Wednesday, August 24, 2016

August 21, 2016

The boys approve of Rick's new van
Little Apache Loop on Thursday
Little Apache Loop
Rick's new work van got to take a road trip
Nice set-up for bikes!
The front balcony was rotting and had to go!
First cut
Going
Going
Almost gone
Hike down Mule Deer
Sun on James Ridge at Mule Deer and Silver Fox
Gone
Major bike malfunction during a downhill on Pumphouse Canyon Road on Friday morning (note the skid mark)
Scenery from Pumphouse Canyon Road
Exploring a side-trail
End of the side-trail (an old logging road)
Chicken enchiladas for lunch on Friday after the ride at the new Mexican food restaurant.  Food was pretty good, presentation not so good.  Another new Mexican restaurant opens on 9/1.
Sunset during a hike on Timber Wolf on Friday evening.  We hauled the balcony wood scraps to a dump in Alamogordo on Friday afternoon.
No riding on Saturday.  Rick worked on the driveway, and we hauled and stacked firewood for the winter.
Should have picked a weekend with more people here to do this job!!
Saturday evening at the pizza place
Very sad!
Cold, misty, drizzly Sunday morning
About to head back home
The (hopefully) improved driveway up to the road
Headed home
Crazy cats headed home


Miscellaneous summer gravel rides and Rick's fishing pics

Southland Loop 6/25/16
Southland 6/25/16
Chasing a flock of wild turkeys
They took off flying
Rick with a grouper--7/8/16
My dad
Marlin caught by my dad
Celebratory drink--funny if you know my dad (picture for proof and blackmail purposes)
Grouper, red snapper, yellow fin tuna
Meanwhile at Southland with Randy & Sandra--Randy's inaugural ride on the new mountain bike
Randy & Sandra 7/9/16 at Southland
Me
Sandra and me
The cats hanging out at home one morning before work
Southland Loop +: 7/30/16
Wyatt, my new great nephew
Nice sunset on 8/11/16 taken from the garage during a thunderstorm
Southland Loop, Fruitloop section on 8/13/16
Fruitloop section with the snake--Rick was ahead of Brad and me, the snake crawled out in front of him, he swerved behind the snake, snake coiled up in the middle of the road, he stopped to warn us
The snake crawled off the road, meanwhile a large deer jumped the barbwire fence a short distance away
8/13/16 Southland at the stick
8/13/16 Southland