Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Crossover Season


Daylight savings time is traditionally the date when we bring out the mountain bikes. It's rather early this year and there is still snow on the tracks and trails. The roads are clear for now, but it could dump again at any time - March is known as the month of large snowfalls around here...
So, for the next six weeks we'll be wheeling in the valleys while still sliding on the slopes.
It's the season of wet trails and corn snow, of pedaling and puffing up steep grades and sitting back in the sun and drinking beer on the resort patio.
It's a mix of two entirely different sports that wind up complimenting each other in the end.
It's time to welcome Spring!

13 comments:

  1. Welcome to March. It's 15 today, but will be snowing on Friday ... go figure.

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  2. Ha Ha - went skiing yesterday.

    ...it was like riding over boiler plate - frozen solid.

    So we drank wine at the Elkhorn Cabin instead.

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  3. I want to ride my bicycle i want to ride my bike..

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  4. The Spring is here in Holland...for the last few days it has been anyway...could do anything this side too. You sound full of zest Dale, as if this season has put the life back in you. It's good to hear ;-)

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  5. Gypsy - i live on mercury street

    Val - even I, the eternal snow-lover, look forward to spring...

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  6. March around here is the month of unpredictability. Today it is 80. Sunday will be 50's. I am very ready for winter to be over. It hasn't been a very good one.
    Have fun biking/skiing!!

    Zoe

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  7. Or you could always put your feet up for a while ...

    You make me feel like such a slug!

    Must go for a walk must go for a walk must go for a walk ...

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  8. Zoe - I hope your spring/summer are better for you.

    Margie - LOL Now I feel like a manic bumble bee...
    "Must go for walk..."said with Captain Kirk over tones...

    Feet up - only as long as they're up while I'm on the couch...
    What a novel idea!

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  9. enjoy your spring skiing dale... talk with you soon.

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  10. Quote: wet trails and corn snow, of pedaling and puffing up steep grades.

    Sounds gruelling :-/

    Quote: sitting back in the sun and drinking beer on the resort patio.

    Sounds devine!!!

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  11. I'm getting all kinds of weather...
    Monday we had a small earthquake, Tuesday 70 degrees, Wednesday loads of sunshine and 68 degrees (almost all the snow finally melted)with tornado warnings and violent thunderstorms in the evening. Awoke this morn to find 2 inches of snow. I'm going back to bed!!!!!

    :)
    Have a good one!
    cherylann

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