Duddley and deer

After dinner on this rare day that I only worked one job my great spouse hooked up the nashbar trailer and we tried the dog in it around the island in the street. When I got up to 12 mph he was whinning. It tracked well. It would kill me on hills on a non paved trail that was wet but it seemed more stable than my usual riding. I was on the old pass through framed MTB on 26" wheels while my trek awaits a new cassette.

After that I was detached and went across to the familiar trail. I was caitious on the downhill by the red barn house as the trail was still wet and rather rutted from snow machines and dirt bikes. The MTB is no coaster and I,m sure I was very slow but I have to start somewhere. I have to banish this hibernation gut reserve. After seeing 10 deer (maybe Wednesday or I'll bring a camera) I went to Gossel road and ditched the trail to fairfield back to 176 to beat the sun home and do a couple miles on pavement to let the bike clean itself a bit. I might have done 8 miles. Pitiful in some respect but not pitiful in comparison to driving a couch.

Yesterday I did a Very slow ride of maybe 20+ miles down to the Desplaines River trail with some thoughts of heading North but the underpass was flooded out so I turned around and after 15 feet saw the other direction was washed out too. A fully geared cycle jock shot past me without a word and geared down and pedaled through several turns of the swamp. I could not see where the water pulled back and revealed the path again. The water seemed more than halfway up his cranks so I just returned to the upper path for a bit further and plodded home. Not quite enough to get a bike buzz but I was in a better mood for the rest of the day.

I have tried to call Handy several times about a possible IN trip and maybe it's the wrong number? Please call me soon.

I suspect you could kayak a significant portion of the Des Plaines River right now