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This page is a place
for my rants and raves. For my stories. For my
photographs and memories. For my opinions. A page about me.
Who am I? Well simply said, I am an original Baby Boomer from '46 that loves Mountain Biking. I guess I have been serious about Mountain Biking for about fourteen years. My idea of a fun day is to throw my Trek on the Yakima up on the roof of my Explorer. Roll the Goodyears down 278 East toward a great Trail. Where I will consume quantities of Powerbars and Dr Pepper. My other hobbies include backpacking, woodworking, and bass fishing.
Wish I Had Said THAT
| Mountain biking is about adventure and the rediscovery of your childhood freedom. It removes you from the daily grind and puts you in an environment with endless possibilities - wildlife, epic views, a personal epiphany about what really matters, and tasting your own endorphins after a long, hard climb. The reward is looking back at obstacles, that are now behind you, and feeling like anything's possible. - Gary Kline |
My Latest RAVE
| It is spring in Dixie. Spring is such a
wonderful time to ride Mountain Bikes in Alabama. It is often
wet, but always fun. Many riders do not ride much during the winter
months and the first warm days of spring bring them out in
packs. It is time to dream a little. Time to make some plans and set
some goals for this years riding. For many this would be a great time
to set some fitness goals. Others need to write out a list of
place they would like to ride in 2008. I always like to pick
some places I have never ridden and make going to them my goal. I do
not always make it to all of the places I put on my list, but I do
make it to some of them. I heard an old saying that if you set your
goals very low you will reach it for sure. Set the goals
high. Make it to Tsali if you have never been. Maybe north
Georgia. Some can really dream big and set a goal of Slick Rock
in Utah, or the Continental Divide trail in Colorado. Or maybe you
just need to set a goal of riding more often on the places you like to
ride near where you live. One of my best and most fun riding years I
spent most of my time riding on some timber company land about five
miles from my home. It had no real single track; just woods roads and
ATV trails. Man was that a great summer. I rode almost every day
and them capped the year off with a trip to North Carolina in
September. I had saved enough money on gasoline by riding close to
home to pay for the trip. I have only got one more thing to
say................ Get out while you can ! ! ! |
| Earth's crammed
with Heaven, and every common bush afire with God; but only he who sees takes off his shoes. Elizabeth Barrett Browning |
My Latest RANT
| Well if I were to rant about anything it
would be "Posers" and riders who look down on or make fun of
people with department store bikes. I do not care what kind of bike
someone chooses to ride if they will just get out and ride. After all,
it is about just plain having fun. Oh yeah, there is another thing
that really bugs me and that is unfriendly riders on the trail on in
the parking lot. Thankfully they are not all that common here in
Alabama.
Get out while you can !!! |
Mountain Biking Stories, Outdoor Experiences, Photos, and Poems
Reasons I Like
Mountain Biking
How I Got
Started Mountain Biking
An Experience
with an Energy Sucking Trail Anomaly
The Key - a
poem
| Photo Album Section has new photos |
Visit my new Photo
Album. Biking & other outdoor photos !
Photo Gallery Page 1 - thumbnail images of 12 photos mostly biking
Photo Gallery Page 2 - thumbnail images of 8 photos biking &
hiking
Photo Gallery Page 3 - thumbnail images of 7 Lighthouses in GA
& SC
Photo Gallery Page 4 - thumbnail images on the Chief Ladiga Trail
Photo
Gallery Page 5 - pictures of the unpaved part of the CLT
Photo
Gallery Page 6 - pictures of the Silver Comet Trail in GA
Photo
Gallery Page 7 - pictures from the Sipsey Wilderness Area
| My license plate appears in January '99, Mountain Bike Action Magazine! Click tag to see it. |  |
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Written by: Aaron Bruce
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