Posted in Beer, Bike Clubs, Copper Harbor, Keweenaw, Mountain Biking, Trail Work, Trekkers on Aug 25th, 2008
Sunday Trail Day
It’s the week before Christmas . . . er, Fat Tire, and I have the anticipation that a child would have for presents. I have a great week planned, and it has started off properly, considering the climactic event.
Yesterday was the weekly Copper Harbor trail day. I showed up early to [...]
Posted in Copper Harbor, Equipment, Keweenaw, Lifestyle, Mountain Biking, Nutrition, Product Review on Aug 18th, 2008
As mountain bikers, it is imperative that we eat. Well, it’s imperative that anyone eat, but we need more energy than some, or many.
Pat arranged a Copper Harbor Fat Tire pre-ride for this morning. I started the day off right by making some buckwheat pancakes topped with raspberries picked in my yard and [...]
Posted in Copper Harbor, Mountain Biking on Aug 5th, 2008
The Grrls’ Ride hasn’t had a large showing, yet, but Rachel and I kept it alive, this week. I really wanted to back out, but she managed to entice me into riding by suggesting a shuttle run to the top of the hill.
Trash drove us to the Mountain Lodge and we took the Mountain [...]
Posted in Copper Harbor, Mountain Biking, Paul's Plunge on Aug 4th, 2008
There is a rock on the Red Trail that I have yet to ride. I’m sure it looks worse than it is, but I haven’t got the confidence to try it, although Trash got me thinking about it.
Trash and I did a fun ride, today. My legs were screaming and weak [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Copper Harbor, IMBA, Keweenaw, Mountain Biking, Trail Work on Aug 3rd, 2008
Yesterday’s IMBA classroom work was quite interesting. Today, we applied what we learned. We built a trail on Michigan Nature Association property attaching to the Garden Brook multi-use trail. The results were interesting.
The trail crew.
I say interesting, because our IMBA trail crew was quite surprised. Let’s consider the facts:
* 50 people, [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Copper Harbor, IMBA, Mountain Biking on Aug 2nd, 2008
It took a while to get out the door, but I finally managed to arrive in Copper Harbor in time for the group ride with our IMBA friends. I really wasn’t feeling it, though. I climbed Garden Brook with everyone, and split from the group to ride down the Red Trail. I [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Copper Harbor, IMBA, Keweenaw, Mountain Biking, Trail Work on Aug 1st, 2008
Kelly and Collins Bishop are visiting the Keweenaw to conduct the IMBA Trail School in Copper Harbor, this weekend. Forty-five to fifty people will be attending this workshop.
Kelly and Collins arrived last night and began their introductory tour of the Keweenaw trails this morning. They had a morning ride at Michigan [...]
