"no mud, no lotus"

Getting outdoors always trumps doing indoor stuff, especially when you are in a remote spot with the family. Last Christmas, we bought snowshoes and poles from Campus Wheelworks, and we have tried to use them as much as we can. One time we always try to get a walk in is when we visit the Adirondacks and the beautiful Lake Placid area. We are usually there at least once for hockey in January. This year, we visited the Peninsula Trail which was literally 500 meters from our hot

Today was a messy and snowy adventure that again proved the Wahoo Bolt's effective routing and the Giro Air Attack Shield's winter helmet awesomeness. I collected some easy points today, but getting outside for GWGO points cost me about $109 in bearings. I find myself hitting the Rails to Trails Path a lot when the snow starts to fly. so hitting this was a no brainer. It was totally empty, and the late afternoon traffic was great making the crossings a breeze. When you hit Sh

Sunday was an unseasonably warm and lovely day, despite darkness coming at 4:45! I figured I would get out and do some adventuring to get some more points in the GWGO. The plan was to head south get points, and hit the lit up Electric Tower on the way back. I left the house but didn't even make it past Hertel when while stopped at the light two thugs in a car pointed and laughed mockingly at me. I guess they thought my pink Suomy helmet has funny looking? I only bring that up

I have been taking it easy this week, maybe too easy after a long cyclocross season came to a muddy end last Sunday. Sue and I were practicing for Our future as empty nesters, as Rob was off playing hockey in Minnesota and Emily is away at BC. The Great Winter Get Out Kick-Off was taking place at Campus Wheelworks, and I had nothing but time to go enjoy the breakfast and also get in a nice social ride with many old friends and faces. Saturday also marked December 1st and Int