Change of scenery

I could use a change of scenery. The link is to a photo I took about 10 years ago on a road trip.

Today Patrick found the linker trail between Georgetown state forest and Willowdale forests. I tried unsuccessfully about 4 times last winter to find that trail, and Patrick found it no problem at all. We had a nice time riding our mountain bikes around there. Now that we found the trail, we can go all the way to Ipswich on trails which should be a nice ride. Today was my 2nd time on the mountain bike and it went well except that my wrists hurt and I had to upgrade the shoulder injury from "just fine, thanks" to nagging. Maybe that is to be expected? I was on the bike for about 3 hours. Next time I will work more on my posture.

My first time on the mountain bike was Monday. I mostly pushed the bike around Herold Parker park. Patrick end-o-ed 3 time. Our friend Ben showed us how to jump the bikes (need to practice) and demonstrated some amazing riding up and down some seriously rocky trail.

On other change of scenery topics....I saw a warning sticker on the top tube of a Huffy on the bike rack at work. 1. Wear a helmet. 2. Check brakes. 3. Don't ride at night. I found #3 to be a bit amusing. I rode two nights this week. The white line is my friend. Rain, not so much.

I'm reading about Shackleton. When you think you need a change of scenery, he just might be your man. Based on the first few pages, it sounds like some of the crew spent about 2 months huddled under lifeboats on a nasty little guano covered island. I've got my issues, but boy do I have it good compared to Shackleton.