over the hump

How did it get to be Thursday already?  We are through the proverbial hump of the week and the weekend is quickly approaching once again.  Time flies when the weather is nice and there is lots to do and try to squeeze in before that cold stuff settles in.

I managed to get in a night ride on Tues - the trails of choice were through Thompson Park up to Herman Gulch, back down to Thompson and over through the Archery range to Blacktail trailhead.  It was a shorter ride of about 13 miles but had a couple of steep punchy climbs that added up to 2,500 ft of climbing.

We saw some eyes peering at us in the dark a couple of times and also heard some noises of scurrying critters as we rode by...I am not sure I would ride the trails alone in the dark considering all the recent sightings of wildlife but for some reason there appears to be a strength in numbers mentality, or perhaps it should be strength in a false sense of security mentality!

The finishing touches are done on the Pioneer Road ride vid...boring and not much editing but a nice long downhill with good views which of course don't show up all that well on the footage.  C'est la vie...