Well, okay, Emily, we'll count Florida as "winter" riding.

Happy Birthday in advance, Crankin! Have a good ride.

As for me, October was a good month, though I actually spent as many or more hours working on my homemade trails as riding them. Have added rocks and logs to climb over and some hairpin turns and other goodies to make things challenging when I'm in the mood. The rocks and logs have been a learning experience for me, but have learned how to get the bike over them using technique, rather than sheer upper body strength to life the front wheels. Way, way short of being any kind of expert or daredevil backwoods biker, but learning some of the basic MTB maneuvers has been a big confidence booster for me. Fun, too.