Mountain biking in the rain!

Rockwell and I hit the Fork Area Trail System (FATS) this weekend. Got a little (ok, a LOT) wet and muddy. By the middle of the 8 miles, it was raining pretty hard and some of the trails were streams.. I’m surprised the trail holds up as well as it has.. you would think it would be rutty. The sun was shining by the time we exited though! We also came across two people from Columbia with really nice rigs.. single wheel trailers that held their, what looked like 2/yo and~4/yo kids behind them, while they navigated the (not always easy) trails. Impressive, dedicated riders! IMG_6260

Posted on 31 August '15 by , under kids. No Comments.

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Just a couple of pictures from the last few weeks.
Here is one of Hannah being silly in the local K-mart.

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We had a blacksmith “Hammer-in”, a gathering of blacksmiths, where we all make a item. This time we made a oyster knife. I’ll have to take a picture of it.. it turned out really nice! FYI, this location we are at is located less than a mile from my house! It’s called “the living history park” in north Augusta. very nice.

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Here I am at the anvil with some hot iron. Yes, that is a wooden forge I am using!

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Hannah and I almost always ride our bikes to the grocery now. Here we are on our way out. Groceries loaded up!

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Here is my fixie pretty much complete. I’m still trying to get used to riding fixed gear… Not being able to coast takes getting used to!

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Here is a good one of me working on a live truck. Gotta love our 500 foot SST (self supported tower) in the background.. FYI, it’s 60 feet wide at the base.

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Posted on 21 March '13 by , under Activities, Uncategorized. No Comments.