Interesting thoughts on the traveling and home, Emily. My husband and I sometimes talk about getting a second place in a warmer climate to escape our winters, as somefolks up here, do, but then we just chuckle and shake our heads. As rough as our winters can be, we actually enjoy them and understand that they shape our north country. Heck, they shape us, too, in their own way. Would like to do more traveling, though.

Speaking of rain, we've now had over three weeks of continually dry weather with no significant rain. That's been a blessing for the sake of all that snow melting and no floods, but our woods are now getting so dry that I'm getting a little concerned. Talk about bouncing from one extreme to the other.

The dry weather has been good for my trails, though. They're ready for a summer of hard use. This summer, I hope to build some jump platforms for some of my downhill runs that will allow me to get both wheels in the air. Have to question my sanity to do such a thing at my age, but, then again, I only have so many years left to do such daring things, so we'll see.