May 22, 2016

The aspens at around 9500' elevation are just beginning to put on leaves 

Benson Ridge Road on Friday afternoon

Benson Ridge Road on Friday afternoon during a 44 mile MTB ride

Rick on Benson Ridge at around 9500' elevation

Saturday afternoon ride on Pumphouse Canyon road with views nearer our cabin during a 26 mile ride

Pumphouse Ridge road on Saturday (this is the ridge line to the south and west of the cabin which runs along Hwy 82 toward Cloudcroft)

view of Sierra Blanca in the distance from Pumphouse Ridge road

headed back to Cloudcroft

I didn't take these last 2 pics, but I believe they were taken near Tularosa on Saturday evening on the west side of the mountain and posted on a New Mexico website

May 9, 2016

I spent some time at the trout pond on Friday afternoon and brought back these 2 nice ones.

We did a 3 hour MTB ride on Saturday afternoon (22 miles and almost 3000' of climbing) in cool and windy conditions, and I got to try out my new jersey.

We ran across these 4 wild horses on the Saturday ride.  

Toby enjoys a warm, sunny window sill on Sunday morning.  Unfortunately, it was too cool and breezy after Friday to have the windows open.  

Another 3 hour MTB ride on Sunday of about 21 miles with about 2300' of climbing in even colder and windier conditions.  

Nearing the end of the Sunday ride.

The Western went all classy on Mother's Day.

That wasn't health food!

Miscellaneous cycling Spring 2016

January 23 Southland Loop

view going down the caprock in January on the Southland ride

3 sisters on February Third Saturday Southland Loop (Feb 20)

Very warm February day

First Southland Loop ride on the new mountain bike (Feb 27)

We had to cancel our Big Bend trip at the last minute due to Rickey's father passing away, but we were able to take a day trip to Palo Duro Canyon for our first mountain bike ride on the PDC trails

Vince joined us for the day at PDC

PDC view

Southland Loop with Rick on March 5

March 5 ride with Rick

Cool and drizzly Southland Loop with Rick and Vince on March 12

Rails to Trails 50 mile (day after) birthday ride on March 26

Group pic with part of the group at the tunnel

Easter Sunday in Benjamin with the family near our old farm

Rick and Vince are horsing around

Those cows apparently don't see too many cyclists

nice day for a ride

First Wednesday club gravel ride of the year (April 6)

Pic after Rickey, Randy and I rode 68 miles on April 10 (my first dirt ride of over around 50 miles)

Third Saturday Southland Loop on April 16

Crossing the Brazos

steep hill climb on the highway segment

cool bridge in the middle of nowhere during our 83 mile sandy Super Southland plus training ride (April 30)

group pic on the bridge--all of us (plus one more) are training for Dirty Kanza

Rick and I after completing McDonald Road in Garza County

Got to get back to work--not even half way finished in this picture

group pic in a sandy area on McDonald Road

Just finished 83 miles in 7 hours of riding and 8 hours out on the bike--tired isn't even the word.  Dirty Kanza will be 17 miles longer and possibly 2 hours longer!!

April 25, 2016

Finally found Bluff Springs waterfall after all these years.  We rode on Rio Penasco and Russia Canyon Roads.

Bluff Springs waterfall off Rio Penasco Road during a 36 mile ride on Friday with Rick 

Just Rick and me this time.  "The usual" at the Western on Friday afternoon after the ride.

Pre-race pic on Sunday

Starting line for the Cat 2 men at the High Altitude Classic

First place Cat 3 women (50+).  Note the very swollen and blue right hand/fingers from my endo into a tree while pre-riding the course on Saturday.

Second place Cat 3 men (50+).  We both had a good race.