In religious circles, the idea of abstaining from food is thought to bring about spiritual clarity, visions or, at the very least, an approximation to the deity. In mountain bike circles it just means that you’ve been forced to keep the steed in the coral and things are not looking good for your sanity which can mean that you are as far as possible from spiritual clarity, but quite possibly, very close to visions. (this period is here because that sentence probably should have been split into ten) And you may even be thinking about praying, or sacrificing a virgin if you actually knew one.
I personally am not a fan of either the religious form or the knobby tired stylings of the idea. The fact that we got all of our rain for the year in less than a week and that it is supposed to rain/snow tonight we are going into the proverbial 40 days in the wilderness.
Yes, I do realize that my cross bike was meant for these conditions. And yes I should be out riding it instead of typing up this post, but alas, here I am and the High Life is in the coral.
What this all really comes down to is that while it may not be ideal riding weather, it is going to, hopefully, turn into awesome snowshoeing/snow camping weather. If the stars align, KB and I are planning a religious quest this coming weekend. It has been way too long since I have set foot on the top of my mountain when the white stuff reigned. So we are going to give it hell this weekend. I even ordered some new base layers for the occassion.
To all of you who are suffering in this cold snap, I should feel empathy for your suffering but I’m just enjoying this weather way too much to be thinking about you. I love the cold! (that’s my one exclamation point for this month).
Anyways, since my mountain bike fasting hasn’t brought about any visions, I’m going to dip into the sacramental wine and see if I have any luck.
P. L. and R.
P.S. I hope you have enjoyed my punctuational comments.
Your cold snaps are so short there, why would anyone complain? Our deep freeze started a whole month early so, winter will be a month longer. Haven’t seen above freezing, well, most of the month, though we are supposed to get there this week…supposedly. Though I really don’t mind. It’s winter, what do we expect…the seasons do what they always have for millions of years despite what we think. No?
Have fun, keep safe and warm, when you go camping. Pics would be cool.