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RR: Now that was really different
I lead the Barney Rides each week, and this week we were to shuttle up
the mountain, and ride one of my favorite trails up on our ski hill, called Stack Rock. Fine and dandy, except I get to the park and discover I've left my shoes at home. No time to go get em, so what's a guy to do? So, to make a long story short, I throw on my running shoes, (at least I had them in the rig), and load he party cooler, and accompany the gang of about 7 up the hill. We get there, unload, start grinning, and it's a new, happenin deal for 3 of our happy campers. They were in for a treat. Alex gets to ride his brand new Stumpjumper, and it's looking way too bling. I'm glad the woodsy trails are dusty, for his sake, of course. I decide to run it, (well, jog it, really) along with the group, and let them get ahead. I love the trail, the exercise is great, and what more can a guy do? The first section is aptly named, "Entrance Exam" which is pretty tricky on a bike, but not bad at all on foot. I go about 3 miles running sweep with Commander Fred, who's slower than the rest, but hey, he's got 35 to 40 yrs on the young pups in our group, for the love of Pete. And then we turn around, get to eat and drink, tell jokes for about 10 minutes before the rest of the happy band of brothers (and sister) struggle and emerge out of Entrance Exam. They made it all the way to the famous "Stack Rock" complete with a little bouldering scramble up to a pinnacle for views and brews.. well, views anyway. I'd much rather have ridden it, but sometimes you just have to make the best out of the cards you're dealt, you know?? What a great night. CDB |
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"Paladin" wrote in message oups.com... I lead the Barney Rides each week, and this week we were to shuttle up the mountain, and ride one of my favorite trails up on our ski hill, called Stack Rock. Fine and dandy, except I get to the park and discover I've left my shoes at home. No time to go get em, so what's a guy to do? So, to make a long story short, I throw on my running shoes, (at least I had them in the rig), and load he party cooler, and accompany the gang of about 7 up the hill. We get there, unload, start grinning, and it's a new, happenin deal for 3 of our happy campers. They were in for a treat. Alex gets to ride his brand new Stumpjumper, and it's looking way too bling. I'm glad the woodsy trails are dusty, for his sake, of course. I decide to run it, (well, jog it, really) along with the group, and let them get ahead. I love the trail, the exercise is great, and what more can a guy do? The first section is aptly named, "Entrance Exam" which is pretty tricky on a bike, but not bad at all on foot. I go about 3 miles running sweep with Commander Fred, who's slower than the rest, but hey, he's got 35 to 40 yrs on the young pups in our group, for the love of Pete. And then we turn around, get to eat and drink, tell jokes for about 10 minutes before the rest of the happy band of brothers (and sister) struggle and emerge out of Entrance Exam. They made it all the way to the famous "Stack Rock" complete with a little bouldering scramble up to a pinnacle for views and brews.. well, views anyway. I'd much rather have ridden it, but sometimes you just have to make the best out of the cards you're dealt, you know?? What a great night. CDB Great stuff, Chris. I'm trying to imagine how my knees would feel after trying to run that far..... Gary (off the bike indefinitely....not one but two herniated discs) |
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On Aug 24, 10:44 am, "GeeDubb" wrote:
"Paladin" wrote in message oups.com... I lead the Barney Rides each week, and this week we were to shuttle up the mountain, and ride one of my favorite trails up on our ski hill, called Stack Rock. Fine and dandy, except I get to the park and discover I've left my shoes at home. No time to go get em, so what's a guy to do? So, to make a long story short, I throw on my running shoes, (at least I had them in the rig), and load he party cooler, and accompany the gang of about 7 up the hill. We get there, unload, start grinning, and it's a new, happenin deal for 3 of our happy campers. They were in for a treat. Alex gets to ride his brand new Stumpjumper, and it's looking way too bling. I'm glad the woodsy trails are dusty, for his sake, of course. I decide to run it, (well, jog it, really) along with the group, and let them get ahead. I love the trail, the