April

4-26-14 Saturday

A pretty chilly day in terms of weather but the sunshine was nice. I went to the bike swap to see how things were going and they had already sold a lot of bikes. I stopped by 3rd Street Bakery on the way up the hill and bought some Dan's Macaroons & they gave me a bag of Goddess bars for free [they are the bars from the corner of the pan]. My pannier was full of treats. 

I was able to be really productive and get lots of chores done throughout the day. I wanted to get outside despite the windy weather so I bundled up and hit the road on the Motobecane.  

 I made it to Hawk Ridge. This portion of skyline was closed and still had drifted snow in sections. People were out hiking and enjoying the sun.

 I made it to the first bridge on 7 bridges road. I had to do some walking through snow to make it to this point. There was still a lot of depth in the shady sections.

 The river is really flowing.

A look up the hill at the snow I passed through. From this point I headed north and didn't continue on 7 bridges road. I wanted to see how the roads connected north of lester park. I did some exploring up there and satisfied my curiosity. I had a tailwind on the way home and felt good after 15miles. I'm glad I dressed warmly.

Relaxed a bit when I got home but had been thinking about beer bread for a long while. I found a recipe and made the dough. Emily arrived and we went for a walk around the hillside. The house smelled great when we returned and the bread turned out great. 

4-5-14 Saturday

My car was loaded with outdoor gear and so I decided to see how Lost Land Lake RD was for riding. It was plowed and the snowmobile trails were closed...so I jumped on the snowmo trail for some different scenery.