wednesday's delight ...

... moved to the afternoon light!

it started off alright. smoove trail. saccharine sunlight. 3 sassy super ss'ers: jmb + cyn + moi (i faked ss and stuck the pony in one comparable gear and left it there)

oh... yeah ... this is off to a great start!!! first quote heard from another rider as we jumped onto the singletrack: "you all are missing the short-track races tonight, too, eh?" Helll yes.!!

jmb

super-cyn

we briefly picked up a 4th for a few moments

adjustments

jj is not trying to run the pony into jb. nope.


jj + jb making nice


jj + jb have a little conversation. can anyone guess what words are being said???







thanks super stellar ss bunnies!

aaaahhhhhh...... perfect way to end a day.


sorry about losin' the keys and having to hang out in the parking lot for 1.5 hours for the rescue dude. DOH! the margs at dinner were a good reward for waiting, tho ;-)


jj

dancing in the fog and drizzle

morning time!!!

intro pic: this is a pollen pucker pod. they go pouff.

extra early today (thank you darling!). deep greens covered in mist and deep silvery clouds. a ghosty morning, begging to be experienced.

i can do nothing but oblige ;-)


stay flat, or climb? i cannot help myself sometimes. especially when the day is decorated in special silvery clouds. banked the left and started the rowdy wonderland ascent.


into the beautiful. into the clouds. into quietness. into happiness.

followed at least one set of tracks. catch them? teehhee... continue basking in silvery bliss.


scoping potential nap spots for future endeavors... you know, if miffy from aussie ever needs to come ride in these woods and nap.


silver solitude.



oo. future nap spot. what's that noise?



could it be? sounds. pony sounds. and male sounds? yup: other riders. lo-and-behold: TONY!!!!

Tony says: maybe best not to go that way: mama bear + 2 cubs!!
do they look like men afraid of bears? you decide.

turned around and proceeded to get my speed and mtbfunk freek ON!

and there are no more pix because of it ;-)

silvery downhill mad-fast thru funk is such succulent fun.

jj

Saturday EdVenture!

... out the door by 6 am. this is becoming a lovely habit, weekend and week day. i love the morning fill of fresh sunlight.

on the ponies by 7, rolling up, trying to shoot the gap before the horse race, we caught the rare few days of spring-flower explosion in the high desert.



my beautiful partner in crime. today's EdVenture was his idea. it was a spectacular idea. and, true to form, something new *every* weekend.

my Starling!



it was a purple morning.



sweetness everywhere.


around 15 miles out. we stashed the ponies and donned the running shoes.



and proceeded up the straight-up yummy trail.



we gained altitude immediately, and it was glorious. (thank god we left the ponies behind).


more purple.


and the summit provided 360* views... we lounged a bit, and accidentally took a solid nap. drool and all.


we had such sweet company up there on the top.



did i mention that it was lush? the hike back down was a lot faster than the hike up!



3 hours later, we returned to the ponies, and saddled up...



... for the lovely 15 mile ride back to the car.


and home we went ... whereupon, after stuffing face for dinner, i promptly fell asleep before the sun went down.

lovely day, starling. thank you for your everything!!

jj

i heart whiteranch

i just love it. loooovvvveeee IT. i don't care what anyone says about the climbs, or all the waterbars, or the trail work that's been done. i love to climb the trails. i love to descend the trails. i love to roll over all the funkalicious rocks. i love whiteranch.

especially in the morning.

cal, post chain-drop


heavenly skies and light, jumping out of my skin while climbing ...



oooo look! another nap spot!



mmmmm... yummyyy... i want to go to there....



cal ... poor cal...



and this ... THIS is the way to wake up in the morning... i'll have me some of THIS trail for breakfast every morning, please.... thank you.



off the top, sort of, kind of, not really...



when is it ever this lush in the FR of CO? only today.



calGone... wrappin' it up!


thanks cal, for the company on the morning ride bliss.... that was a spectacular hoot of a ride.

jj

wednesday!

sweet, sweet morning out on the trails ...



me and my pony in the fresh light ...



with J (the maker of kick-a$$ amoeba lights and FIFO ring-leader)...



and the other J (local talent) ...



to keep me and the birds company. Thanx, boys!



Found this lovely spot. I foresee naps in this spot, someday in the near future.



gratuitous pony shot. because i love her.


in other news: lowering the saddle seems to have helped the consistent hamstring/knee irritation. healing now, for reals. WOOT!

go out and get some trail!!

jj

for ez

saturday's hike:



;-)

jj