April 22, 2012 Part 2
April 22, 2012
Stump Jump 2012. I had a great race, started about fourth and worked my way to leading before the first mile was over... I led the rest of the first lap but faded to 3rd. After my race I played with the pictures of later race starts.
April 21, 2012
April 20, 2012
April 15, 2012
After we left camp, I had looked at a ride choice on the Blue Ridge Parkway and find the highest point on the BRP at just over 6,000 feet. We planned an out and back ride and most of my rides on the BRP go up and down, so when we started at Rabb Knob Overlook at 3,725 feet. We climbed, and climbed and climbed... an hour and 20 minutes of climbing before we reached the turn around at 6,053 : O
Look at the GPS log of the ride, the two speed spikes must have been the tunnel and the lost of signal, I never hit 400 mph. My max speed was 46 MPH.
April 14, 2012
Saturday:
Sam and I started the day with a bike ride in Tsali, then the family hiked along the lake trail, including finding this old homestead and a mule shoe that I think was from when they forested the land before the damn was finished. Clay and Kay joined us and we rode the other half of the Tsali trails (Mouse and Thompson) - after dinner Clay and I rode Thompson on a night ride.
Great day!
April 13, 2012
We headed for the mountains for the end of Sam's spring break. After we set up camp, Sam and I drove around looking for sunset pictures on Fontana Lake.
April 10, 2012
Sam and Maggie braved the cold waters to boogie board. Freeman Park allows free camping on the beach, but you can not tow a trailer so we had to stay in the state park... next trip, we will be sleeping on the beach! Animals seen this trip, wild starfish, deer (less than 6 feet away), Maggie stepped on a snake (we saw it's escape), dolphins and jellyfish.
April 9, 2012
Back on the road. Freeman Park south of Wilmington, Sam and Maggie playing in the tidal pools.
April 8, 2012
Easter with my mom, then a road ride before Sam and I explored some of Camron's side streets. PS The sign picture is exactly how it looked, the letters were just rust and runs.
April 7, 2012
My mom's cat "Baby."
Late picture, but a fun day. I headed back to Manchester State Forest (before my annual pass expired) and rode for 2.5 hours, even got in the new trail Campbell Pond.
April 6, 2012
Phase 10 final score with my mom and family.... notice I was leading until the last hand!
April 5, 2012
Productive day:
Fixed the wiring issues with the camper, then started work on the Tacoma, oil change, air filter change, clean the MAF sensor and throttle body valve, changed the spark plugs and wires, fixed the license plate lights.
April 4, 2012
Great day, thanks to the girls for my gifts, a face jug Sam made in pottery class and Steph sent me a package of all my favorite candies! And the cookie cake was delicious.
April 1, 2012
A See Rock City barn and on the podium (5th) after a great race. See yesterday's pictures of the views, cause I didn't see anything today... I went as hard as I could. I was in third at almost half way when I got caught by 4th, I could out climb him, but he was dropping me on the way down and pulled away.... then I was passed by someone going so fast, I assumed he was a fast guy from a later wave, but nope. I stayed at it as hard as I could go and had a blast. That night my mom and I played some at the casino in Cherokee, I did better in the woods.
March 31, 2012
Today was spend pre-riding the race course in Tsali in western NC, man this place is awesome! My lap will have three steep climbs with fast and flowing single track between them. The image of the guys climbing one is pro and one an expert... look at their body language... of coarse when they "caught up to me" they called me "sir"... That hurt ; )
I tried to ride with them to the next hill.... they were so smooth going down.... I have a long way to go!
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