Too Much Time On My Hands

  Well, with the weather, holidays, and slow economy, I have had my share of free time lately.  I'm sad to say that I have only worked a couple of days in the last month.  The free time is nice, but that nagging feeling of getting more poor by the minute is not.  It has provided the opportunity to do a little work on the house and I have been getting in a good amount of time in the saddle.  Despite the cold and muddy trail conditions, I have been riding almost every day.

  Got in a nice spin downtown with Michele the other day.  Started at Huguenot Flatwater, rode Riverside through Pony Pasture/Wetlands, Forest Hill Ave. to Riverside, Floodwall, Slave Trail, Canal Walk, across Belle, access road to Nickel br., and return.  We avoided the JRPS trails since they were a muddy mess. 
  Monday it was a 30 miler on the cross bike combining back roads to Pocahontas SP, fire roads through the park, and back. 
  Tuesday I snuck in a mtb ride on the trails at Poca.  The trails were actually in great shape considering the snow and recent rain.
 Yesterday, I set out on the cross bike at high noon.  I have been wanting to find a great route to get from the house and hook up with the Old Gun/Cherokee/Riverside route.  With the help of Google Maps, I have discovered some nice shortcuts.  I ended up getting in a fun 50 miles.  It was actually a very nice day out.