*laughs* Here I was gonna post about my first taste of snow! I went out yesterday to ride the Skyliner to Tumalo trail and the first time my tires crunched in the snow, I was giddy like a little kid. There was about an inch of snow that had gathered in a few places. I realized then I'll never win. Snow, or sand, those are my two trail conditions. Oh well, it was super fun, made the climbs burly as can be. Coming back down was tricky, because it was a sidehill so I hoofed a little of it. Off camber still gets me, without snow. Man, there is something super neat about just flying over a patch of snow, knowing you're safer hauling butt than slowing down. Even more amazing that in some super skimpy materials I was warm in that cold. I love my bike, I just needed to say that again!

Okay, it is sad though, that eventually I'm gonna get chased into the lower elevations. Oh well, there's always the fact that my reletively lower elevation in Redmond, about 500 feet, leaves me something to ride. Oh, and I guess I've got the horse. Snow sucks! Why did I discover bike crack in like, August?

love and cookies
-smurf