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Category Archives: cycling
Revisiting Draper Changes
Rode back out to Draper Lake today. The water was green, which is quite odd. You see, Draper is often laden with sediment, which gives it a pink or orange cast. Where lakes in this part of the country suffer … Continue reading
Disasters Manmade and Natural
My friends in the Northeast tell me Irene wasn’t so strong as she was just full of rain with some wind. Local flooding and power outages abound, but it sounds like the utilities are coming back pretty well. Meanwhile, we … Continue reading
Trail: Last Day of the Season
The trail is closed for the summer. Having finally cleared the old trail and added several new sections to replace what the firefighting bulldozer destroyed, there are only two issues which limit the use of it. The first I have … Continue reading
The Trail: Now with More Bike!
I recently added an annex to my fitness trail in the woods. The idea was to open an alternative entrance which does not pass through old barbed wire fencing, so that I can ride my bike more easily. I’ve been … Continue reading
Trail: Off Limits
If it were simply the decision of some external authority, I might find a way around it. No, the trail is off limits for very concrete reasons. I went for a run yesterday on the trail. I wore some standard … Continue reading
Trail Is Functional
Welcome to Loop A. Okay, I still have to mow about 100 yards of tall grass to make it 100%, but as of this afternoon, I can now run a full 2-mile loop without going anywhere near the forbidden zone … Continue reading
Loop A Nearly Open
At my parents’ request, I opened a trail through the first plowed section my trail crosses, so they could climb up the draw and cut straight across back to the start of the trail. They tested it all out today … Continue reading
More Trail: Three Quarters
I have managed to get to the three-quarter mark for the current loop. Today I had some time to get out and chop my way out of the woods and into a grassy field. Turns out, it had been used … Continue reading
Trail: Extra Loop
Because the management of our trailer park continues to hold forth the “forbidden zone” on the east side, I have decided to bring the trail back around to end, for the time being, on the north side of the park. … Continue reading
Trail: Slow Down Again
Because I was able to devote a solid three hours to the trail work today, I took my time going out. It was time to clip off all the little vine sprouts trying reclaim the ground. Also, the increasing traffic … Continue reading