Weekend Hike!

Here are some pictures of the little hike me and the girls went on Sunday. We are also collecting rocks from the playground in the yard. The variety of rocks amazed us. One handful can produce so many different colors and textures. God's creation is awesome! All of this in our own yard. The girls don't fully understand how big the world is yet but someday they will. Then, they will be even more amazed. I think we spent an hour laying on the pea gravel covered ground. Just digging and looking.

Good times! Better than riding my bike. Speaking of bikes.....I am building one up this week so stay tuned to 29inches for details and pics. It is pretty cool. Not my long awaited Selma but still pretty cool.

Captain

when will the busy end.........

Last weekend Pam was able to get away for the weekend for some girl time. Her and her cousins, aunt and mother headed down to Iowa City for the weekend. they bargain shopped till they dropped. So, that left Mr. Mom in charge for three whole days. The girls and I didn't do anything crazy. Just had a good time hanging out. I was able to step out for a two hour ride on Saturday while the girls were off to swim lessons. A friend who takes their child offered to take mine for me. Cool! So I headed over to Sweets Marsh. The trails are finally drying up and it was a nice time. Had mix of gravel, pavement and double track.

I am hoping to get out Wed night with Cuz and Craig. We'll see what the weather does. Should be a good time though. We will all three be on single speed 29ers.

Captain

Macro Monday

Not always a Macro Monday to guess at but still sort of cool. Gotta love the light cast from a setting sun.

Have a great day!

Captain

So busy at work these days.......

You guys ever get so busy at work that you almost hate looking at the computer at home? I am there this week. Well, actually I was there last week too. Hopefully next will bring me a break from my workload at the office and my blog will reflect it. I can't wait for some unique and inspiring thoughts to spill out of me. Bare with me this week on the boring posts. I am out of town on Thursday and may not have time for a Photoshop Friday but I will try. Might not be home until really late Thursday night.

Ok, enough of my crying about how busy I am and get back to complaining about the weather! Ha!

If you know anyone interested in a cheap single speed mountain bike have them get a hold of me. It will be ugly but in good working order. Size will be for about a 6 foot tall person. Should have it complete in about a week.

Captain

busy weekend..........

It was a pretty busy weekend. We had a visit from my mom and stepdad on Friday night. Spent some time at Veno's pizza place in Tripoli. It was a nice time. Some of the best pizza in Iowa too.

Saturday, my dad came home from WI to celebrate his 59 birthday. Happy Birthday Dad! It's was nice to spend some time with you.

Sunday, we headed over to West Union to visit the in-laws. They just returned from a two week vacation so it was nice to have them home. The girls were happy to have them home , especially for the cartoon network and the Disney channel. We don't have cable at home. Also, while in West Union, we decided to have Madee hone her downhilling skills. As you can see her first attempt was not quite as good as her second.

I think the girls had grandparent overload and are still recovering. :-)

In other family news: Happy Birthday Cuz! Hope you had a nice weekend. Wish I could have hung out with ya.

Macro Monday

Photoshop Friday

It's during rides like this when I really wish I had my new Salsa Selma 29er. The wheels on the bike I was riding are small little 26ers. I know you are wondering where I found such a big elephant. Where do you think? At the Zoo where they house all of the really big elephants. Toss in a handful of peanuts and you get a free ride. The soft skin felt like our soggy Iowa trails.

Have a happy Friday folks.

Captain

Finally!

I finally sold my last 29er frame yesterday. The Zion is gone. I tried many times to make it fit me but no luck. It is now gone and I have the Selma 100% paid for. What a relief. Now I just need the frame. :-)

I am still a little unsure on the parts that will grace the Selma. Most of the parts I have but I still need to decide on the handlebar. Carbon or Aluminum? Salsa Carbon flat bar or Salsa Pro Moto flat bar?

Here is something cool that I will be getting for sure. Click Here!

Captain

Tuesday Tidbits

Monday morning I had to drop the car off at the wheel alignment place in Waterloo before work. Since I didn't have another ride to work from the shop I decided to toss in the bike. It's been years since I was able to ride my bike to work. My schedule of dropping off and picking up kids doesn't allow 2 hr commute one way. With the shop only being three or so miles from my work what better chance would I have? It was a beautiful morning. I followed part of the Cedar River Trail over by Mid American energy and was able to see the sun rise. The morning sun was casting a nice reflection on the river. It was nice time to clear my head before starting the day. I can see how commuting has it's rewards but I would be hard pressed to give up the car, even if I lived in town.

We also had our first Camp meeting of the Spring season. Lots of laughs and quite a bit of items on the agenda were covered. I will pass along more updates on the topics later in the week if I remember. All in all though it is always fun to get together with the other members of the board. Talking about bikes and events that include the use of bikes will most always be a great time. Paul M is missing from the below photo as he showed up just minutes later. Even if he were there when the photo was taken I still would have clipped him out due to my narrow lens. :-)

Have a great Tuesday!

Captain