Pooks Canyon

Today was spent mired in the vagaries of new computer configuration. On the upshot, after trolling forums for answers to my Windows 7 woes, I discovered that my previous responses to other Windows forums earned me a little gold badge of nerdliness. Nice to be recognized. Jon just left for a Tuesday evening group ride, leaving a wave of embrocation vapors in his wake. Earlier, he took Axel for their weekly stint at the velodrome. I never washed the clods of Palo Duro Canyon off the frame so Axel probably left a trail of red dirt everywhere he went. Leah is going in circles of her own, having joined the interscholastic track team at Southern Hills. She aims to be a sprinter. I did a little 3 hour bike ride yesterday, myself. It turns out the offices of the company I subcontract for can be reached almost entirely by dirt trail. Unfortunately 3 hours was a bit long for my first ride of the season and I am feeling the pain today. It is a good day to be stuck at a computer receiving s...

Today is mountainbike monday and my usual partner in crime had planned a 5 hour road ride instead (dangit Jon). So I'm going it alone up at Betasso Preserve. I was stopped to take a picture of the pretty flowers when another biker started down the hill. I went to pull my bike out of the way so as not to be rude when the other rider says,"Hi Cyndi!" It was Lester, my friend Laura's hubby (and GM at University Bikes). He said he had to get back to work or he would've done another loop with me. So, oh well, still going it alone. I took a pic of Lester, too, since I had my camera out and all.

Jon and I checked out the Spring Brooke Trail today and it was really pleasant. We can ride to it from our house and there are beautiful views of the Flatirons, Eldorado Canyon and Boulder. Not to mention the wildflowers that have gone nuts from all the recent rain. I would call it a beginner trail (Jon rode his 'cross bike) but it was scenic and fun nonetheless.