For those that don’t know it, Mineral Wells city park has a trailhead in the NW corner of the park. Go under the timbers for parking. It starts with a steep hill that is asphalted and moves straight up to a rock strewn double track. Lots of trees and cacti to dodge. For those that [...]
Cross Timbers Trail 07/17/11
Well, we did it again. My buddy Dave and I decided to take on the Cross Timbers Trail in Mineral Wells on a warm Texas Saturday morning. Today we were determined to venture the entire course of about 9 miles. I Googled the path and discovered that NO ONE has the distance or conditions correct [...]
Saturday Street Ride
It was a clear Saturday morning just before the heat started driving sane folk inside. In Texas, that is around 9 a.m. So, my riding buddy did not show up and I was stuck riding the asphalt on my mountain bike instead of an adrenaline filled trail. I learned early not to hit rocky singletracks [...]
Texas -one massive blow dryer
Is it me or has North Texas consolidated itself down to some Hollywood diva’s bathroom? Just going from the truck to my front door felt like walking in a massive blow dryer set to high. Make sure to stay indoors when possible. If you must go outdoors then consume lots of clear liquids and apply [...]
Fat Tire Festival Gateway Park 2011
The date is July 10th, 2011, the event is the Fat Tire Festival in Gateway Park. Hosted by the FWMBA (Fort Worth Mountain Bike association) and it was a huge success. We spent the majority of our time (when not riding) at the Bicycles, Inc. pavilion or at the Lanny’s location eating delicious food. Vittles [...]
MTB Derailer Adjustment
Maybe this will save you from a trip to the local bike shop. It will save even the non mechanically incline a few dollars but you will need a few basic tools. I am on my phone so a photo and tool list will be added at a later time. Almost all modern derailleurs function [...]
Transition in life -mountain bikes
Another milestone July 4th, 2011: Desi and I complete our first “together” Mountain Bike excursion today at Cross Timbers in Mineral Wells, Texas. PHEW! It was blazing hot. No injuries on this trek other than our bikes. She started off with a flat. Took me about 5 minutes to fix. Now up and rolling. We [...]
Subway Art
Desi found something really neat online, called Subway art. People are taking special moments of their lives and putting them it into random styles of text in various different formats. This may be old news to many of you but it was new to me. Desi looks at me and says, “can you do this?” [...]
SASHA -The best things in life are free
So Desi and I picked up our new Akita one week ago. She was given the name Sasha Bear but comes to “NO!” and “STOP THAT!” Those words are most frequently spoken to her. Seriously, she is a wonderful fit. We bought the usual treats and toys but, like her, the best things in life [...]
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