It Just Can't Be That Simple
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Snowboard Update
Since my last post on this topic, I've been back to the mountain once each weekend. This past weekend I tried to graduate from the bunny hill. I bought a real lift ticket & gave it a few tries. I'm not sure if it was the conditions (deep powder with plenty of ruts) or my inability to commit. But I didn't do so well on a big hill. So I went back to the bunny slope. No big deal, I still had a blast. Later in the day I got ambitious & started going off the edge of this one small ridge. Almost made it once. Every other time I just landed in a big pile of powder. I wish crashing was all ways so much fun.
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27.2.07
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Monday, February 26, 2007
Got Wood?
I did!
It wasn't great wood - don't think hickory, think balsa.
But at this stage of the game, any wood produced without chemicals can be officially scored as good wood. ¶ 26.2.07 0 comments
It wasn't great wood - don't think hickory, think balsa.
But at this stage of the game, any wood produced without chemicals can be officially scored as good wood. ¶ 26.2.07 0 comments
Monday, February 12, 2007
Crash and Leak
This weekend I learned that crashing causes leakage.
Last week I decided it was time to start venturing forth sans pad. Work and lounging around home are no problem. Everything is nice & dry.
Saturday rolled around & the weather was 50 with blue sky. So I broke out my full suspension mountain bike & headed for the hills behind my house. Being my first time out this year I was a little rusty. Couple that with the wet/slippery conditions & I had a few intimate encounters with terra firma. Unfortunately I was a little bold in my attempt to ride sans pad. By the time I left the mountain I was diplaying a rather odd "sweat pattern". Needless to say I was not stopping to have any conversations.
On Sunday I headed out for my second atttempt at snowboarding. Even though I was just on the "bunny hill", it was a blast. I feel like I did a fairly good job. I was able to link some gentle turns and felt comfortable & in control. Well that is untill I started to get tired. Then I started catching edges. At that point the dismounts just got more & more spectacular. Even though I called it quits before I really hurt myself, today I have a fairly stiff neck. Having learned from Saturday's outing, I was prepared with padding. It didn't really matter though. By the end of the day I was so soaked through, it was hard to tell the source of the moisture. ¶ 12.2.07 0 comments
Last week I decided it was time to start venturing forth sans pad. Work and lounging around home are no problem. Everything is nice & dry.
Saturday rolled around & the weather was 50 with blue sky. So I broke out my full suspension mountain bike & headed for the hills behind my house. Being my first time out this year I was a little rusty. Couple that with the wet/slippery conditions & I had a few intimate encounters with terra firma. Unfortunately I was a little bold in my attempt to ride sans pad. By the time I left the mountain I was diplaying a rather odd "sweat pattern". Needless to say I was not stopping to have any conversations.
On Sunday I headed out for my second atttempt at snowboarding. Even though I was just on the "bunny hill", it was a blast. I feel like I did a fairly good job. I was able to link some gentle turns and felt comfortable & in control. Well that is untill I started to get tired. Then I started catching edges. At that point the dismounts just got more & more spectacular. Even though I called it quits before I really hurt myself, today I have a fairly stiff neck. Having learned from Saturday's outing, I was prepared with padding. It didn't really matter though. By the end of the day I was so soaked through, it was hard to tell the source of the moisture. ¶ 12.2.07 0 comments
