Snow = Go

From El Bretto:

"So, what the heck do you do when it's been snowing all day it looks like there's 4-5 inches piled up outside your door and everyone who said they would ride backed out on you? Go to some sweaty spin class? Nah. Just wait for Zach to call. And then go ride!

I was thinking the ride wasn't going to happen last night when the phone rang and Zach was there---"Are you still riding?"

"Everyone backed out."

"Yeah, but are you still riding? I want to ride."

"If someone shows up, I'll ride."

And about an hour later, Zach pulled in the driveway and we got ready to roll. The start down Michuax road was pretty sketchy and slow and cold but it got better once we hit trail, went thru the deerfence, down thru Corkscrew and into a bunch of stuff on Lower Rattlesnake. Saw rabbit, fox, deer, and mouse tracks . . . I think I heard an owl . . . and we were the only ones cutting tracks through the fresh powder. Tooled around and then back up and thru the deerfence, across Michaux road, and down Dynamite Shed to Old Ship. Cut in a driveway into some more trail and then completed the loop back out Bunkerhill to Michaux and back to the house. We both had our share of falls--I think Zach had more than his share--and had fun trying to clean snow-covered logs. Heck, Zach even supplied the necessary bass beats for some sections that I was just oh-so-missing from spin class... Total ride time: about 1:45 or so.

Spin Class Pros:

techno beats

M. Laser lookin' sexy in spandex

pools of sweat running across the floor

look ma--no brakes!

Snow Ride Pros:

soundtrack by DJ Amish

snow covered white pines

what the heck animal was that?

look ma--got brakes but no control!

fresh air

sweat steams off you before it gets a chance to pool anywhere

first tracks in virgin powder

you wanna talk spinning perfect circles? here you go--the punishment for not spinning is a quick trip to the ground. ask Zach.

great slow-speed bike handling practice--slightly faster than a spin bike

you're outside.

you're outside.

did I mention you're outside?

Snow ride wins! But I'm a little biased.

Brett"