June Bug

Did you go commercial or opt for DIY?

Ditto. I love rainy weather. Might get another line of T-storms passing through tonight (Thursday).

Sept. 28: Winter is coming...raining and blustery in the 78758/Walnut Creek Metro Park area. It's now a bit after 9 pm. I don't have the sound on but Chikage Windler (KEYE Chief Meteorologist) is pointing and gesturing at the weather map with a lot of red, and now Crusty has flipped the station over to Scott Fisher who is ALSO pointing to a lot of orange/red on the screen.

Just came across this in the Big Bend Gazette. Note: Ebikes are allowed ONLY on roads in the park -- dirt, gravel, Jeep roads -- and are banned on all single track. Ebike revolution comes to Big Bend Ranch State Park

I do a social ride on the Southern Walnut Creek Multi-Use Path on Tuesday mornings. Last fall we were on the section just before the path crosses Jain Lane and I realized a Corgi was peeking over the shoulder of a cyclist heading towards us. She had to have some kind of dog specific pack for it. Their legs are short but there's a fair amount of heft involved.

Dang, that's no fun. I hope her recovery continues to go smoothly. Being aged, I've had the regular shingles vax plus the super effective Shingrix 2-shot dealio, so hope I'll avoid that fate. Are you both able to get the Shingrix vaccine? It's usually available at HEB.

In the past there have been feral hog signs (dirt rooted up) along the margins of the Southern Walnut Creek Multi-Use Path. Lots of deer about, but I haven't recently seen, or heard of anyone seeing, hogs. Running into one would be a disaster, though; they're solid.

Boggy Draw Trail System above Dolores, CO, overlooking Italian Canyon. Monsoon clouds were starting to build.

Looks like a tasty little pellet. Dose according to weight. What could possibly go wrong?

Mural along the paved rail trail in Atlanta, near the old Sears headquarters.

Three years ago I started using SKRATCH hydration mix in really hot weather. It's fantastic but the recommended amount/bottle triggered such an intense thirst response I had to cut way down on how much I added to a bottle of water.

Report on Reveille yesterday (Monday, Aug 16, 2021) on facebook. (Not me, just sharing.)

What product does she use?

Start: October 23, 2021 6:00 am The DangerBird 350 takes place in the mountains near Las Cruces. It’s a [free!] bikepacking event to support cycling within the Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument and follows the Monumental Loop route. You just need to email the organizer to sign up. The 2021 reroutes that make the loop more fun and less sufferfest-y are discussed in the Monumental Loop link. The first New Mexico Bikepacking Summit: Origins and Connections (also free, free free free free free) will take place in Las Cruces the day before the event start, on Friday, October 22.

Permethrin is the bomb for repelling/killing ticks, but it is something that is applied to clothes, shoes, socks, rather than skin. Skin: DEET to the max.

That episode is when I parted ways with Breaking Bad...maybe at some point I'll go back and finish. I saw him shopping at Wheatsville one day during the Friday Night Lights era and was only vaguely aware of who he was.

Very good call. They can be very dangerous critters.

Yup, this is the coolest, wettest summer I can recall, while the PNW and Cali fry.

We stopped in Dolores for two nights, before heading to Telluride to volunteer for the Telluride 100. Kokopelli Bike and Board has just opened a store in Dolores at 315 Central Ave, across the street from Dolores River Brewery. It's in an old brick building and they've created a beautiful, simple interior. We went in last week and Scott bled my brakes. Then we went for a ride at the Boggy Draw Trail System above Dolores and John realized HE needed his brakes bled so back we went. Scott did a great job on both. They have some fantastic Phil's World tee shirts, including a Jimi Hendrix/Phil's World tee. Dolores/SWCCA (SW Colorado Cycling Assoc.) has created a trail from town up to the top of the mesa (parallel to County Rd. 31) so one can now ride from town up to Boggy Draw trailhead. I was looking at the big map at the trailhead kiosk and realized the trail system is two to three times bigger than I'd realized. Lots of miles of trail to explore. We usually just ride Maverick and Italian Canyon, mostly flowy and mellow. Also possible to do a huge loop, riding the canyon rim above McPhee Reservoir, coming out at the old cemetery just above Dolores. There's a small pond near the Boggy Draw trail head, which is a great spot to base camp in the Ponderosa pines and ride when it's too hot for Phil's World, which is about 1,200 feet lower in elevation. .

We had about an hour solid of heavy downpour. Right now, "the sun is shining, the weather is sweet, make you want to move your dancing feet..."

3 pm Friday: Very heavy downpour happening right now in the 78758 and Walnut Creek area.

...and rim brakes!

Was this the Turkey Springs trail system? If so, what did you think? I've heard it's great.