Monday Wrap Up

I only took a few pictures with my regular camera. I think putting out a stream of pics with short descriptions from my cell phone was fun. I read all the comments when I got home. Thanks everyone.
The top two pics I took while at Colby. The number of bikes all lined up next to each other was cool looking. 2,600 registered and there were at least 2,000 who rode. I got a luck good pic with all the wheels lined up in the second pic. FYI all the bike are upside down because they stand up that way.
On Day 3 My mom and Steve were at the second rest stop to cheer me on.
Thanks to everyone who donated and cheered me on. My knees were creaky on the third day but, made it.

*update* I almost for got. I wanted to say thanks to my team and team members at
PERCY Cycles.

Day 4: ride day 3

Done. 49.33miles @ 15.4mph.

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Day 3: ride day 2 finish

Day 2 Finish line. 56.46miles @ 16.2mph

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Day3: ride day 2

Prepin to go. It was a much drier day.

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Day 2: beers.

Beer @ hick bar. The guy in the background there was wearing an 8-inch bowie knife.
Guinness was 3.50$ I had two and a shot of Crown Royal.

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Day2: dryin out.

The laundry mat was salvation to many riders.

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Day 2: done

Heres camp. Gym flr. 65 miles @ 16.1mph. Now must get dry.

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A photo of my bike just before rolling out on day 1. The heavy rains lasted all day and my bike number fell off after 3 miles.

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Day 2: ride day 1

Breakfast. Rained all nite. Rain 4casted 4 all day. Lets get it on!

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Day1: eve

Trapped ina tent.

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Day 1: arrival

@ sunday rvr. Trek is 2moro. Gonna b wet 2nite. Wet ride 2moro

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Ride Training

Here's just a short little clip I shot on Saturday showing my fixed gear bike with appearances by my two Australian Shepard's.

On Sunday I took this bike down to the video store in town. just over 5 miles each direction. The way into town is about 1 mile of climbing and 4 miles of decent. the return proved to be a real killer. Never have my legs been sore from riding.
The bike is amazingly quite, not a real surprise considering it has no gears or derailleurs to clickty clack. The hard part is controlling the speed on descents. The fixed drivetrain is unforgiving. It took me about 24 minutes each direction which is an average speed of around 12-13 mph.
But such a great ride. Good training, especially with the Trek Across Maine Ride coming in a couple of months. I still need some donations. If your interested please go HERE. or click on the TAM logo on the right. If you have already donated Thank You very much.

Reading geology, snowshoeing and drinking wine

It was a fine weekend, indeed. I finished reading one of the greatest geology articles I have ever read. It summarized with some detail the history of the Rheic Ocean. I spent a couple of hours reading it because I wanted to really understand and follow it. But I now can I say I have some grasp on the subject. Wikipedia and the Science News Blog both had good information about the Rheic.

**update** I knew that once I got home I could find a link. HERE is the full article from GSA Today.

Saturday I opened an excellent bottle of cabernet sauvignon El Huique 2001 reserve from Chile. After I pulled the cork I notice that small 'wine diamonds' had formed on the inside. Wine diamonds are the crystal form of potassium bitartrate and from what I understand they help with the pH and help to stabilize fermentation. It was good.

Sunday the dogs and I went snowshoeing for an hour at our favorite place, Jamies Pond. There was no one else there and I did some jogging during the light 3 mile hike to get in some training in for my Trek Across Maine cycling trip.

Finally I would like to say Thank You to those that have donated some money towards my fundraising goals. I owe a couple of posts to Holly Hall and Tony for that. The ride is in June so there is plenty of time for others to help out. My donation page is HERE.