What's Next?
Had a great time yesterday. Debbie and I took all the recycling to the local facility. We filled the back of my truck! The place was a beehive of activity and we were able to sneak out without any delays from big trucks or focused folks who had their own agenda.
Next we searched for a non automated car wash for the truck. No joy. I lost $4 in one place as everything looked like it was working but as soon as I tried the hose the screen went blank on the display and water drizzled.
Next we went shopping at Costco and bought some lamb chops which Debbie was going to cook with her Sous Vide device.
Sous Vide
Spoiler alert -- The lamb chops were perfect and after a quick searing in this small iron skillet they
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| Lodge Iron skillet -- Big! |
Iron skillets
Around 2 pm I finally made it to Hamilton Creek for day two and rode under Bell road! The ceiling in the tunnel is low and I had to keep my head close to the handlebars. Once I was on the other side I had a great time on the twisty turning trail. At one point I had a stick go into my chain and derailleur which was able to remove the stick by pedaling backward. Not more than two minutes later I had a stick pop up near my front wheel that looked like a divining rod and thought nothing of it until the damn thing rotated 90 degrees slid into my spokes and hit the backside of my front fork! Immediately, I went over the handlebars and did a somersault! At 20 degrees Fahrenheit the ground is hard.
I had some scrapes and bruises but nothing major. After about ten minutes of riding the pain was gone and I was fine. Unfortunately, I was running out of daylight. The trails are located mostly in a valley that spans two ridges so whenever I was in the lower elevations light was dwindling. I bushwhacked two or three times and cut off some of the trail. Ended up finishing little after 4 pm and rode almost 9 miles. My goal was 10 miles and if I had lights on my bike I would have finished. Didn't want to be late to my Mother's 90th birthday party.
Strava
Finally to the title, what's next?
- Today I need to get the truck washed. I will take photos of the salt before I wash.
- Help Beth and Debbie with some computer/photo challenges
- Read Aunt Lillie's Christmas letter
- Acquire Aunt Lillie's address and phone number so I can arrange a time to see her in Asheville, NC.
- Load the kml file for AEDC mtn bike trails
- Hopefully get one more ride in today.
Long term:
- Head South
- Ride trails in Alabama
- Ride Racoon Mtn
- Ride Bent Creek
That's all I have time for now folks.
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