My latest adventure involved, on average, 900 meters (3,000 feet) of elevation gain, topping out at about 2,900 meters above sea level. I average this one out, because the signal isn’t great up there. We know the highest peak in the mountain range in that area is a little over 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) above …
Tag Archives: mountain biking
A Nail?!
Of course I was going to ‘barchive about something else today, but I had a minor mountain biking adventure and I just absolutely had to share it and stash it in the archive. Especially with this picture. Can you see that? The nail actually went through twice? Life is an adventure. Make sure you take …
The Mountain Goat
The Mountain Goat (Another name for a mountain biker.) There are many tricks we mountain bikers use while riding. I have a friend, one of my fellow mountain goats, who likes to adjust his seat. He likes to ride high on the ascents. Uphill, he wants a tall seat. When the trail starts going down …
Skate Park Invasion
(Farce) I visited my nearest skate park today. It had the usual bunch of hooligans and ne’erdowells. I was totally afraid for my wallet. I was even afraid for my women and children, these punks were so ferocious and violent. (Reality) Actually, while I was there, I saw lots of skaters and one BMX biker, …
Ascension
This weekend’s mountain biking trip was good and fun. We went up some trails in the Eagle Mountain area. The trail names sound like musical references to me. There’s one called Behind The Boathouse (a Toadies reference?), and another one called Nirvana (the band, or the ascension? probably the band). Whatever the influence was on …
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