Hi there Hartmame glad you checked in! Don't beat yourself up. Every year is different. We've had a hellish winter and talk about out of shape, yikes. Well my "beer arm" is in great shape but my legs and lungs - not so much (hee hee) My big plan this year it to ride the Baja Divide in November/December. Going with the DH. We are in the process of switching to tubeless rims and tires on the desert bikes and if it ever stops raining (sigh) we'll be doing our best to get out into the Owyhee desert as much as possible. Look forward to your crazy guy journal, please post the link.