A Gathering Rainbow

   Here in these parts, we get quite a few rainbows. I never tire of seeing them though. The Rainbow Gathering is happnin right now in Cuba, NM right next door to us here. I debated headin down there to check it out but we will be in Breckenridge for the Firecracker 50 and to enjoy the 4th of July up there.



   Had a terrific ride the other day out on the Rancho Viejo loop. 10 of us embarked on this mission and 10 of us returned. great day for a ride. I took a few snapshots to try and capture the day.



Anthony's new bike


Good to pick your own path






Mark and Jamie takin in some food




Always a nice place to stop for a snack


This is Todd. Riding along the river. It was great riding wirh Todd who is Krista's husband (I think)




If you go through this meadow without stopping and soaking it in then you are crazy






Todd and Krista both laid their bikes down in the same exact position. Isn't that cute?








   Another killer ride in Santa Fe
   What is in your audio player? I have Fanfarlo's new album Resevior in mine. It is quite nice. I love this Will Oldham cover they do to. Thanks to Dan at work for showing me this



            Obama Blazed


                         Later and don't be a Hater

Wisdom is but self-awareness, Beyond all words and talk.

   Got out on a couple SWEET rides with the Chut a while ago. One was a ride where we met at el Gancho and left a car there and drove another car to Glorieta Baptist center and pedalled up to the tower via ghost town and then descended Apache Canyon and then took a killer single track out to la Barbaria and then back to Marks awaiting truck. That last singletrack out was new for us and I thought it was fantastic. Can't wait to hit that one again.

Mark has found enlightenment


waiting for their friends


Finding our way


Brought along some whoppers to munch on


The trail and the views are top notch up here




Down at the apache trailhead.


It started getting hot out and I remembered a method Jay uses to cool off and I decided to give it a try. It worked




I love the roads above Canada de los Alamos


Then it was onto that killer last section of trail that I can't wait to get back to








    Then Maka and I met up at the bottom of Pacheco Canyon rd and rode from there and went up to Aspen Ranch and then proceeded to ride the Rio en Medio and it was a KILLER ride. We got some showers at the tail end of the ride. Anyone who has spent some time in the high desert will tell you that the smells when it rains are phenominal.

Just above where pacheco canyon rd turns up towards Hyde Park rd.

We stopped for a snack


Sometimes I wish for signs to point the way. This is just too much though


I believe this to be a lovely ???


crossin' over

Then the lovely shower came and brought the smells out in full force













A trunk with a view




   A couple of SWEET rides.Gotta love it. nothing like hitting the great outdoors for some good ol fasioned fun.

    What is in your audio player? I have been listening to the new Elvis Perkins in Dearland album.


             LiveLife

Riding with Cat 3 and the kid

   Rode the Santa Fe Century last week. Had a great time. As a bonus Ben from Cinelli USA let me demo a Cinelli The Machine for the ride, which made the day ohhh sooo much better.let me say that I loved this bike. The full carbon framest and wheels were fantastic. It didn't really help my time though.I have always known that it is not the machine but the man. I had quite the eventful day before the century which did NOT help my time at all. Cinelli's seem to be known mostly in the U.S. for their track frames but their road stuff rips. If I had lots of money I would without a doubt get one of these for my road bike and retire the C-Dale.


Coming up Heartbreak Hill. Photo by Anthony DJ

    Cochiti is the place to be. Come one come all to the place known as Cochiti. Had a KILLER ride with the guys the other day that was picture perfect. We ascended Dome rd .....
The (edit, thanks to the keen eye of Mark)Mark and Cat 3 leading the way of course









Dom and Cochiti Lake



Isaac in front of the cerro grande fire damage


   then it was onto Motown trail which is in GREAT shape thanks to the moto doods that pretty much have built most of the trails and maintain most the trails in Cochiti.



Mark and Stefan riding bikes






Then we made a wrong turn and descended down to Alamo Spring.


Then we made our way down Killer Switchbacks
photo by Stefan


Isaac climbing out of Cochiti Canyon






Yes sir another sweet one here in the southwest.

    What is in your audio player? I have Animal Collective's new one Merriweather Post Pavilion in mine. Yet another Baltimore band hittin the bigtime. I first heard of these guys when I saw they had a song called Loch Raven. Which was a reservoir in Towson which had about 40 miles of trails it.Many good memories there.
A picture of the upper loop




               See Ya