It was a soggy ride home today but I'm not complaining. Rain in town means snow at the mtn, plus, I figure it was punishment for skipping my lunchtime swim. It's just that I was craving a peanut butter chocolate milkshake and they just happened to have one at the Bend Burger Company just down the street from my work!

Ice Crit

Saturday night was the ice criterium up at Swampy Snowpark. We weren't racing, just cheering, and socializing. I think this year the costumes were a step up from last year and the crowds were very entertained.

It's official, Derek and I are racing a tandem bike at the mountain bike race in Eastern Oregon this Sunday. It should be hilarious and fun all at once.

I spent this past weekend doing a lot of skate skiing. I just love the snow and want to share this with everyone out there.
Tour de Meissner/Family Fun Race

Skippin work to ski

That's right, I skipped out on work this afternoon to go skate skiing. Conditions were a bit soft, but still better then sitting at a desk. My teammate Rob and I slammed out a loop on Zigzag and then one on Woody's before we passed out. MORE SNOW!

Saturday we met up with some friends and tested out their tandem mountain bikes. Tandem cycling feels quite a bit different then regular riding! We pedaled through the neighborhood to get used to it a bit and then we hit the dirt. Check us out!

2 days in a row now I've ridden my bike at lunch. I just can't help it, it's in the 60's! If it isn't snowing then I'm happy it's at least riding weather. I wore short sleeves both days!!! My friend Angela joined me today and it was nice to have some company. After all that time out in the fresh clean air and nature, I walked back into the office to the stench of fish. Yes, fish. Someone had warmed up leftover fish in the kitchen microwave and the place stunk! Really? Who does that?

Ode to the windproof jacket.

Without winter I am left to ride more. Yesterday afternoon after a lunch of homemade Chicken Tikka Marsala warm in my belly, we set off to meet my friend Angela for a ride. The roads are mostly snow free now in and around Bend. With temps probably around 50 we set off. The windjacket is a necessity on light spring days like this where the wind blows down off the Cascades and chills you. I can look up as a I peddal and see the snowy mountains looking down on me and I know they think I'm a traitor. After skate skiing probably over 50 times last year, this year is not the same. We didn't buy season passes this year so I've spent more time classic cross country. Without any real snowfall in a month now, I haven't been up much. So you see, it's not my fault I have to betray them. They are betraying me by not producing snow! In fact, I think I tweaked my neck last week when I was doing a snow dance.