Some birthday and peeps

Well now the Z-Town trail has bean steller we gifted here right now. No smoke things are real green in the hights and moutain flowers still alive is this August or a dream.

I went on a great sorta cool down from the heat mt. B wendsday then Thursday another great day in the snake reverse up Walman that creates back issues half way up then good fun down hill and back up Curry past the cabin for some more of that leg and back issue stuff then the fun down and done at the Rattle Snake Garden for a couple of well earned cold smoke which just melt their way down ones throght with way to much eas.

Did golf Saturday with a friend and had the game from hell. i am still the rookie at tis thing but oh my I usually have fun and just don't let it get me but I was talken sailor and all that wanna toss a club thing. So no more golf tell therapy.

My Grandaughter Amaya turned 4 on Saturday so it was kid crasyness at Bonner Park all good easpeacially with those speacial ear plugs in. Not really.....

So Sunday did a great crossie ride with Tyler and Brooksie we went up Butler to snow to raveen and down the snake. Man the ruff stuff on the rigged fram sucks.

Then it was off to distri 9 kinda creepy but intrtaining.

So Monday a work day time to rest up for next weeks excitment......

Time in Wallowas those mts. rock

So took a little trip down to the Wallowa mountains and hit a few spots on highway 12 on the way the Lochsa never gets boring,then theres the trip side in and out of Lewiston south to Aston then 90 miles to Wallowa going past Rim rock with tee pees and a great place to eat and drink good wine.

Staying at the cabins right next to the mountains with a smorges board of trails, water falls and lakes galore.

Of coarse they have all the tour on facilities for the fams. Just bring the plastic and it's all good. There are tons of trails and there isn't much running into peeps because of the vastness of hikes and the spectacular views.

Familly with little ones

O K so I was a dead beat bike racer last week but it's not the end of the world even if we think like it is sometimes. That's the thing called anal competitive. It's all good but letting it go can be key and what makes us and me try harder. I had a in body melt down which there is nothing one can do . My mind was totally in but physically it just wasn't there DAAAAAAAAAAAAMM.

So pretty much over it. Got little ones to play with and take ones mind to a special non caring easily distracted place. It sure works for little people maybe we could learn lots from them....I have bean hanging out with my daughters and gran daughters the past few days and that's good fun!!!

It like rained Thursday morning about half an inch making for some beautiful trail riding last night . Then the monsoons hit with 3 inches last night, which we just don't do in Z-town-wow. This made for peeps looking for floaties to cross intersections. Joe stay low Chalmers had to head out to do some trail this morning with no takers especially me. he is mud dog guy from Seattle so this is norm for him.

One of those weekends to catch up and enjoy some slow down,works for me. I think I am getting more Cally like daily. Dirt's up dude....

Time to race and still have some fun!!!

Well I have bean busy and lasy so there you have it. Two weeks ago I started fealling the get well mode so off to a near by race in Hamilton area the Tour de Bitteroot with crit and tt all in the same day ouch.

I showed up for the masters with A and B combined this went sort of well with making a break for the prime I took Rich Graves and dave Langston both Flathead valley teamies. Big mistake should of set up like a lasy monkey but ent on and was attacked by my two freinds over and over tell i rolled over like a puppy wanting the tummie rub thing. So having two other peeps chasing on we worked to stay away from the pack and I ws lucky to take the print for 2 over all.So having some brain freeze idea to ride in the 1-2-3's which went out like the silver streak with in the vapor position just barely hanging on. This went on for 3 or 4 laps me breathing like their just wasen't enough air in the chambes. But for some insane reason after a few attacks mine being mine I tried one more with Alix L. and some how it stuck and we raced hard and strong for 40 mins. to the finish with A taking the win. Fun and intence stuff.

Well I had so much fun I decided I had so much fun I went to Bozo with the rest of the NRO team which did well in the Bitteroot so here we went again with a 12 mile tt then well attended street sprints down town with one really hilly and beautiful mountain and prairie road race.

