First Time Riding Veterans Park in Lexington, KY

Sunday September 11, 2011
It seems fitting to ride at Veterans Park today since this is the 10 year anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on the United States.  We Will Never Forget!

I hooked up with "The Dude", aka Travis, around 5pm and we headed for the trails.  We rode for about an hour and forty-five minutes with a total mileage around 7.5 miles.


There were several people out walking, jogging and hiking the trails today but to my surprise we only saw a few other mountain bikers.  The trail is a fun single track with minor elevation changes with mostly hard packed dirt with a few loose spots.  There are some exposed rocks and roots but most of them can be avoided.

The Dude just being The Dude.

Mostly single track trails.

The Dude exiting a tree tunnel.

We had a good workout and decided that we would be coming back to ride it again.  We didn't have a map so we just explored around and followed trails to see where they went.  Now that I have some GPS data from the ride we know that we missed some of the trails in the field.  We didn't venture across them as it was starting to get dark and the lights were in the truck.  It was a great time and we talked about riding these trails when there is an inch or so of snow on the ground.  I can't wait!

Getting the Kid Karriage Ready

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Alaura helped me get the kid karriage ready for a future trip.  After we tuned it we hooked it up and took it for a spin.  She had to bring Gigi her doll with her on the ride around the house.

Skull Buster with Scott

Thursday, September 01, 2011

Went back to Skull Buster today and Scott joined me. We met around 5:30 pm at the trailhead and set out for an epic ride. We haven’t ridden together in several years so this was a real treat. I always turn on my bike computer/GPS and attach it to my handlebars right before I head out and for some reason this time it would not turn on. I can’t remember ever riding without it but I wasn’t going to let that slow us down. I came to ride not play with electronic toys. So, we rode some, joked some, rested some, took some pictures and had a great time. I hit a tree with my shoulder and I thought the world had stopped spinning for a few minutes. Nothing was broke so back to having fun. We rode until it was dark in the woods and then headed for the car. Note to self...take lights next time! We rode about 9 miles in 2.5 hours at a nice easy pace. I got to spend some time with my brother riding bikes, I felt like a kid again. Thanks Scott!

First Time Riding Skull Buster in Georgetown, KY

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Rode at Skull Buster in Georgetown, KY today. The trails are new, well manicured, hard packed and fast! I intended on riding by myself while Amy and Alaura hiked some of the trails, but I met Matthew who said he would ride with me. He has ridden here once before and that was more than me. We rode 10.75 miles in about 2 hours time. I was sucking wind by the time I got back to the car. All in all it was a great ride and I will be coming back to Skull Buster for some more mountain biking.