D2R2

Deerfield Dirt Road Randonnee (D2R2) August 27, 2011 D2R2 is a ride to raise money for the Franklin county land conversation.  It’s also the hardest bike ride I have every done!  I’ve done long rides, I’ve done very long and epic days of hiking, but  I’m still processing the 9.5 hours of riding in my…

Mount Washington AGAIN

Hiking Washington……Again! So, I got to hike Washington again this past weekend.  Not that I am complaining in the least.   It is a awesome hike, and the weather turned out to be pretty much perfect this time. Since the last hike went from 8 people to 4 really quick, this was a “make up” hike…

Tangle Bag

I received my new Tangle Bag from Revelate Designs this past weekend.  Revelate is a small one man company  in Anchorage, Alaska specializing in bikepacking bags and accessories. Some people would argue he is the “go to guy” for custom bags.  I wanted something that would allow access to gear and food while riding, but…

Xterra Stoaked Weekend

Xterra Stoaked Weekend and North Rail Trail Ride August 6-7, 2011 Paul was competing in the Xterra Stoaked Triathlon in Hanover, NH this past weekend and I wanted to once again test out my bikepacking/touring setup.  It was the perfect excuse to also check out the Northern Rail Trail from Franklin to Lebanon, NH.  This…

Some Rhodes boys and Jason hike Mt. Washington

July 30, 2011 Mount Washington Hike The original plan had been for 7  of us to hike Mount Washington today.  Martha, Chuck, and Mia were supposed to come with us, but Mia has been sick all week and Martha wanted to hike this with Mia, which meant we lost Chuck too. Plans had already been…

A Day Off?

I took Wednesday the 27th off from work.  I work in central accounting for the State of NH and our fiscal year end is June 30th, with a 3 week closeout of the previous fiscal year.  For the past 10 years July has always been a very hectic month for me.  Two of the things…