summer ending cross season rock on

It has bean abusy couple of weeks , travel to Pendelton Or. for the round up then over to tri cities for more fun and off to Colfax to see Ma Ma. I hit the Trail of the Coure d" Lene from the Plumer side.

For any one who hasn't cruised this thing it is a slight down hill for 7 miles then a mile crossing on high bridge and dike across the lake then skirting the lake past Harrison a place a played hard in my young and out of control days,on a little further. I wanted to go the distance 71 miles but not having the time 26 out was my turn around. Right now would be the time to view this area. We are talking big fall beauty.

I am on my last week of work so kinda real excited cause I am like a suffer bum wanting the freedom to roam or do what ever.

Did the dirt last night with one of the fun group of peeps and after even more peeps at the Rattle Snake Gardens for Cold Smoke oh ya. Then with all the hype and talk we had to cruise on down to the Big Dipper for thier version of Cold Smoke ice cream....It rocks even with out the important alcohol ingridiant.

So posibly off to Butte for kick my ass cross racin this weekend. Sort of physiced but also fealling lasy. That happens to old people I herd.

Bike time fun

So this last weekend like the others lately was rock star and we were a part of it. Great peeps along the way with deer creek and plum creek over to Hollaman Saddle then rail time plus down Miller Creek. Getting the trusted pinch flat from trying for a smother less tire preasure ride.

Everyone along from Tyler,J P,Jooeey,Gero,Scooter and me got some lung busting panoramic views. The spirit was on at times then conversation about the ride ,scenery etc.

We were out about 5 hours with some good stops not bad for all rookies on this trail but me and I was in guess direction mode a couple of times.

I took this pix of this very cool and respective shrine that some peeps have put up by Curry Cabins. The bad news is the forest service nazis took it all a way for the um teen time. I'm not real political but this is crap so maybe the next time we see some of the personnel we give a little of the personal felling.

Oh and the cute little girl is Amaya my gran daughter she can put the hurt on me hiking already and is way into Big Dipper afterwards.

Touring some of Billings and some trail 09

Biked a bit last weekend around the Flathead with the shim and the bike about to Albert on when I got back to town. Then Little trip to Billings for work and play.

This place isn't that bad not that I wanna live there but the bluffs the sights are different and kinda cool.

So the chant is cycle cross right now but not ready to give up the pa voe just yet. The trail and still is so stellar with this new dew stuff com in out of the sky it will just keep on given.

Did a great sun down ride with Willie-Z ,Z-man and Blair project out to trails end with some spirit here and there then pasta a couple of cold smoke and the topper being the Mt B world championship. Today Z-man and I to Albertan . Now scrunch down and hide time except the Ualll Breeener is texin for a showing at the Jowl Brown show. Should I stay or should I go??????

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 .