This is the first time I’ve been up into my favorite mountain bike park since the hurricane.  You can see the downed trees in the background.  It was like this from one end of the park to the other.  Everything seemed different.  Everything also seemed harder, but I put that down to too much gym and racquetball, not enough humping the bike up over hill, rock, and root.  I had more shots planned, but it was too cold for the little battery in the camera.  It would work coming out of my pocket but shut down as it cooled.  It’s too bad — I was trying to use the picture excuse for some rest time!

I was enjoying a christmas present — even huffing and puffing — a new osprey pack from my sweetie.  Heck of a lot more comfortable than the one I traveled with in august and lighter to boot.

Snow coming in tomorrow is going to cancel my riding buddies before we even get started but I’ve charged up the camera and stocked the new bag with chemical hand warmers.  If fate shines, I’ll have a good morning ride before responsibilities catch up.