CSGA, June 30, 2008

It was a great ride on Cannonsburg State Game Area (Egypt Valley) this past Monday. It was Eric's last ride as a single Dirt"Dad". We celebrated with a cookout of brats, chicken, and hot dogs. Senior Dirt Dad JP at the grill. At left is Josh, Bob, Brad, JP, Harv, Eric, Brian, & Tim.

North Carolina 2008 Trip

And so it begins... 5 men ( Rusty, Bob, Brad, Tim and Eric), 5 bikes, and one ever-so-soft purple velvety liberator pillow. Heading to Pisgah NF and Dupont SF in Brevard, NC for some killer mountain biking, beautiful scenery, relaxation and good times. Arriving on 4.24.08 we set up camp and rode Cove Creek (Caney Bottoms) trail then had lunch and rode Black Mountain. For Day 2 we spent the entire day riding Dupont and rode MANY trails. On Saturday we rode Daniel Ridge (minus Bob for bike repairs). Daniel Ridge was a blast with an amazing waterfall at the end. On Sat. afternoon Bob, Tim, and Rusty took an extended tour of Black Mountain, Shelter Ridge and Avery Creek which we have video from. Over 90 miles total with lots of elevation climbs and crazy downhills. Rusty coined the catch phrase of the trip "Nuggets Down, Nuts Up." Check the photos out here.

Test time

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Comments & Spam

The Biking Flurries post below was posted yesterday (with a photo) but I deleted and re-entered it today. I'll add the photo back in tonight from my home computer. Why did I do this? Because somebody apparently attached a comment which started a "virus scan" program. Even if it was legitimate, we don't need random advertisements attached to post comments. I upped the security level on the blog settings and turned on a code verification to block automatic spam. If you have a problem, leave a message at dirtdads@yahoo.com or at my personal email (you probably know it).
Dirt Dad HP

Biking Flurries

Tim & I took a 21-mile spin Sunday afternoon in the cloudy, 20-something temperatures. We had a few snow flurries during the ride, too. The joints were stiff and I'm not talking about the bikes. Toes & fingertips started to freeze but was a good way to beat back some winter blahs. Tell us about your recent ride. We all need the encouragement, right?
Dirt Dad HP

No ICEMAN? Doh!

As VanDirt was first to point out, NONE of the Dirt Dads made it into the 2008 Iceman lottery registration (http://www.iceman.com/). So what's the alternative? More local (free) rides or race alternative(s)?

There's Chain Drive (www.chaindrive.org) at my college alma mater. See Houghton city & MTU photo below. There's a Moab opportunity in October, right, Marc? See Fun Promotions at the left, too. Submit your ideas & choices.

Dirt Dad Jr. (HP)

Rolling in the Snow...

Hey! The past couple of "warm-ish" days have been kinda nice to get out between the precipitation and tool around a bit. Here are my tracks this morning coming out of the garage.

Did that darn groundhog see his shadow this year?!