poachin'

dismount

barrier

high water

skyline view



poached some gravel lines with the rasta rider,
with only limited amounts of harassment.
despite the warning nobody shot at us.



great to be on the bike for what was probably the nicest day of the year so far

ready for the taper

ideal country road

waves of wheat

should of brought my tackle

suspension foot bridge

cowboys

Last big ride before DK, wish I could say it went better.

I got my mind right, but the legs just were not on board. 

Rode from the house to lake annette, which could easily be the setting for the next Rob Zombie horror flick, part kitchy 50's lake resort part trailer park, soaked in LSD and topped with meth.

words don't do it justice.

looks like rain

stacked stone

power house Jim Rank

Joe, Ivy, Wes

John Welsh pondering DK and the flint hills

Ivy

Jeremy

 DK Warm Up

Skies looked as if they could open up at any minute, but luckily they never did as I was barely dressed warm enough for the 50 degree day.

It ended up being a great group of guys enjoying a great ride. That is except for Jason, whose ride was cut short in less than a hour after going through all his and riding partner Frank's spare tubes.

In fact all of us had at least one flat with the exception of the 3 of us that were riding Schwalbes.

new tattoo

first session of a new tattoo project

by artist Mark Galloway.

5 hours outlining about 90% of the tattoo extending from the back of my knees to the top of my shoulders.

I realize it's not bike related, but I'm really excited about this one and had to show it off.



all in the family

windy

Tommy

 old red barn

sheltered road

4 time

A good ride in the country with my brother

fair bit of headwind, seems to be the norm as of late

back in the saddle again

It's good to be back into regular training,

and to be on the bike for the magic momnent when evening overtakes the day.