exercise is great, and what more can a guy do? The first section is aptly named, "Entrance Exam" which is pretty tricky on a bike, but not bad at all on foot. I go about 3 miles running sweep with Commander Fred, who's slower than the rest, but hey, he's got 35 to 40 yrs on the young pups in our group, for the love of Pete. And then we turn around, get to eat and drink, tell jokes for about 10 minutes before the rest of the happy band of brothers (and sister) struggle and emerge out of Entrance Exam. They made it all the way to the famous "Stack Rock" complete with a little bouldering scramble up to a pinnacle for views and brews.. well, views anyway. I'd much rather have ridden it, but sometimes you just have to make the best out of the cards you're dealt, you know?? What a great night. CDB Great stuff, Chris. I'm trying to imagine how my knees would feel after trying to run that far..... Gary (off the bike indefinitely....not one but two herniated discs) Thank God my knees are still OK, despite my bad habit of singlespeeding half the time. No way was I gonna miss out on the trip, even if I had to run the damn thing. Too cool up there, in every sense of the word. But by the time we got down off the mtn and back to the park, it was too late and dark for the bbq and brag time, so we all adiossed and vamanosed, but jimminy Christmas, that was fun. CDB |
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Paladin:
On Aug 24, 10:44 am, "GeeDubb" wrote: "Paladin" wrote in message oups.com... I lead the Barney Rides each week, and this week we were to shuttle up the mountain, and ride one of my favorite trails up on our ski hill, called Stack Rock. Fine and dandy, except I get to the park and discover I've left my shoes at home. No time to go get em, so what's a guy to do? So, to make a long story short, I throw on my running shoes, (at least I had them in the rig), and load he party cooler, and accompany the gang of about 7 up the hill. We get there, unload, start grinning, and it's a new, happenin deal for 3 of our happy campers. They were in for a treat. Alex gets to ride his brand new Stumpjumper, and it's looking way too bling. I'm glad the woodsy trails are dusty, for his sake, of course. I decide to run it, (well, jog it, really) along with the group, and let them get ahead. I love the trail, the exercise is great, and what more can a guy do? The first section is aptly named, "Entrance Exam" which is pretty tricky on a bike, but not bad at all on foot. I go about 3 miles running sweep with Commander Fred, who's slower than the rest, but hey, he's got 35 to 40 yrs on the young pups in our group, for the love of Pete. And then we turn around, get to eat and drink, tell jokes for about 10 minutes before the rest of the happy band of brothers (and sister) struggle and emerge out of Entrance Exam. They made it all the way to the famous "Stack Rock" complete with a little bouldering scramble up to a pinnacle for views and brews.. well, views anyway. I'd much rather have ridden it, but sometimes you just have to make the best out of the cards you're dealt, you know?? What a great night. CDB Great stuff, Chris. I'm trying to imagine how my knees would feel after trying to run that far..... Gary (off the bike indefinitely....not one but two herniated discs) Thank God my knees are still OK, despite my bad habit of singlespeeding half the time. No way was I gonna miss out on the trip, even if I had to run the damn thing. Too cool up there, in every sense of the word. But by the time we got down off the mtn and back to the park, it was too late and dark for the bbq and brag time, so we all adiossed and vamanosed, but jimminy Christmas, that was fun. CDB So is that the Stack Rock in Boise? Nate |
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On Aug 24, 12:44 pm, "GeeDubb" wrote:
"Paladin" wrote in message oups.com... I lead the Barney Rides each week, and this week we were to shuttle up the mountain, and ride one of my favorite trails up on our ski hill, called Stack Rock. Fine and dandy, except I get to the park and discover I've left my shoes at home. No time to go get em, so what's a guy to do? So, to make a long story short, I throw on my running shoes, (at least I had them in the rig), and load he party cooler, and accompany the gang of about 7 up the hill. We get there, unload, start grinning, and it's a new, happenin deal for 3 of our happy campers. They were in for a treat. Alex gets to ride his brand new Stumpjumper, and it's looking way too bling. I'm glad the woodsy trails