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June 2014, into the cabin
After my end of the season trip last April I figured I’d wait until the snow was gone and the weather improved to make my first summer trip in. Well the snow did melt and summer did arrive along with lots of rain so far this year. I drove down Thursday evening and had my more »
Share on FacebookLast ride of the season
And it was a doozy, the day started out fairly good, worked 4 hours, then drove down to my parking spot and unloaded. Plan was to make the first trip in with necessities and then make a couple more to haul the 1/3 cord of firewood I brought along. Well as they say, the “Best more »
Share on FacebookArcticman Week
The week of April 11th is Arcticman week and everyone who rides is pretty much down at Summit watching the races and enjoying the third largest city in Alaska for those 7 days. Me, I prefer some quite time and headed on down to the cabin to finish the last of the repairs to the more »
Share on FacebookThe Cabin March 2014
March this year has been more about getting the cabin foundation fixed (you do remember my shock last August http://bjb.be5.myftpupload.com/index.php/archives/2607) after the big lean than anything else. I made two trips and almost have all of the cribs in and the beams straighten and braced, one more trip should do it and then I can more »
Share on FacebookIron Dog, weird weather, and sick wife
The pre-race conditions for the Iron Dog was pretty strange this year, heck our whole winters been strange this year, I’ve heard it called the winter that wasn’t and the winter of OCD, take your pick, it’s simply been a very different one. It started out pretty good with some decent snow fall, then it more »
Share on FacebookSweetheart Run 2014
I have to say I had my hesitation on this year’s ride and considered canceling it after the warmer than normal temps and rain fall we’d been having. But when I saw the 3 to 4 inches of fresh snow on my deck I was glad we I didn’t cancel it and it turned out more »
Share on FacebookColorado Creek Trail at 57 Mile Elliott
The plan was to meet at either Hill Top Cafe for breakfast for a 9:00 AM departure or at the trail head at 10:00 AM. Thinking on it, Jake and I figured with the roads as icy as they’ve been an hour to get from Hill Top to the trail head wasn’t enough, so we more »
Share on FacebookMurphy Dome to Tolovana Hot Springs
An excellent ride. Our fearless leader (Tim) called for a breakfast meet at Sourdough Sams to start the day and it was a good call. I always enjoy their breakfast and it does make for a better start in the mornings. Everyone motored to Murphy Dome around 9:00 and unloaded for the ride with a more »
Share on FacebookHurricane over Christmas Week
Well after Christmas actually. Trish and I had a nice quite Christmas with just the two of us. Destiny and the baby came over Christmas day for dinner and presents, otherwise we had a quite Day. The day after Christmas I drove down to the cabin near Hurricane, it was a chilly -44 (f) below more »
Share on FacebookMcKay Creek Trail, Dec 21, 2013
The FST ride down McKay Creek Trail to Cache Mtn Cabin was excellent. We had 16 sleds and flat light, but the trail had lots of fresh snow on it and made for a good day of riding, although a short ride at 42 miles RT, everyone enjoyed it. Peter brought along his fire pit more »
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