Smiling George gets 'er done.

Good think he kept his helmet on. Otherwise this might have been sketchy.

spotted

the man, the legend. not too far from home at, what sounded like, an awesome event, the Almonzo100. thanks to cornbread for the pic. i was not in attendance and am just showing off. i need to get this event on the sched for next year. i did get my third gravel hundy of the year on sundy.

Arybodys got they own kind of road ride.

Anytime one engages in a 'road ride' with he who is known as 6'7", one will inevitably wind up scouring paths, and off-the-beaten-trail byways in order to get from A to B.
Much like riding a horse drawn carriage where your engines have gone rogue (honestly, I've never experienced this, but I thought it was a suitable visual) it's best to just let go of the reins and let the momentum take you where it does.
In this case it was pavé to dirt to bushwhacking to dirt back to pavé again with little time to reflect on the absolute bumper crop of Poison Oak that seemed to spread with mutant-like efficiency as we passed.

As the sun set, and our legs grew weary, we basked in the glow of our own adventure and seemingly endless reserve of mediocrity.

...old...

1850's house. pretty old for around here and just south of town, but hidden off the road's view. i like the spray painted curtains.

it's easy to take the spring weather for granted...i haven't froze my feet solid for weeks now. easy to forget about that part.

Color Palettes. Yes. They Rule.

Don't you just love it when you get to pick the color from an array of choices?

I do. I considered Orange for awhile, and even got a sample of what it would look like on steel before choosing Periwinkle, John Deere Green, Concrete Gray, & Black. No, I don't own four Soulcrafts, I own three. Don't even attempt to do this math because it ain't happening.

Oh, well the Orange didn't make it on my bike, but I can still sport on my nails!

Rabbit Valley MSC Race

Well, I made it out to Fruita for the Rabbit Valley MSC. It was a great time. Unfortunately, I got there too late to buy an annual license, so I could not race Cat 1. So, I bought a one day license
and raced Cat 2. It was sort of silly, since I won by eight minutes, but it was fun nevertheless.
The course was crazy fun, with tons of whoopdie-dooo's and sweet drops. It wound along the rim of a canyon for quite some time, and through a significant amount of BLM land. At one point, I rounded a corner to find a co with its calf in the middle of the fire road. It was a little freaky, because they were startled, but they eventually ambled off.

Didn't get any photos due to my rush, but here are a few from my ride the next day back in Colorado Springs. It has decided to continue snowing here, and I nearly froze both of my feet off today after plunging head-first into a creek.

a good lesson

so transiowa version six was hard. thunderstorms, lightning and rain during the event made it a challenge. i kept thinking maybe this was the year i complete it during not-so-idea conditions. didn't happen. keep trying? i will, but, that's a tough question with regard to this event. the town of grinnell, Iowa sure is nice tho. the chamber of commerce paid for our pre-race meals!