-5C this AM but warmed to 5C in the afternoon and was very nice. water and hot coffee in the aircraft double cup holder. busted out mid-morning and hit the bike path, then brunch and the mountain bike trails (MBT) for a couple hours. the MBT are fun! I always need to unzip to cool off. it's a good work out. all I think about is the next bend in the path, that's it. I was breaking in the Liberte bike #2, and it passed with flying colors. I'm beating these Liberte bikes up with roots and rocks, but they are holding up for now. I brunch was really good as I tried Huevos Rancheros with homemade habanero sauce. it was great! the habanero sauce, then drink hot coffee and get a double burn. I am going to lock in on this dish because of the flavor blending. a great day flying and biking. the biking was more fun, but the flying got me there. now I always add the rotating nose wheel chock to the gust lock soft bag. that's all I use for light and mid strength ground winds, very simple.
I also rode to the gorge. it's 70 ft straight down (bikes are not supposed to be there). carved by glacial runoff water more than 20K yrs ago (not very old). a very nice place. I'll be back with geology hammer pick and a 10x glass because the base rock that is exposed was laid down about 500 million yrs ago!
deer off to the left in one photo. I held out some food, she was tempted but didn't take the bait. don't mess with a buck this time of year. they are rutting and aggressive. if a buck tries to stab you, go behind a tree then grab his antlers and force him to the ground. that's my plan anyway.
the bike bag keeps the airplane clean. I don't like a dirty bike, so I'll have to clean that. you want your bike to look good!
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