I made some bank at each stage which where pretty generous cash prizes.The road race for me and all others was intence with a dead monkey on your leg 200 hundred meter 12 persent grade finish. I was teid with Dave the danger Langston for 2nd and our 1 st place dude had machanicals

so it came down to the srprint and his killer instink was on duty mine off so 2nd over all and that is all good. The rest of the team placed well in every race we entered congrats to my homies .

Rollin through July

How are all the bike warriors and not? I've bean on the mend from rib damage for 7 weeks now and still get some bad pings here and there with the wrong flinch or something. Never doin that fun stuff again. Sense rat pod which then I was coming around and finding a little more top end and recovery, I've slowly went back wards and got all run down . now have the sinus wees oh boy.

Meant the family Z, Waldo, H-bomb,Stealth and a few other tour ethicist at the press box Friday. Kind of a big day and the H D rocks there. The 2 fity breaky and it was all good.

Even if I new I would bury my wounded ass try in to keep up with the zone 3 Z-man I went with him after the tour coverage and just kinda hung back and forth up Pattee then 39th over to Blue Mountain to Kona and back t zoo town. On the way past McKay flat were it has this pond by the road I was thinking moose sighting and sure enough there's Bo winkle gettin his facial in the mossy murky water.

We on the North side have a new road block on the way to most our homes called the Kettle House-Oh darn....Lots more room to drunkenly roam along the block long bar. The North side is the strong side baby.

Almost blow things up time 09

Alot of days went by ina hurry,could or would some body slow this thing down? The weather is in total rock star mode-Love it. Got plenty of ideas for the vitamin D time.

Lets see it as bean a blur sense I wrote last. I did the Rat Pod thing with friends and meant and revisited with peeps during. This ride is for such a good cause and the sure enjoyment of the route and fabulous food stops----especially the last with the home made pies kinda spoil person for ever racing again. This is the way to ride. I was in like a go fast group of Willy Z, Alex G,Lindsey C and Z-man. We might of average something like 23 mile a hour for 130 miles. This was a fun some torturous pace but good fun.

That night Z-man and I tent camped in Jackson Hot springs. My first time there, nice and rustic. The water is so smooth and clean like. The mosquitoes were relentless though and oh my they can bring ye down. The ridding in and around the big hole is some of the best I've ever rode. The Maverick ski and up over the pass towards wise has the bomb for smooth pavement most the way and such eye opening sights.

Its go time for the forth now,got company on the way and need to shape the man cave up in a hurry or maybe not. Lots going on in the Z-Town Over the weekend. Enjoy all and keep it real!!!

A new day

So here we go again with another week just disappearing. The days do that some times hopefully you all are satisfied with your days and have lived them as full as one can.

I jumped in a state road race last week we had at Bear mouth east of Zoo-Town. It was changed in coarse of out and back this year which threw in a fairly good climb of 4 or 5 miles wit some steepness towards the top. I road with the masters which had maybe 25 to 30 riders. A good strong group for the most part with the exception of a few riders that just don't get it yet for the none yo yo,the to close to a wheel knee jerk reaction to just hitting the breaks with a hole crew behind them moves that make for a little to much drama. Me with rib problems tend to pucker easy in these situations and get a little lippy but hopefully peeps understand it's for mine and their own up right position .

This last week was a blur. After the race which for the first one sense the 5th of April and some miner rib crack age I felt good but not satisfied. That's why we keep on turn in the rubber. The fun,the adrenalin rush, the social scene and the competition.

I after commuting all week and having some rib pings did the Thursday night Mt. B thing with Bill Schultz's group. They are a bunch of fun lovin hard ridden guys that can really polish the beer and the yuca juice down after the ride. So after way to much rib healing yucca I try the night time no balance ride home. U tube would of loved me. Next day was a 4 hour ride with friends via rock creek. I tasted yucca most the ride hence the name. Saturday group ride to Albertan,great coffee shop out their by the way and mini farmers market. So today being Fathers day I think a leg strecthen hike is the plan with it raining and all. A nap after which has really bean the norm lately. I'm I getting that old or what???