When life gives you lemons you make lemonade

Due to a midday appointment, I was working from home today and as I was 30 minutes into something I had to get done the Internet goes out! I called my Internet Provider and they gave me an 11 AM ETA so with nothing better to do, I went for a bike ride.

2025 D2R2 Pre-Game ride

 August 22, 2025

In keeping with our newly founded D2R2 tradition Will and I rode over to Treehouse Brewing in South Deerfield.

2024 D2R2 105K to Rowe

 August 17, 2024

Team Karl’s Sausage Kitchen rides again!

We decided to ride the 105K route again because it only shared the lunch spot with the 165K route. All the other routes had a combined lunch at the Covered Bridge in Guilford, VT and that was always a shit show.  We go out of our way to stay clear of the routes that end up there. 

2024 D2R2 Pre-Game ride

 August 16, 2024

Will and I continued our D2R2 Pre-Game ride tradition by riding to Turner’s Falls and stopping at Element Brewing, which is just off the greenway. 

XC Skiing at Grand Teton National Park

 March 10, 2024

Third day of Cross Country skiing on this trip to Jackson Hole was the best day to be at the park. It was just my father and I. 

XC Skiing along the Snake River

 March 9, 2024

After spending a few days of Alpine skiing at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort it was time for a break and to do some more cross country skiing. 

XC Skiing at Cache Creek

 March 6, 2024

My dad dropped me off at the Cache Creek trail head and I headed up the trail. This time around I brought my XC skis instead of the Backcountry skis because I figured they would do better in the groomed tracks. 

Jackson Hole 2024

 March 3, 2024

I flew down to Atlanta to pick up my nephew, Henry, because he was too young to fly by himself without having to pay for an airline chaperone. 

Relive: Yellowstone Snowmobile Tour

Yellowstone National Park Snowmobile Tour

Ann & I went on a snowmobile tour with Scenic Safaris to Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park.

FBBS

 

Fat Biking Before Skiing!

40 degrees in Rutland this morning and I hit PHP for a quickie before going skiing. I am wearing just a sleeveless base layer and my old Angler Pub Sweatshirt and it was the perfect combination of clothing.

Birthday Fatty Ride

 

The Nor’easter in southern New England effectively stranded me in Vermont Monday and the word from the office was don’t even bother to come in on Monday. I worked from Ann’s house and then borrowed her truck to drive over to PHP for a quick ride at lunch. I needed a break from putting the bike on the MINI.

First Tracks on a Fresh Groom

 

I drove up Thursday night after work knowing that if I didn’t leave when I did I wouldn’t have made it to Vermont on Friday. Friday’s snow forced the cancellation of the 4th Annual Cold Rolled Fat Biking Festival here in Rutland which I was planning on attending. I did get a little skiing in after work on Friday, 12 runs in 2 1/2 hours.

President’s Day at PHP

Snow Dog, PHP’s grooming machine got an upgrade - it now pulls the driver on a metal sled which is heavier and compacts the groom even more. That was evident today. Just about everything I rode on was perfect. 

Be my Fat Valentine

 

It has been over a month since I last rode at Pine Hill. Last weekend, I brought my son up to Killington to go skiing for three days and I could have went Monday because he was too sore to ski after 14 runs on Sunday. Went equipment shopping instead and I bought him a new pair of boots and rented skis for the rest of the season. Ann was riding on the trainer today so I headed out to Pine Hill.

Fat Bike on the MINI

 

My fat bike is almost as big as the car!

I decided to try the Thule ProRide Fat Bike Adapter for my car, again. Back in ‘19, when I first got the MINI, I put Fat Amy up on the roof racks in the very same manner. I got rid of the roof racks in favor of the MINI Cooper bicycle holder, however, I could never get Fat Amy never to fit/hold onto the rack well. Also, I don’t like using the rack in the winter time due to all the salt spray that accumulates on the back of the car. 

Buttah!

We got around an inch of snow overnight in Rutland and I waited till noon on Sunday for the temperatures to warm up a bit. I got to PHP around lunch time and it was still around 19 degrees. Heading out I was making the first tire tracks on Escalator. 

19° at Pine Hill Park

I wanted to ride Pine Hill Park on New Years Day but the high was 15 degrees and I thought it would be prudent not to ride in such cold temperatures. After today's ride I am don't think it would have mattered. Headed out to the park after grocery shopping. The sun was out and it was a blue bird day only by the time I got on my kit, put the bike in the truck and drove out to the park I had sun for all about 5 minutes.

Chez Cyclesnack North

My future forever home, aka Chez Cyclesnack North, is a bit smaller than my southern location, but its one advantage is a big basement. Getting bikes in and out of the basement can be challenging at times, especially with those bikes with really wide handle bars.