Category Archives: cycling

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

Posted in cycling | Tagged , | Comments Off on Loop A Nearly Open

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

Posted in cycling | Tagged , | Comments Off on More Trail: Three Quarters

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

Posted in cycling | Tagged , | Comments Off on Trail: Extra Loop

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

Posted in cycling | Tagged , | Comments Off on Trail: Slow Down Again

Trail: Surprises

Today was the first bike ride on my growing trail. I did it, not simply to test it out, but because I was tired of lugging the cutting tools on my back and in my hands. I believe the term … Continue reading

Posted in cycling | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Trail: Around the Bend

It was too cold to ride my bike much yesterday, so I ran my trail instead. When it warmed up a bit later in the day, I could not resist the call to go out and hack at it some … Continue reading

Posted in cycling | Tagged , | Comments Off on Trail: Around the Bend

Trail: Nearly a Mile

Oklahoma is mostly laid out in a square grid, with some tweaking to account for the curvature of the earth at this latitude. Each square is theoretically one mile on each side. Most of the state is criss-crossed by roads … Continue reading

Posted in cycling | Tagged , | Comments Off on Trail: Nearly a Mile

Major Trail Work Today

I managed to devote a solid three hours to the trail today. The day the tornadoes raked across this state, I had about a half-hour just to break down a large pile of dead-fall limbs, part of last winter’s ice … Continue reading

Posted in cycling | Tagged , | Comments Off on Major Trail Work Today

Cycling Is Fun Again

For the past few weeks I’ve been having some trouble riding. Aside from frequent harsh cold snaps, I’ve been having some pretty bad swelling in my right knee — the one that has been rebuilt. I prefer to use natural … Continue reading

Posted in cycling | Tagged , | 2 Comments

More Trail Finding

The biblical perspective of natural resource use says people are the reason for Creation, and the most important part of it. That gives their needs precedence over just about everything else. That’s not the same as human whims and wishes. … Continue reading

Posted in cycling | Tagged , , | Comments Off on More Trail Finding