April is Here
April is upon us and with it comes the promises of a new spring. Yes folks, the tilt in the earth's axis is finally favoring us in the northern part of the world resulting in longer days, more sun, and a renewal of plant life. Also worth noting, Nate has apparently slowly awakened from a deep hibernation as his section of site bears new words and photos.
The past work week was not unusual in anyway, normal even. I hesitate saying that because I don't want any of my weeks to just be normal, life is too short for boredom so I strive to eliminate it. I did steal a ride at the mountain after work Thursday which was nice. Then again Saturday I rode too and on new trails even. I've been mixing it up a bit at Galbraith riding some different parts of the mountain that I haven't frequented as much. My favorite new trail is SST, the DH trail. I've really been concentrating on my form when I ride that one since I want to develop better flow. If there is one area in the sport I would like to master it would be high speed descending. The groms can keep their dirt jumps and tricks, just give me the gnarly fast single track and I'm a happy puppy; SST is my play place for now as I attempt to refine my skills. Before Galbraith I'd never ridden any trails that had really technical downhill sections so this has been a new experience for me and I revel in the opportunity.
Today, Sunday, I went to downtown with Sabrina and we got some ice cream at a local shop. We had received coupons in the mail from the What come Smart Trips program rewarding us for not commuting by automobile so we took the opportunity to have dessert, it was nice! I had one scoop of chococalte-earl gray tea and another called 'cardamon' which had cinnamon and vanilla. Sabrina had a scoop of lemon lavender and another of banana. Very, very good.
Later this week I should be hearing back from Dirt Rag magazine, apparently they want to publish one of my articles! I heard this earlier in the week and I'm still riding the excitement high from it. I'll post more info when I get it.
For the time being, check out the weekend in pictures: 4-1-2007 weekend in pictures
The past work week was not unusual in anyway, normal even. I hesitate saying that because I don't want any of my weeks to just be normal, life is too short for boredom so I strive to eliminate it. I did steal a ride at the mountain after work Thursday which was nice. Then again Saturday I rode too and on new trails even. I've been mixing it up a bit at Galbraith riding some different parts of the mountain that I haven't frequented as much. My favorite new trail is SST, the DH trail. I've really been concentrating on my form when I ride that one since I want to develop better flow. If there is one area in the sport I would like to master it would be high speed descending. The groms can keep their dirt jumps and tricks, just give me the gnarly fast single track and I'm a happy puppy; SST is my play place for now as I attempt to refine my skills. Before Galbraith I'd never ridden any trails that had really technical downhill sections so this has been a new experience for me and I revel in the opportunity.
Today, Sunday, I went to downtown with Sabrina and we got some ice cream at a local shop. We had received coupons in the mail from the What come Smart Trips program rewarding us for not commuting by automobile so we took the opportunity to have dessert, it was nice! I had one scoop of chococalte-earl gray tea and another called 'cardamon' which had cinnamon and vanilla. Sabrina had a scoop of lemon lavender and another of banana. Very, very good.
Later this week I should be hearing back from Dirt Rag magazine, apparently they want to publish one of my articles! I heard this earlier in the week and I'm still riding the excitement high from it. I'll post more info when I get it.
For the time being, check out the weekend in pictures: 4-1-2007 weekend in pictures
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