and our winds certainly can make up for not so much hilly terrain...they've been strong NE winds for the last couple of weeks...weird. As I recall we get strong SW winds around this time of year. St. Malo has a pretty nice campground and it's even nicer when there are no other campers
On Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 4:55:45 PM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote: > > Well you've pretty much seen it all now! There is a hooooooooooooooole > lotta flat nothing here :) > > On Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 4:37:53 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> Kudos. Interesting to see Canadian plains landscapes for a change. >> >> On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 3:26 PM, Mark Reimer <markn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UUr7lHyEwVc/VykXWlVt9lI/AAAAAAAAQP4/qAPnI3s4Vyo7aKj_GF0hb2J9t02kj4clwCLcB/s1600/untitled-1.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eX5Xso9IRZc/VykXTh3kX7I/AAAAAAAAQPw/dxVDrNP5Y5cZ-frwDmqkxsPDhoJQK8grQCLcB/s1600/untitled-45.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fgav1AxhWuU/VykXQPZMsVI/AAAAAAAAQPs/V_POnjFmWMkKti7naXwZ9WOQ-Cxrxcp8gCLcB/s1600/untitled-2.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rjJi4GP8ER8/VykXL0IqeNI/AAAAAAAAQPo/idfKX94rIosNLBlFa2yLit9tbj2J_FRIQCLcB/s1600/untitled-97.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hQFGvu6PvRI/VykXJV8lQcI/AAAAAAAAQPk/umMa6tHTHPkUX4TfPytafAVilxH36T4FgCLcB/s1600/untitled-59.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3AoWo6EV-Is/VykXDgC4N_I/AAAAAAAAQPg/CKKT_KemhwEVV917iMRbbAy4G_aJA7s9gCLcB/s1600/untitled-55.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ukmiRHWDLOI/VykW__G20sI/AAAAAAAAQPc/bOrfk_lA6zsZ6xUvVG9Az2BW9Pv826GFgCLcB/s1600/untitled-44.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1sVr9aFvqi0/VykW7u8wuDI/AAAAAAAAQPY/xlSJswjrpF8ieYrprdV4umgPTlQb5TjcwCLcB/s1600/untitled-38.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iBn4PgfJpro/VykW27CY6xI/AAAAAAAAQPU/6P6_t7PEN_MEpOZjKEUCVkd2oUOZEqBlQCLcB/s1600/untitled-32.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i4DFXjGnQ4o/VykWykci9AI/AAAAAAAAQPQ/lzFaHDqSPKsoUFGwZVqsTpQRP3qC0LJVwCLcB/s1600/untitled-19.jpg> >>> This past weekend I had an amusing request from my wife. "Could you >>> please go on one of those bike camping trips this weekend? Like for the >>> whole weekend?" >>> >>> For context, my wife works at a non-profit that grants 'dreams' to kids >>> with life-threatening or terminal diseases. Sending them to Disney, playing >>> hockey with their favourite player, meeting a celebrity, that kinda thing. >>> They were holding their annual fundraising auction which meant she worked >>> from 7am to 3am and wanted a weekend at home alone to recover. I was happy >>> to accommodate! >>> >>> Typically my s24o's are of the 2-3 hour ride variety. But this time I >>> figured I'd try riding to a French town 100km south of home, St Malo. The >>> town is interesting in that it's sitting on the Crow Wing Trail, an old >>> Metis trading route. That means a mix of gravel roads, dirt roads, trails, >>> and a touch of single track. Perfect! >>> >>> I rounded up two friends and we hit the road on Saturday at noon. The >>> wind had picked up and was blowing hard as a cross-tail wind. There were a >>> few sections where we could ride three-abreast, spin easy, and marvel at >>> the idyllic conditions. Then we'd round a corner and stop dead in our >>> tracks as the gale-force winds ground us to a halt. The sun was out in >>> force for the first time all year. We all felt our skin burning, despite >>> liberal applications of SPF 60 sunscreen. It was amusing to realize just >>> how pasty our skin had become after 6 months of winter. >>> >>> It's always a treat to be able to ride dirt roads. Two weeks earlier, a >>> friend attempted the same route on his fat bike. He told me within half a >>> mile his bike was