are dusty, for his sake, of course. I decide to run it, (well, jog it, really) along with the group, and let them get ahead. I love the trail, the exercise is great, and what more can a guy do? The first section is aptly named, "Entrance Exam" which is pretty tricky on a bike, but not bad at all on foot. I go about 3 miles running sweep with Commander Fred, who's slower than the rest, but hey, he's got 35 to 40 yrs on the young pups in our group, for the love of Pete. And then we turn around, get to eat and drink, tell jokes for about 10 minutes before the rest of the happy band of brothers (and sister) struggle and emerge out of Entrance Exam. They made it all the way to the famous "Stack Rock" complete with a little bouldering scramble up to a pinnacle for views and brews.. well, views anyway. I'd much rather have ridden it, but sometimes you just have to make the best out of the cards you're dealt, you know?? What a great night. CDB Great stuff, Chris. I'm trying to imagine how my knees would feel after trying to run that far..... Gary (off the bike indefinitely....not one but two herniated discs)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sorry to hear that, man. Everybody's different, but for me, there has been life after herniated discs. Be VERY patient, and be good to yourself. Pre-herniated discs, I spent my whole tough-guy life "sucking it up" and "working through it" and it landed me a nasty case of sciatica that left me pretty much laid up for months. It was almost comical when I realized that my body just wasn't as tough as my mind. That was ten years ago. I've learned patience and acceptance the hard way. Hopefully you'll feel better, but you're going to have to be smart and pace yourself. After maybe 4 months off the bikes, I ride almost every day. /s |
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On Aug 24, 12:01 pm, "Nate" nospam@invalid wrote:
Paladin: On Aug 24, 10:44 am, "GeeDubb" wrote: "Paladin" wrote in message groups.com... I lead the Barney Rides each week, and this week we were to shuttle up the mountain, and ride one of my favorite trails up on our ski hill, called Stack Rock. Fine and dandy, except I get to the park and discover I've left my shoes at home. No time to go get em, so what's a guy to do? So, to make a long story short, I throw on my running shoes, (at least I had them in the rig), and load he party cooler, and accompany the gang of about 7 up the hill. We get there, unload, start grinning, and it's a new, happenin deal for 3 of our happy campers. They were in for a treat. Alex gets to ride his brand new Stumpjumper, and it's looking way too bling. I'm glad the woodsy trails are dusty, for his sake, of course. I decide to run it, (well, jog it, really) along with the group, and let them get ahead. I love the trail, the exercise is great, and what more can a guy do? The first section is aptly named, "Entrance Exam" which is pretty tricky on a bike, but not bad at all on foot. I go about 3 miles running sweep with Commander Fred, who's slower than the rest, but hey, he's got 35 to 40 yrs on the young pups in our group, for the love of Pete. And then we turn around, get to eat and drink, tell jokes for about 10 minutes before the rest of the happy band of brothers (and sister) struggle and emerge out of Entrance Exam. They made it all the way to the famous "Stack Rock" complete with a little bouldering scramble up to a pinnacle for views and brews.. well, views anyway. I'd much rather have ridden it, but sometimes you just have to make the best out of the cards you're dealt, you know?? What a great night. CDB Great stuff, Chris. I'm trying to imagine how my knees would feel after trying to run that far..... Gary (off the bike indefinitely....not one but two herniated discs) Thank God my knees are still OK, despite my bad habit of singlespeeding half the time. No way was I gonna miss out on the trip, even if I had to run the damn thing. Too cool up there, in every sense of the word. But by the time we got down off the mtn and back to the park, it was too late and dark for the bbq and brag time, so we all adiossed and vamanosed, but jimminy Christmas, that was fun. CDB So is that the Stack Rock in Boise? Nate Exatamundo! A great trail, with a decent climb at both ends, eh? CDB |
