3/13/10

you got that right.

Went out to Cerrillos hills state park on Friday to ride with Robert and get a little dirt back in my blood.Its been about 3 weeks since the last time I got on my mountain bike.No matter how many hours I spend riding the road every time i get back on single track trails it feels like I've sat on my ass for the past weeks {partially true}. looking down @ the hamlet of Cerrillos.

Oldest working mines in North America are in these hills.And its was the turquoise source for  the Tiffany co. around the turn of 1900's.Theres alot of history and interesting things in those badlands.

And alot of character in the locals that live there.

I betcha Blaze Foley /R.I.P/would of  blended into this landscape .One of the few cover songs I took time out to learn.Blazes song writing is right up there with Townes and seeing tears come out of the old timer in this video is one of those moments in life ...and then there's the one with them together

 a yerba buena stop .

Peace

Just a brick in the wall

The snow shovel quit Monday. I'll treat it like the average American employee {dime a dozen} and replace it with  new and improved model. Harsh but true.OK, now that my social/political statement is out of the way.

Our winter has been epic .Ski Santa Fe has over a hundred inches as a base.Its been awhile since that has happened.Spring melt is going to come on  fast and work is going to  be a struggle in keeping up with all the rototilling ,planting and irrigation start up that I have to do.Not to mention this is what I came to Monday morning.The garden shacks wall tumbled down.

Rotten viga .

The canale failed and was leaking down the unfinished adobe interior wall.Which resulted in this.More snow in the forecast for this week, too.Better car jack that up with some 2x4's for support before the whole roof  collapses.

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Some audio to leave you with my pretties,Ladies and Gents I give to you a very  special session with Amanda Palmer.

Shalom         

My mind goes blank

First of all I think Barry is too smart for the job.

Man, I could really use that health care plan that you were talking about.Every doctor visit for me is paid for with cold hard cash out of my pocket.Yeah,NM has a state health care system for its citizens .Last time I applied, I was denied 'cause they were not accepting any new applicants.Fuck me too...anyways I could take stabs at the obvious,I'll leave that to the media.Any idiot can point out the bullshit and cry.moving right along

Blue Tape art by yours truly

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The last ride

started out along a side road

then to HWY.14

south

Santa Fe State  Prison and Movie set also a working prison . Full to capacity

Is that a white Buffalo?

Bonanza Creek Rd.

 

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Ack gotta go see the Quack.

Hope he has small hands.You know getting a check up and trying  to correctly describe, to the doc,  that funny feeling i get when climbing a rope up a tree.Wish me well, I get scared as shit before these visits to the Doc.Maybe I need a female doctor....hmmm

That Bush family has real class.

The tumble weed.

Another day and another road.Trying to get in decent shape so  instead of a suffering slog fest thru the woods  it becomes an enjoyable summer epic kind of ride..Tumble weed season is just starting.Some days are simply crazy trying to dodge the rolling tumbleweed .

Suffer you Fucker.

There will be fish and games aheadand a few empty miles of this

I need to ride on some dirt real soon cause I'm beginning to like this road thing too much.

Now that would be a shocker.pun intended.

I leave you with this little piece of wisdom.

Pronounced Te`suu key

New Mexico black top rides like Euro. pave

Was able to leave work early and hit the road out to Chupadero on Wednesday.Beautiful 50 degrees with very cold descents.Dropping into the village of Tesuque was my first real shocker on how cold the descents are going to be.Within 30 seconds I had a wicked ice cream headache.Some day when I Have a $1,000,000. I'm going to buy me a fixer upper in Tesuque.This stretch of the road with the trees creating a cave and the picket fence always reminds me of where it all started for me and my passion for cycling, in Upstate NY.Shidoni sculpture gardens and foundry is always a popular spot to take visitors.No dogs allowed !Guess I'll keep moving along.

 Between Tesugue and the village of Chupadero,NM pretty much looks like this.The entrada to the montana's also known as the beginning of the dirt road to the Ski Santa Fe aka Pacheco Canyon road.Its going to be one hell of a snow melt this year and that will  make a good spring of  white water rafting ! Which, I said I'll never do again after the last experience.

Santa Fe plaza looking pretty dead on a March afternoon.

`St. Frances de Assisi Cathedral down town Santa Fe.Then up Canyon Road,you know the street if you have visited Santa Fe.Where most of the art galleries are located...Negotiating the streets of Santa Fe on bike.Come on just a little more to go and my reward is awaiting.

Ahh home with my  recovery drink.

Cheers.

3/3/10

love the natural color

Still winter in Santa Fe. Though, it will be warming up from here on out.The garden is still asleep.Work consists of building a table for my printer.I scored the wood from an old fence made out of rough sawn pine.I've also been pruning the dead branches out of the pinon trees that are in eye shot from the house and gardens.This means ther will be alot of firewood for next year and alot of chipping and shredding for the compost.Work,just another four letter word.

views of work

Drought/Cold tolerent Bamboo

I've been mostly riding the road with few dirt interruptions,hopefully this will change in the coming weeks.

The other day I hit up White Mesa

Sweet place to ride when the wind isn't a factor.I was able todo 2 loops before the weather started moving in.

      

I stopped and took a little break at this old abandoned house.I wonder what the people were like that use to live there.

But mostly its been road .I really enjoy the solitude and head space a good road ride can give me.And I just cann't wait to be able to get that on dirt.