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RR: Loud Ride - super short, really.
SW Idaho's in a moderate cold snap, single digits at night, warms to
around 20 in the heat of the day. So last night's ride was at 4pm, all strong A-Teamers, (one singlespeeder) so I knew I'd be sweating to keep up, (so to speak..) We rode the week-old frozen snow for about 8 miles, and the squeeking of our tires over the snow was loud and crazy! Sun was bright, traffic light, with a few runners and dogs. Normally, the riding is either silent, or the low buzz of rubber on dirt or granite. This stuff was fun! At the creek crossing, for about the first time in my life I dismounted and took it easy since I saw where other overconfident saps had fallen through the ice. No thanks, all the same. The route down Hulls Gulch was a little icy and tricky, but I think we all made it without yard-saling. Parker had to show his patented technique of riding the big staircase, even with it covered in ice. It was all the rest of us could do to walk down it without biffing it bad. Good stuff, Maynard. CDB |
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RR: Loud Ride - super short, really.
Paladin wrote:
SW Idaho's in a moderate cold snap, single digits at night, warms to around 20 in the heat of the day. So last night's ride was at 4pm, all strong A-Teamers, (one singlespeeder) so I knew I'd be sweating to keep up, (so to speak..) We rode the week-old frozen snow for about 8 miles, and the squeeking of our tires over the snow was loud and crazy! Sun was bright, traffic light, with a few runners and dogs. Normally, the riding is either silent, or the low buzz of rubber on dirt or granite. This stuff was fun! At the creek crossing, for about the first time in my life I dismounted and took it easy since I saw where other overconfident saps had fallen through the ice. No thanks, all the same. The route down Hulls Gulch was a little icy and tricky, but I think we all made it without yard-saling. Parker had to show his patented technique of riding the big staircase, even with it covered in ice. It was all the rest of us could do to walk down it without biffing it bad. Good stuff, Maynard. CDB Very nice. Squeaky snow is cool. We get a lot of it around here due to cold temps. Speaking interesting snow, another kind I like is the re-crystallized surface hoar. We often get that too from cold temps and dry air. I went for a moonlight ski last full moon and the sparkling reflections were spectacular! I also love the glass-like sound when you ski through it. Ah, snow. It was -20 F this morning, which is actually a bit warmer than it has been the past few days. Matt |
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RR: Loud Ride - super short, really.
MattB wrote: Paladin wrote: We rode the week-old frozen snow for about 8 miles, and the squeeking of our tires over the snow was loud and crazy! I know that squeak and don't miss it. Speaking interesting snow, another kind I like is the re-crystallized surface hoar. We often get that too from cold temps and dry air. I went for a moonlight ski last full moon and the sparkling reflections were spectacular! I also love the glass-like sound when you ski through it. Ah, snow. I do kinda miss xc skiing. SoCal is majorly lacking in that department. Ten again, you need snow to ski. It was -20 F this morning, which is actually a bit warmer than it has been the past few days. Friggin' polar bear. JD 70 degrees and diggin' it |
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RR: Loud Ride - super short, really.
"JD" wrote in message ups.com... MattB wrote: Paladin wrote: We rode the week-old frozen snow for about 8 miles, and the squeeking of our tires over the snow was loud and crazy! I know that squeak and don't miss it. Speaking interesting snow, another kind I like is the re-crystallized surface hoar. We often get that too from cold temps and dry air. I went for a moonlight ski last full moon and the sparkling reflections were spectacular! I also love the glass-like sound when you ski through it. Ah, snow. I do kinda miss xc skiing. SoCal is majorly lacking in that department. Ten again, you need snow to ski. Yeah, I don't think Pinos has much snow this year, I've wanted to check out their xc trails. I was planning on heading to Mammoth this weekend but frickin' have to work for just an hour on Sunday so I bailed. Greg |
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RR: Loud Ride - super short, really.
G.T. wrote: "JD" wrote in message ups.com... MattB wrote: Paladin wrote: We rode the week-old frozen snow for about 8 miles, and the squeeking of our tires over the snow was loud and crazy! I know that squeak and don't miss it. Speaking interesting snow, another kind I like is the re-crystallized surface hoar. We often get that too from cold temps and dry air. I went for a moonlight ski last full moon and the sparkling reflections were spectacular! I also love the glass-like sound when you ski through it. Ah, snow. I do kinda miss xc skiing. SoCal is majorly lacking in that department. Ten again, you need snow to ski. Yeah, I don't think Pinos has much snow this year, I've wanted to check out their xc trails. It'll need to snow a helluva lot to get me to ski in Winter out here. I was planning on heading to Mammoth this weekend but frickin' have to work for just an hour on Sunday so I bailed. Work sucks, but we need the bucks. Maybe it was The Man In The Clouds telling you to ride your bcycle instead... JD |
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