Recent content by dnap

Thank you for all of your hard work!!

I used to get pulled over for it when I left the 1UP rack on my Accord, but was not ticketed once I explained what it was and offered to fold it down because the rack oxidized to the hitch. However, I did get a ticket once two Accords ago when I used to drive a lot faster instead of them...

7/31….(31/31) We went out later in the day and decided to see if the balloons were going up at the fest. We didn’t stick around for the full ascension, but we did get to see the panda balloon inflate along with a few others. https://strava.app.link/sM8z4hBY7rb Decided to get in some gravel...

7/30….(30/31) I wasn’t able to ride early, so we ended up riding around town. There was a fair bit of community activities going on. Got a hint of Balloonfest in the distance when we were wrapping up. One more to go. https://strava.app.link/3VCRUTvp7rb

7/29…(29/31) WFH was on hold this morning waiting for the internet to get hooked up at the new office. I decided to use that time to get a ride in before lunch. Tried to go to Duke Farms but they were “closed for maintenance”, so we went to Duke Island Park instead. I got the hour done and am...

7/28…(28/31) Went for a ride in the afternoon over to Duke Farms. It was humid, but tolerable. We were a little greedy spending extra time there with the sky getting darker by the minute, but managed to ride only 2 blocks in the rain before the deluge happened. Whew...

7/27…(27/31) Went for a ride to the park after work. Was dragging a bit after yesterdays road ride, but still got it done. Apparently my garmin was dragging too because it took forever to connect to my phone to upload the ride (darn updates!) https://strava.app.link/HfBcxIku1rb

7/26…(26/31) Went out on the road after work today. Saw lots of woodland creatures frolicking and enjoyed the slightly cooler temps this evening. Also saw the progress on the balloonfest setup. I don’t recall all of the parking fence infrastructure, but perhaps I never looked that closely at...

7/25…(25/31) I was checking the radar through the morning and rather than risk a stormy ride after work, I took a late lunch and rode over to the park. It was super windy, but other than that it was a pleasant ride. Of course those storms never happened, but at least the ride did...

7/24…(24/31) Today I was feeling beat up from yesterdays ride, so I slept in and waited until the evening to ride. We rode over to the park to get our ride in and to check out this week’s band. Not my cup of tea, but the band seemed alright. https://strava.app.link/aJxx07qvWrb

7/23…(23/31) Decided to get up super duper early to ride before it got too hot. I’m not good at doing anything early, so starting a ride when the moon was still out was a feat in itself. Saw a hot air balloon with people who had the same idea as we did. Started off good, but my first big girl...

7/22….(22/31) Went on a nice road ride this lovely Friday evening. The temps were pleasant and we were fortunate there weren’t too many cars on our route. I did experience what felt like a gigantic creature colliding with my ear and shoulder tonight. I was looking for evidence of splatter it hit...

7/21…(21/31) This was a get it done ride to the park. Not sure what was up today, but boy oh boy was there a horrid smell coming off the river. Maybe that’s why the number of people at the park was so tolerable :) https://strava.app.link/GI0LwcT4Srb

7/20…(20/31) This ride was a real scorcher. We attempted to hide in the shade at Duke Farms. It sort of worked. I didn’t melt, so that’s a plus. https://strava.app.link/fU2FihA4Srb

7/19…(19/31) All caught up with posting the rides. We decided to do a silly little experiment in forward and rewind to see if we could make it exactly 1 hour out and back to a closed bridge in the park from the house. It worked down to the second, but I still went around the block an extra time...