Love the ride up Partrick! It's been a while since I've ridden up there, but I go up Redwood to the end of the county road pretty frequently. I
On Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 10:46:26 AM UTC-7, Pancake wrote: > > Lithocarpus, Cobb is beautiful, especially with such clear air these days > it must have had some great views! I went up to the end of Partrick Rd (I > live near in Browns Valley) yesterday (foolish when it’s so hot but that > was part of the fun)! To many more great rides! > Abe > > > On Sunday, May 24, 2020 at 6:37:29 PM UTC-7, Lithocarpus wrote: > > I spent the better part of four hours wandering around trails near my > home in the Napa Valley trying out the new drivetrain on my hillibike-ish > Atlantis. I nearly always take photos on my rides. I've done this for > many, many years and used to take actual cameras with me before the advent > of good quality cameras on phones. This shot is from the top of Conn Peak, > looking south over Lake Hennessey. > > > > > > I spent the better part of this ride pondering death. A colleague at > work died suddenly this week and I've been processing all of it. I've lost > a lot of people over the years, as we all have I'm sure, but this one has > bothered me in a different way. He was in his late twenties and it makes > it all feel really tenuous. Being on my bike, riding, climbing hills, > helps keep me grounded in the here and now and cope with the bigger > mysteries of life and death. It's another form of meditation. > > -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/72595002-9f99-4177-97ee-485b01d0149b%40googlegroups.com.
