The Beer And Bike Log: Jan. 26, 2015 Just One Reason My Wife is Awesome!

Want to know how awesome my Wife is? Well with a weekend that was filled with appointments, bad weather on its way and other family business, she rushed home from one of her own so I could squeeze in a last second bike ride. 

She came into the house took over baby duties (our little one was overtired and not in the best of moods either) and said get dressed go on your ride. There are so many reason why I love her but, understanding the little things that make my life happy is a biggie. Thank You.

So I gathered my stuff loaded the bike and headed off to the park. I got out and first you have to ride down the regular bike path to get to the Mountain bike area.

 They are in the process of building an entire park, with softball, soccer and football fields so the original parking lot is inaccessible.  Not that it’s a big deal I get a little warmed up on the cement path before I get to the dirt.

Now I got there and it initially looked better than last week so I went at it. I pedaled my way down the straightaway, and just before the first berm, squish, the mud began.

 I was in and out of the mud a good portion of the way, keeping the bike from skidding off the trail a few times and finally as I had to hit the first real climb, the tires slid my foot hit the ground and my body almost did as well, since my foot could do no better traction wise.  

I caught my breath snapped a few pics, and continued on my way. 

Mud was flipping onto my backside, my seat and all over the frame of the bike.

 Now usually I like to get about two to three laps in (that is roughly two to three miles) 

but getting through the mud was exhausting, I got back to the start caught my breath drank a bit of water and decided as long as it took me to get through a single lap, I may be better off riding on back to the car, since I had some stuff I needed to do and time was getting short if I wanted to wash off the mud.

  

Overall even a rough day out on the trail is better than not getting there at all. And the rain that has since followed assures me that it may be a little while before it dries out and is ride able again. But after a long wet winter two weeks of being able to jump on my bike has felt great.  And if not for my wife rushing around to get home It would not have happened. My Wife is Awesome! Looking forward to my next hopefully dry ride.