brought to a complete halt, requiring him to remove his >>> wheels (which weighed about 25 pounds each with the mud) and walk each >>> wheel out individually, followed by his frame. Such is the power of >>> Manitoba gumbo. Thankfully for us, they were dry, packed, and fast! >>> >>> Just shy of our goal, we stopped in another French town called St Pierre >>> Jolys. Strangely it had a german schnitzel house called Oma's Schnitzel >>> Stube. Obviously we stopped. Schnitzel and german beers were consumed till >>> we could scarcely walk. The final 14km to town were slow and wobbly. >>> >>> Reaching St Malo around 8pm after 8 hours on the road, we had about an >>> hour to setup camp and get dinner ready. I tried making spicy peanut pad >>> thai using a recipe from bikepacking.com - a great success! We were >>> treated to a vibrant sunset on a glassy lake, with loons singing their >>> haunting tune in the distance. Since it's still so early in the season, we >>> were free of bugs, ticks, other campers, and nuisances of all kinds. >>> >>> The following morning it was up by 8am for oatmeal with cinnamon, fresh >>> raspberries, almonds and maple syrup. Oddly enough I woke up feeling quite >>> dizzy and ill, maybe dehydrated from the hot ride in. The ill feelings >>> cleared up soon enough though, and we pushed through the 80km home in only >>> 5 hours despite a constant headwind. I saw two massive vultures perched on >>> an abandoned barn, a first for me in Manitoba. >>> >>> After all was said and done we covered just under 200km, legs sore but >>> content, ready for the next one at the end of May. Hope you all had a great >>> weekend of riding as well. >>> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i4DFXjGnQ4o/VykWykci9AI/AAAAAAAAQPQ/lzFaHDqSPKsoUFGwZVqsTpQRP3qC0LJVwCLcB/s1600/untitled-19.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iBn4PgfJpro/VykW27CY6xI/AAAAAAAAQPU/6P6_t7PEN_MEpOZjKEUCVkd2oUOZEqBlQCLcB/s1600/untitled-32.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1sVr9aFvqi0/VykW7u8wuDI/AAAAAAAAQPY/xlSJswjrpF8ieYrprdV4umgPTlQb5TjcwCLcB/s1600/untitled-38.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ukmiRHWDLOI/VykW__G20sI/AAAAAAAAQPc/bOrfk_lA6zsZ6xUvVG9Az2BW9Pv826GFgCLcB/s1600/untitled-44.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3AoWo6EV-Is/VykXDgC4N_I/AAAAAAAAQPg/CKKT_KemhwEVV917iMRbbAy4G_aJA7s9gCLcB/s1600/untitled-55.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hQFGvu6PvRI/VykXJV8lQcI/AAAAAAAAQPk/umMa6tHTHPkUX4TfPytafAVilxH36T4FgCLcB/s1600/untitled-59.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rjJi4GP8ER8/VykXL0IqeNI/AAAAAAAAQPo/idfKX94rIosNLBlFa2yLit9tbj2J_FRIQCLcB/s1600/untitled-97.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fgav1AxhWuU/VykXQPZMsVI/AAAAAAAAQPs/V_POnjFmWMkKti7naXwZ9WOQ-Cxrxcp8gCLcB/s1600/untitled-2.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eX5Xso9IRZc/VykXTh3kX7I/AAAAAAAAQPw/dxVDrNP5Y5cZ-frwDmqkxsPDhoJQK8grQCLcB/s1600/untitled-45.jpg> >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UUr7lHyEwVc/VykXWlVt9lI/AAAAAAAAQP4/qAPnI3s4Vyo7aKj_GF0hb2J9t02kj4clwCLcB/s1600/untitled-1.jpg> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. >> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >> Other professional writing services. >> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >> www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten >> ************************************* >> *************************************************** >> *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a >> circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and >> individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu >> >> *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the >> world revolves.) *Carthusian motto >> >> *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart >> >> *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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