Kind of what got me here is a need for new winter hiking shoes or boots. Then I got to thinking about the possibility of perhaps getting in the occasional trail ride in...and my mind went from there.

I am hoping to "get over" my fear of the edge by the end of the season - but of course there is also the question to consider about how frequently the trails might be in condition to ride at all... Thankfully they do keep up on the trail conditions on our state's mtb association website, which helps a great deal. It is quite possible my Jamis won't be any exercise at all between December and March, but hopefully I will be able to get out at least a couple of times.

I won't ride any of the local multi-user paths, I hate riding it in the worse way for assorted reasons. I do, however, have my lovely country roads and when the conditions don't make that possible, there is the large nature park across from my apartment.

Regardless I will likely get in more hiking this winter than biking, but time will tell. Hopefully this winter will be more moderate than LAST winter...