May 31
I took a short loop alone this evening, it was maybe a little misty, but the roads were dry. I went down Harrell to Stipp and on to the Lake, I saw only some geese and a turtle in Moore’s Creek at the bridge. I heard a big owl hooting in valley as I [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2007’
Turtle-goose Monroe ride
Surfin’ Four Storms Ride
May 27, 2007
We spent quite a while messing with my bike before leaving, it had a back tire flat, and I had buy new rubber and put it on with Jojo’s help. But I got the tire a little too wide, and had to take it back, and we finally got it changed out at [...]
Muscatatuck Flower Ride
Wed, May 23
We started about 6 pm and rode an easy (not really, after a full day’s work) 30 miles up Bottom Road to Muscatatuck Wildlife refuge. The water was way down, and we saw only a couple of ducks. But the leaves are now fully out, and the wildflowers are growing, well like wildflowers. [...]
Chipmunk Forest Ride
May 19, 2007
Weather: warm/cool depending on the sun. More chipmunks than any other creatures, even bugs.
Distance: 55 Miles
Route: Cascades Park to old SR 37, straight north past Hindustan and Bryant’s Creek Lake, then right on Forest Rd. Forest Rd to Gose Creek, then back along Forest Rd. to Bean Blossom and down the ridge into [...]
Go west old men!
May 12, 2007
Route: Clear Creek Trail to Rockport Rd., Rockport to That, That to Leonard Springs (stop at Springs). Back to Eller Rd, Eller to Garrison Chapel, north to Gardner, over the ridge on Gardner to SR 43, north to Whitehall and east to Vernal Pike, and back to town.
Miles: 38, 11.5mph
Weather: perfect, hot [...]
Ladyslipper, Geranium, Tananger Forest ride
May 5, 2007–Summary
Weather: Overcast and windy 65-70°
Miles: 45, major hills 3 (Bean Blossom, Bryants Creek, Firehouse)
Nature Sightings: Yellow Lady Slipper, Wild Geranium, Scarlet Tananger, wind from the east
Today it looked like rain, but hey, no problem, we felt a few drops, but no rain. We decided to try riding SR 45 all the way to [...]