"Keep Going"

The Voice inside my head this morning kept saying, "Keep going. Keep going." When I left the house, I had a seven mile route in mind. At my first turn the Voice told me to make it a bit longer. When the temperature is in the thirties, the Voice usually just calls me an idiot. But for whatever reason, the Voice sent me on a twenty mile ride before work today.

I kept thinking that this could be one of my last chances to see green grass. Maybe the Voice knew that and wanted me to soak up the color before things go gray.

I'm glad I went for it. Bright blue skies and green fields will certainly warm the soul when the body is pedaling through the cold. And I've got a lot on my mind and a lot to be prayerful about today. Perhaps the Voice knew this would be the best use of my time. Good thinking, Voice.

Get out there.

MTB Photo Dump

I've been riding all the time but blogging less. I don't think there's a reason other than staying busier than usual. And if I'm going to slack on something, blogging loses out to family, work and riding. But here's a quick photo dump of this past week's rides in the dirt.

 Get out there.

There it is...

There's that Kentucky winter. Windy, forty degrees and rainy. Good to see you, old friend.

Get out there.

Family Fat Bike

photo from Moray Fat Bike

Go check out Moray Fat Bike and look at his family fat bike build. It's incredible. I'd love to run this bounciness on a long-bike setup.

Get out there.

If You've Thought About Bike Commuting...

Do it this week.

You should give it a try this week while the weather is cool but not cold and those leaves are perfectly in their fall pigment. If you try bike commuting this week, there's a good chance you'll fall in love with it.

Get out there.

Put a Bird On It

I'm guessing it has something to do with migration patterns, but there are an unusual amount of birds hanging out with me on my commute these days. Yesterday morning, they flew from tree to tree in large groups, sticking with me the entire way.

They would all take off, causing a huge rush of leaves to fall down, then fly a hundred yards up the road and land in the trees ahead. It was awesome to see. As soon as I would get closer, they'd leave their perch and do the same thing again.

Any bird experts out there? Why am I noticing so many right now?

Get out htere.

This is Winter

I'm starting to get good reminders that winter is coming. Today's reminder: wetness. Winters in Kentucky are wet. Always wet. We don't get much snow but we get plenty of precipitation. This is the time of year that I have to start wearing one pair of shoes and bringing another. This is when I put wet clothes on to ride home at the end of the day because they didn't dry while hanging in my office. This is when the smell of wet horse manure floods the nostrils on my biggest climb.

This is my winter.

Get out there.