It was an early Saturday morning gathering. Dave, Corby, Brady and I loaded our bikes at 0645 and headed to Fort Worth’s Sansom park (map). The goal was to survive the moderate green trail. I had my doubts. Keep in mind that three of us are newbs with little experience along with a pro rider who is their pastor (Brady). We were to meet up with Les who would be the acting guide for the day.
Biking the Mineral Wells Trailway and State Park
Decided to try something a little different on the ride and the blog today. Each time I stopped for whatever reason, I pulled out the camera. Jotted a mental note for the photo and then continued on. Today is my first adventure on the Mineral Wells State Trailway (rails to trails). I will take a [...]
Sansom Park Fort Worth, Texas
Looks like Sansom Park is on the horizon for this coming weekend. Located near Lake Worth in Fort Worth, Texas. Looking forward to it. The green trail is going to be a great ride for us beginners. Not only is it tons of fun, it is also a great way to get into shape. Broken [...]
City Park Trailhead
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
United Way Boo Run 2010
I reiterate – “Married life is bliss and it has really caused me to become rather lackadaisical about posting. We participated in the United Way Boo Run back in late October and I am just now posting… that is lax.” “I must try to be more diligent in getting local news and happenings out on the wire. Here ye, here ye… the run is complete and neither of us died.”
Clark Garden 5K and Fall Festival 2010
Married life is bliss and it has really caused me to become rather lackadaisical about posting. We participated in the Clark Garden Fall Festival run back in early October and I am just now posting… that is lax. I feel like a catholic stating, “it has been umpteen years since my last confession.” In my case, it has never happened but I must try to be more diligent in getting local news and happenings out on the wire. Here ye, here ye… the run is complete and neither of us died.
