Whoa! 7 comments on one Knuckler rant that is a record. I’ve read and re-read my post and am having a bit of trouble deciphering where certain comments came from. I guess everyone reads into things differently and that is the beauty of human thought. I appreciate your comments, even beyond just knowing that someone reads this mumbo jumbo but it’s nice to know what people think.

To clarify, I have not changed my plans from becoming a journalist, yes as in jumping through the hopes and getting a degree. I was only trying to explain why I am disenfranchised with the idea. It really comes down to me being happy with who I am and not feeling a necessity to change that for monetary gain.

In unrelated news, the Mooseknuckler Alliance officially adopted a trail on Saturday. After intense training with the forest service (read: a couple hours of nothing), I was given the responsibility of maintaining the trail that beat me into submission the week past. Old Jardine, as it’s called, has some problems that I won’t be able to solve myself but I can hopefully make some noise about them and get things rolling in the right direction. The bottom of the trail goes directly up a drainage, running parallel to a stream coming down the valley. As you can imagine, there are serious erosion problems. From the bottom of the drainage it switchbacks up to another flat spot and then continues to switchback to an old juniper tree. Beautiful views and the switchbacks are buffed out single track, but it is a lot of climbing. I’m hoping to make it up tomorrow morning to see if I can reclaim my pride.

Adopting the trail, I hope will allow me to bring the MCA into existence in some form up here in the polar north. I’ve begun the Wednesday night Alliance ride and hope to get more people involved in maintaining the trails in this region. I guess I’m willing to do anything to improve the riding that now surrounds me and will be my home for a year or so.

Other than that, I don’t have much to say. I’ve been reading a lot due to the lack of media in my new abode. I turn on music and read, that is pretty much all the entertainment I have. I finished Collapse by Jared Diamond, read, A Clockwork Orange and have recently added Diario de un Mojado to my collection.

I guess I should mention the boycott of gas stations on the 15th of our current month. A great idea except it is only for one day. If you all really want to stick it to the man ride a bike because gas prices aren’t going to go down. I am kind of glad they are so high, it’s a great motivator for a lot of people to get out of their pollution spewing coffins and transport themselves by their own power.

Ride more, Drive Less.