And then that thought fell like so much dandruff as our eyes and tires locked onto the textures created by mid-winter light on sandstone.




Greg talked himself into getting after a few of the more creative lines. Jibber!






Skippy wasn't feeling his usual self, but still managed to smooth several of the funnerer lines.






What I love about riding this time of year is that no one's in a hurry. We can ride a casual pace, chat a bit (or not) and keep our heads up and eyes turned outward. Come April most rides will have morphed into races (to the top, to the bottom, back to work, no time to look around, etc...) so I'm savoring these mellow days.







Though the shadows were never short, as they lengthened we grudgingly turned for home, taking permagrins and tanned cheeks with us.





Praying for snow,
MC