Patrick, as usual your pictures are beautiful and make me miss the mountains. I hope the gray days gave you some comfort (your smile makes me think they did!). Bob
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 10:02 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > Indeed! The way we say that here is "There's no such thing as bad weather, > only bad clothing." > > With abandon, > Patrick > > > On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 7:59:09 PM UTC-6, Shoji Takahashi wrote: >> >> what an adventure and great pics. I guess it's true: weather's no problem >> when you have the right clothes (and bike!). >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 8:58:09 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>> >>> The hope was that getting away from the hustle and bustle of our wee >>> town (700 year round residents) with a lot of construction going on would >>> help me recover the "brain cushion" I'd lost over the past month >>> (for a variety of reasons). >>> >>> My wife dropped me off at the base of Craigs Road (not sure what it's >>> really called, but Craigs Campground is on it) and I rode to the single >>> track 4 miles in. This was to save my brain from the long climb up Ute Pass >>> on Hwy 24 with way too much traffic. After that, it was all amazing single >>> track, with a bit of LCG (lowest common gear: walking), especially with >>> gear for up to five nights (I wasn't sure how long I'd stay in). This is >>> the kind of single track that is sheer fun to ride. Short stretches of >>> smooth easy, mostly either climbing or descending, rooty and rocky. Riding >>> it loaded puts the riding skills to the test! >>> >>> Camped Northwest of Sentinel Peak 12,500ish feet), on the Western tail >>> of Pikes Peak. Rained steadily both nights, but day one and two were rain >>> free. Day three was steady rain for all but 15 minutes. Hilltrek Cotton >>> Analogy once again proves it's worth: riding and hiking and running and >>> never getting wet inside, either from sweat or rain. Beautiful! >>> >>> I returned home via Hwy 24 (descents are much faster and I mostly keep >>> up with traffic, so noise is less of a brain risk). It's always wonderful >>> to return home on my own power, brain cushion greatly increased. >>> >>> I have to say the Sackville bags continue to do wonderfully in the rain. >>> I do not double bag anything and it all stays dry even in day long (or >>> multi-day long rain). Also, Hilltrek's Cotton Analogy gear (jacket, >>> breeches, gators) continue to work beautifully: not wet from sweat or rain >>> -- impressive considering my exertion level returning home and the the >>> precipitation rate. >>> >>> Photos here... >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/**32311885@N07/sets/**72157635482251165/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/sets/72157635482251165/> >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* >>> *www.OurHolyConception.org* >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
