Been riding a lot

The holiday weekend was just what I needed.

Friday: We were off in observance of the Fourth, so I got mid-morning ride in with my co-worker Lurana. We went out and tried out Fountainhead park which was new to us. I've been in NoVA for almost two years and that was my first time there.. haha. The main loop is ten miles with a lot of ups, and downs. The climbs are long enough to get into a rhythm and the trail has some nice flow.

I spent the rest of the evening grilling out on the deck with friends. We grilled up a few jalapenos and they made TJ and I almost cry. It was like that scene from Dumb and Dumber when they eat the hot peppers and start squeezing ketchup and mustard bottles into there mouths to deal with the heat. We didn't have those so we tried potato salad, tuna steaks, and bread. I know what you're thinking- "Man up they are only jalapenos". These are the hottest I've ever had, I'm convinced they are at the top of the heat range for jalapenos. They're awesome!

Saturday: I headed up to Patapsco State park in Maryland with Tony and Garrett. We got in about a 20 mile ride. I love riding up there, you can ride 30 miles of singletrack and not hit the same thing twice. We grabbed lunch up in Fed Hill after before heading back down to VA. That night I went out with TJ and company and caught the fireworks show in DC.

Sunday: Worked at The Bike Lane today. After work we headed over to D-run for a ride. I threw some flat pedals on the scale and picked up TJ. This was his first time on a bike since he got his license. He didn't crash once. After the ride we headed to Chipotle for a post ride beer and burrito.

Tonight: My roommate and I headed over to Wakefield and met Tony, Bill, and Russell from the shop. This ride turned into a hammerfest. 10ish miles and I was spent. I rode the scale today. It was wierd going back to a 26 inch hardtail. I think I'm going to bring both bikes down next time and conduct a back to back expiriment. There are aspects that I like about each bike, but there are also things that I dislike about each.

Mom/Dad, I promise I'll call you guys tomorrow.

BS