My Dad and I are both novice mountain bikers, though we are quite familiar with the road and usually ride our road bikes together pretty frequently.
We headed to Marshall Mesa Trail, which is a series of pretty gentle hiking and biking trails in South Boulder. It doesn't hurt that the trails sit right up against the mountains, so the views are pretty killer:-)
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| Dad walking the bike up a very technical spot. (I did the same) |
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| Dad coming down, though not as fast as I diddddddd! |
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| I am also a badass for posting a picture of myself that highlights my crooked teeth and general sweaty goodness:-) |
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| COWS! |
We did a pretty easy ride--prolly 1 hr and 30 minutes, but I still managed to get VERY dirty! I have to say, I kinda liked picking and flicking mud off my tires--there's nothing like getting really muddy to make you feel like a you're a kid on summer vacation.
Now I really need to sign off, quit checking Facebook, Google Reader, and DailyMail* and get cracking on more of my dissertation introduction.
*Is anyone else shamefully fascinated by the Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes divorce? Am I bad person because I read the DailyMail, which is surely the most catty and snotty of all celebrity sources?
I think TomKat broke up because Katie Holmes decided she really wanted to wear heels again. What? Tom Cruise is short.
ReplyDeleteHaha--I just looked it up--he's only 5'7--ouch! On the other hand, if I could either: be a megalamillionaire, or be able to reach things on high shelves, I think I'd take option one...at least then I could hire someone to get me things from the top shelf!
ReplyDeleteP.S. My "haha" was somewhat stifled because I am, in fact, only 5'6 1/2 and thus shorter than Tom Cruise.
ReplyDelete(That last half inch is where I keep all my good ideas.)
Yes well, Katie is 5'9 so that makes Tom EXTRA short. 5'6 is tall for a woman. I think I read once the average American woman is 5'4. That 1/2 difference between you and Tom just means he would never divorce you. Don't tell David I said that.
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