"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered." G.K. Chesterton

Friday, January 1, 2010

Note to Self

NOTE TO SELF (or how to extend riding time by one hour): Next time you ask your riding buddies if this trail connects to (insert name here), and they reply with a brief pause, "yes . . ." be sure to get additional details.

I think this photo clearly shows they know I am about to begin a long, cold, unplanned adventure home.





Their trickery did however allow me to see this:






Yes, those actually are oranges hanging from a tree.  I am told it attracts orioles.  It also attracts orange bicycles.  There were also a couple of hanging bagels.   What do they attract?


My oldest daughter Lauren has become a fabulous rider of the rollers.  Her fashion sense is however somewhat suspect:





The boyz better hope she never starts racing . . . she will wup us all . . .










1 comment:

  1. We would have told you "just keep left til the 2nd right, then a quick left up the hill to Vermillion. Make sure you take the second right, then stay left at the Big Pine, follow the ridge til you get to that one big rock, then right, and a quick left. And there's Hartley."

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