COVID-19 Wk 48: Snow, Sleet and Freezing Rain

It is fairly simple to stay socially distant and avoid crowds when your whole region comes to a standstill due to a wonderful mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Traveling anywhere that wasn’t absolutely necessary the past few days was the smart choice. That is pretty much what Mia and I have done since…

Tumalo Falls Fat Bike

In general work conferences are in desirable locations, if they were in crappy locations nobody would go.  Normally I haven’t gone to the OGFOA conferences because of the recurring payroll vendor conference I have gone to in years past. It was anticipated that I would be going to Austin, TX this April when we designed…

Ride Fat

It’s always good to have choices.  This week I’ve spent a bit too much time on the indoor trainer.   At least Mia and I got out for a short but windy ride yesterday, and thankfully it was over 50F. Today the winds were forecast to be stronger and the temps for much cooler (cold,…

Sure Beats Being at Work

For the most part the weather gods played nice this weekend.  Last week’s snow covered trails at Stub Stewart where a mixed bag of snow and mud this weekend.  The parking lot was pretty full by the time I arrived around 1pm.  Looked like people were mostly hitting up the disc golf course from what…

Because I Can

I quite often hear the words “Why do you need so many bikes?” or something very similar to that.  I usually answer with something along the lines of “each one has a specific use”.  Hypothetically if I had to keep just one bike it would be my Independent Fabrications – Crown Jewel.  I personally consider…

2018 Bear Springs Trap

I’m not exactly one for race reports and a blow by blow of the action.  What I do like to write about is how fun racing/riding is, going on new adventures and exploring new places. In this specific case I want to relate how fun racing my fat bike was.  This past Sunday was the Bear Springs…