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Great stuff, Chris. I'm trying to imagine how my knees would feel after trying to run that far..... Gary (off the bike indefinitely....not one but two herniated discs) Dang, Gary. I hope trading bikes on FW didn't aggravate things. Them damm Titusses anyway. I have a few friends that had surgery and are completely healed, better than before. So do what you gotta do, and take it easy, drink dark beer, pricey coffee (yummmm this a.m.) & heal up, my friend. CDB |
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Paladin wrote:
snip I go about 3 miles running sweep with Commander Fred, who's slower than the rest, but hey, he's got 35 to 40 yrs on the young pups in our group, for the love of Pete. And then we turn around, get to eat and drink, tell jokes for about 10 minutes before the rest of the happy band of brothers (and sister) struggle and emerge out of Entrance Exam. They made it all the way to the famous "Stack Rock" complete with a little bouldering scramble up to a pinnacle for views and brews.. well, views anyway. I'd much rather have ridden it, but sometimes you just have to make the best out of the cards you're dealt, you know?? What a great night. CDB Excellent. I like a good trail run from time to time. I usually do it in the off seasons when it's too snowy/icy to ride, but not snowy enough to ski. I notice all sorts of different things running from when I ride the same trail. Then it sure feels great to do it on the bike again afterwards! Matt |
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On Aug 24, 1:27 pm, MattB wrote:
Paladin wrote: snip I go about 3 miles running sweep with Commander Fred, who's slower than the rest, but hey, he's got 35 to 40 yrs on the young pups in our group, for the love of Pete. And then we turn around, get to eat and drink, tell jokes for about 10 minutes before the rest of the happy band of brothers (and sister) struggle and emerge out of Entrance Exam. They made it all the way to the famous "Stack Rock" complete with a little bouldering scramble up to a pinnacle for views and brews.. well, views anyway. I'd much rather have ridden it, but sometimes you just have to make the best out of the cards you're dealt, you know?? What a great night. CDB Excellent. I like a good trail run from time to time. I usually do it in the off seasons when it's too snowy/icy to ride, but not snowy enough to ski. I notice all sorts of different things running from when I ride the same trail. Then it sure feels great to do it on the bike again afterwards! Matt Ditto to all that. Last night Kathy passed me then she let out a huge yell, just as I had to leap over a pretty big snake, who was most likely more scared than we were. I saw a lot more of the terrain, wildlife, etc., and even enjoyed the uphills more. My butt's sore today, having used some muscles I haven't used since running in the snow, too. CDB |
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On Aug 23, 11:10 pm, Paladin wrote:
I lead the Barney Rides each week, and this week we were to shuttle up the mountain, and ride one of my favorite trails up on our ski hill, called Stack Rock. Fine and dandy, except I get to the park and discover I've left my shoes at home. No time to go get em, so what's a guy to do? So, to make a long story short, I throw on my running shoes, (at least I had them in the rig), and load he party cooler, and accompany the gang of about 7 up the hill. We get there, unload, start grinning, and it's a new, happenin deal for 3 of our happy campers. They were in for a treat. Alex gets to ride his brand new Stumpjumper, and it's looking way too bling. I'm glad the woodsy trails are dusty, for his sake, of course. I decide to run it, (well, jog it, really) along with the group, and let them get ahead. I love the trail, the exercise is great, and what more can a guy do? The first section is aptly named, "Entrance Exam" which is pretty tricky on a bike, but not bad at all on foot. I go about 3 miles running sweep with Commander Fred, who's slower than the rest, but hey, he's got 35 to 40 yrs on the young pups in our group, for the love of Pete. And then we turn around, get to eat and drink, tell jokes for about 10 minutes before the rest of the happy band of brothers (and sister) struggle and emerge out of Entrance Exam. They made it all the way to the famous "Stack Rock" complete with a little bouldering scramble up to a pinnacle for views and brews.. well, views anyway. I'd much rather have ridden it, but sometimes you just have to make the best out of the cards you're dealt, you know?? What a great night. CDB Only little beeeeOtches need shuttling, even me & Cherry Blossom agree on that... you little beeeeeOtch... |
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