So, I’ve been on a bit of a tear recently on my bike. A long tear, not unlike the tears that my poor muscles get every time they are pushed hard while pedaling up giant mountains.
Having started to make a large number of friends at work, most of whom bike, I’m finding it difficult to say no to riding pretty much everyday. So today as I again found myself riding up the road that goes from the end of the city/beginning of the forest on Fromme, I got to thinking – how many days in a row CAN I bike? It seems like most people around here are trying to get in as much as they can these days with all the great weather we’ve been having. Having recently come here from the much colder climate of Edmonton, I’m wondering why people here ride as little as they do. They seem to be as stoked on riding as I am, but maybe they’re just spoiled and don’t realize how lucky they are to be living here.
Since biking and my life seem to be inextricably linked, I don’t think that this challenge will be all that difficult, other than on days where I’m adventuring in the mountains sans bike (i’m still not sure how i’m going to account for those days, or if they’ll have to be gimmes). Regardless, I think that this will be a fun and exciting challenge and will hopefully help me get a little more creative with both my biking and photography. The more I think about it, the more endless the possibilities seem in this city; for skiing, for biking, for photography… everything.
I’m shocked by how awesome it all is, daily.
