Spring is Here!

woo fucking hoo. The endless winter continues....

the ENDLESS winter

h dear LORD what a winter we've had. As I sit here looking out at the sun-drenched fields, I still feel a huge sense of relief that it's finally over. Storm after storm after storm rolled through our beautiful state all through the month of February. Rides were few and far between. Even getting out for a hike or a run was difficult - the mud was ankle-deep everywhere here in the valley.

Jack and Riley made the best of it...



I made it out to Red Mesa for a solo ride. Saw some pretty cool graffiti on the way:





About one mile in, still on the doubletrack, a nifty little root sliced open my rear sidewall and ruined my tire. Curses! A tube, a boot, and a Stan's - lubed wrestling match, and I was back on the trails.

A few days later I got another ride down in Placitas, with only one picture to show for it.



My friend Myles and I made it out to White Mesa a week later. A beautiful spot with some crazy geology.





We ran into Dominic out there and stopped to chat at one of the strange sink holes.

Dom is contemplating a dip in thebubbling warm springs...



We finished up just ahead of yet another storm.



So is the Winter from Hell finally over? It feels like it, but you never know.

But this little creature in the garden knows!



Thanks for looking!