tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56174833120430725842012-02-16T08:05:41.341-05:00there's never enough time<br> to be nthewoodsridn29shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414539388064826212noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617483312043072584.post-66474666089484457732010-09-05T19:09:00.001-04:002010-09-05T19:23:12.967-04:00

I like to look at maps and imagine what different places look like. I like to wander around on the ground and try to match the reality to the map. A wise man said, "the map is not the territory." INDEED! For a few years now I've been looking at a place called Dave's Rock on the map and imagining what the view would be like. Today it's not imagination.  Here's the view from Dave's Rock. I don't

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Sunday arrived on warm temps and sunny skies. OMG..... Off to Daniel Ridge we went, the whole family and the dog.   There was still snow on the ground and plenty of mud but it was a truly great day. There were a few other cars at the trailhead but we only saw two people on the trail. The river was way full and getting fuller by the minute with the melting snow. There are still plenty of winter

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On Saturday I got the itch to head up to the Parkway and see some real winter. Hwy 215 crosses the Parkway about 17 miles from Rosman and it will stay reasonably driveable in the winter. I decided to take the chance that I could make it up to the top and get on the Parkway for some incredible views and deep snow. Theo was up for it and his friend Stroh was game as well so off we went - later than

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One busy weekend... and this is just the Friday part.Friday started early and went all night. I had to make Pisgah Brewing to pick up a regulation sized keg of fine Ale for my b-day party on Saturday and then make it to school to do carpool back to Brevard. The evening started with kids basketball practice until 8:30 and then a mad dash back to the house to throw on the bike gear and head to

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This was taken at 5:57PM from the overlook on Bennett.Note to self, if this is the sun @ the overlook on Bennett it will be very dark before you can ride to the bottom. Patrick rode and walked the whole 18 miles in good spirits. It's the darkest I've been in the woods in quite awhile, darkness in the woods is fun.

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The best thing that happened to me at PMBAR was to get to ride with (yet another) great rider named Mike Brown - this one from Macon, GA. Mike put up with my suffering slow pace all day with no complaints... I'm not sure I rode fast enough at any time to make him break a sweat, but for sure the climb up Pilot gave him a workout. The next best thing to happen at PMBAR was that I actually made the

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Couldn't even slow down for a picture of the view, had a time limit on the ride. Went gravel up and back on 477. From the stables, 13 miles roundtrip, 1400 ft of climb in 6.5 miles. Not so much as I thought, but the steepest part is at the end. Very clear and still cool.

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  Had a great time out in the woods for the night with Theo and Abe. We hit our favorite "overlook" off of Cemetery Loop. We found a geocache right where this picture was taken and we weren't even looking for it. Now we want to find more geocaches in Pisgah. Here's a bit of peacefulness on the mountain for you. Looking Glass Rock, Easter Eve, Pisgah Forest NC from Zeb Ridn29s on Vimeo.

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Well, I suppose the PMBAR training is going well. How do I know? Things are breaking on my bike, and that means I'm riding hard enough to push the equipment so I must be pushing myself. Today's ride started at the Horse Stables, up Clawhammer in record time for me (42 min.) and then off down Buckhorn. I was riding with Patrick (Asheville YetiRider) and Eric (NC_dirtsurfer) and we had a good pace

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I finally had a chance to get out and do some work with the PAS folks today. Met quite a few people who were just funky names in the forums before..... FeloniousDunk, D.F.L, epicrides, CarlosG... to name a few. The work party headed to Squirrel and Cantrell Creek earleir than I could make it so I ended up having to hike up, around, and down little FunnelTop. About 6 miles into the work party but

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Save the trails moved a day - to the tune of MUCH DISCUSSION - and we were all the better for it. Dupont can take a good rain, but a solid week of rain is pushing the limit. Pisgah Area Sorba hosted the event and had marked three courses @ 15, 25, and 45 miles. I took the 45 mile option with Randy, Randy, Patrick, and Wes to use as a long ride for PMBAR training.These pics show why it's good to

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And now, a part of the continuing saga of getting a PMBAR attitude.Somehow the group ride ended up KING SIZED. Big fun though as there was a whole crowd from the Atlanta area up in Pisgah and some locals I didn't know as well to make a group of 12 or so. Started from the Hatchery, debated the route after we started and decided on: up Cove Creek, 229, Daniel Ridge (CCW), 477, 5095, Long Branch,

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A recent business trip took me to Germany and the Netherlands. Germany during the week and to a friends family home for the weekend in Enschede, Netherlands. The bike is a huge part of their culture, you see every age riding in any/every condition. The weekend market fills the square, and there are thousands and thousands of bikes.... this is just some of the above ground parking, there is a

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The MoonPie rises! Long live the MoonPie! Not just any MoonPie will suffice to be the official snack food @ Farlow Gap on night one of The Most Horrible Thing Ever (TMHTE) only the ones with Stardust Sprinkles will do. So I volunteered to mind the gap, this one not this one , and provide a small bit of civilized contact for the racers after they finished a post-midnight push UP Farlow Gap -

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just when I thought I would have time to post - POOF! Time magically disappears...From the top then, there were hikes, bikes, parties, relatives, pets, wets, presents, and even the death of a beloved family pet.

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Tuesday was a no school day as the weather threatened in the morning. Not much happened in town other than some light flurries. We went up to Bennett Gap and walked to Saddle Gap. Very pretty, very windy, and much fun to get out with my son.The sky was grey, the sky was blue, it was snowing, it wasn't snowing... but it was always blowing and the sound of the wind in the branches consumes the

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well, it has to start somehwere....I love swimming holes in cold mountain streams. Here's my favorite.and here's what a good swimming hole is all aboutthis hole is about 8 ft. round and nearly 6ft deep at the lip, big enough for a little kid to jump in and smile about

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