A Weekend Away

I got to leave the great state of Vermont for the first time in almost a year this weekend. Yes I went to Vegas, but that was a work related trip, and I wasn't there long enough to do anything fun.
No, this time, we went down to PA to visit the in-laws. We brought our bikes, and although the weather was threatening to be wet, it held out long enough for a great ride on Saturday. We went to Jim Thorpe Park, an old mining town on the Lehigh River. The place is littered with old mining roads, and over the years a trail network was formed. While it is mostly fire road and non technical single track, there are a few rock gardens, and some difficult rocky descents. Either way you slice it, it is fun, and we went for a 17 mile ride in near perfect riding conditions. It was 70 and hazy, reminiscent of a SoCal winter's day.

PA is a strange place, I wonder what sort of meat they were raffling off...
...and what the heck is a block shoot? Pennsylvania Dutch for a drive by?





I would also like to give a belated thanks and "prost!" to Ryan at Niner bikes.
We both have a love of malted beverages, and in one of my more recent frame shipments, I found a little present. I became hooked on Stone Brewing Company's beer when I lived out west. Unfortunately, this stellar brew has yet to make it to these parts. It's called Ruination, because it will wreck your taste for anything else. It's that good.
Cheers!