Nada. But, hey, there is good news and it is….
This past week has been mostly characterized by putting on and taking off winter boots, shoveling snow for exercise, and wearing sunglasses inside to reduce glare! While the main roads to and from town and the interstates have been cleared nicely, the Navigator and I continue to rely upon 4 wheel drive to get up to and down from our home…
(Lingering snow from last week’s storm…)
Just as predicted, the latest winter storm rolled into Western North Carolina sometime after midnight on 01/10/2011 and provided us with yet another white scene to enjoy with our morning coffee. The forecasters had been warning us of this storm and were really hyping the pending action on last night’s news shows. I must say, they hit the “nail on the head” this time…
(The Navigator’s Holiday flag stands out against the white backdrop!)
Our latest round of wintry weather started on Friday morning with light flurries, which escalated into a fairly heavy snow by mid-day. Sitting in our Rotary meeting and looking out across the surrounding mountains made for a very pretty winter scene. The temperatures were holding right around 34 degrees so there was no accumulation occurring on the roads and walkways.
(On the way to pick up Sherry Shazam for supper…)
Having accepted the likelihood that I wouldn’t be riding for the next 7 or so days, I loaded up my bike and took it to my LBS, Rolls Rite Bicycle, in Waynesville. It seemed like a good time to get a good tune-up and review done…
I need to ride. I can feel it in my bones. My mood has headed south and I don’t mean toward sunny Florida. One of my summer riding buddies wrote me from Florida the other day and said the Navigator should bring me down to the warm beaches and let me get in some sunshine filled rides. I would but…
I hvaen't tried attaching my GorillaPod to a slow moving farm animal but I have tried lots of other sites and extensions in order to get that just right image. The VeloHobo does a nice review of this interesting little tripod...
in reference to:"With the GorillaPod, any fence post, tree limb or slow moving farm animal can become a platform for shooting photos."
- GorillaPod Review « The Velo Hobo (view on Google Sidewiki)
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