Okay Cali boys and Girls....and yes, you too out in DC...this is about the worst storm since the 91 Halloween blizzard...and you have no idea what that one was like either. For us in Minnesota - we have been dreaming of a winter like this. This is what winter should be like! The skiers, the bikers, skaters, snow-shoers...the list continues...love being outdoors in the winter. It is a totally different experience to say the least. Picture this, tooling through the woods on ski or bike or walking or whatever... the sun creating millions of tiny rainbows from the ice crystals...small tracks leading from here to there...the chickadees flying in close to see who you are ... and most of all the serene sound of old man winter blowing his frosty breath - whistling through the barren trees of old. The snow covered forest - untouched - moving and changing as sand dunes in the desert...it is really cool to get outdoors - and i don't mean in the city - but out where things just 'are', without advertisement, without industry, without others.... just you and the great expansive creation.
So to us in Minnesota - summer or winter - we can find and we DO find a great joy in times like this - you cant help but love the winter and the wonderful change that takes place. So here are some pics as I promised - I will have to get some pics of me pulling the kids on the bike in a bit here...I might have them posted or i will send them.
first... the new brakes - thanks to Trail Head...great upgrade and even better conversation - you gotta spend some time there just talking - Justin needs the attention...lol.
Okay, so that is the new bike stuff. Fat Tire is only 6 months away and my fingers are crossed and so is the wiring in my brain - so I hear. First time and the only bike I have is SS without suspension...it is better that I dont know what to expect. I hear it is a roadie course so I 'should' be okay but it is the enduring the abuse that is of interest to me. I will look forward to the finish line - oh, and a new handlebar too. Yikes, i spent more in brakes and bars than the bike is really worth...but then again - how can you put a price on an old friend?NOW TO THE KIDS IN THE SNOW...
Here we are heading out
it is fun and
a tremendous
workout to say
the least. broke
the rope twice
so i went to
pulling 2 instead
of three. it is cold
today - low teens.
time for hot chocolate!!!!
havin a
blast
the snow
banks
remind me
of my
visit to
ElCapitan
these are
cool! snow drifts
on the roof.
THE
WALL
that is it - hope you all enjoy the family fun in the sun pictures. Have fun surfing today in Cali!
andy claflin
7 comments:
"beat JayT on at least one sign preem"
oh, oh.. I think I might regret the extra # I let myself gain this winter. DANG! I got work to do!
dont worry - i gained the extra #'s 'plural' this winter...the real challenge would be saying something stupid like - beat JayT in FatTire...my goal is to one, get in and two just finish. you're a machine dude - you could let me win one sign this summer and help me feel good about myself..kinda like an early Christmas present...lol. i have much work to do and not nearly enough time. this new job will allow more time so ... then that leaves my wife as an obstical...awe man, the season is shot when I factor that aspect in... :)
there is only one sign that matters!
i know...and its that sign that i speak of...that's why i was out tonight riding in the dark for 2 hours...then again, i am not sure why i am eating pizza now. i need to work on eliminating the counter-productive things in my life. but hostess ho-hos are too dang good
ho hos won't hurt you... neither will pizza... if you ride 2 hours you eat what you want!!
thank you for your support!
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