Since it is Everest climbing season right now I decided that an attainable goal at the beginning of the month would be to try and climb the height of Everest on my mountain bike in the month of May. So far I am about 1000 feet away from my goal. I have been getting out a fair amount even with Henry as the newest member of the family. Anne has been working many evening shifts so it allows me to get out even if it is for a short ride. Yesterday I got to go on a long ride (cleaning the house the day before helped my cause) and I found myself down by Mormon Lake and Mormon Mountain and managed to get home right around the 60 mile mark. I really enjoyed my homemade ham and egg rice cakes and nutella/peanut butter rice cakes along the way.
I wrote the previous rambling a few days ago and am planning on heading out for another long dirt road exploration tomorrow. There is something soothing to the soul about these ride that differ from the sweet singletrack rides that abound here. I believe that although physically taxing this type of ride allows for more of a mental clarity due to less of a need to concentrate on the riding and more of opportunity to take in the natural environment. Nonetheless I urge everyone to get out on a bike and enjoy themselves no matter what the distance traveled ends up being.
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