The Ramblings of MTBBill

“Practicing” at Lake Hodges

MTBBill — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:39:31 +0000

My youngest son is playing on a tournement inline hockey team right now and he has practice at Kit Carson Park in Escondido every weekend. The rinks are just up road from Lake Hodges so I have been grabbing a ride there while Jake is practicing. You can grab some mileage out here and if [...]

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Alpine Return

MTBBill — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:36:20 +0000

It had been far to long since I have have been out to play on one of my favorite tech play grounds out in Alpine but I finally got back out this week. This ride was nearly called off due to impending rain, but since San Diego attracts on the sharpest weather guessing minds, the [...]

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San Juan Trail

MTBBill — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:15:21 +0000

Last weekend I decided to roll up to Orange County and hit up the San Juan Trail which I have done in quite some time. It weather called for cloudy but I figured it might be different once I got away for the coast. It was a bit misty as I traveled up I-5 before [...]

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Guajome Park

MTBBill — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:33:06 +0000

So off and on I get asked where are good places to take kids riding. On my website to-do list for quite sometime has been to create a where to take a kid guide. Lake Hodges, Big Laguna Trails, Penaqsuitos Canyon are places on the list but I had been thinking about some of the smaller places [...]

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Map File Links Back Up

MTBBill — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:40:43 +0000

So of you may have noticed that my National Geographic TOPO! files were showing up as broken links. Turns my ISP had made some tweaks on the server setting that caused the file not to be recognized (MIME Type Associations for the geeks) even though the files were indeed on the server. I have the issue all [...]

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Arrrgh….Swabbies get yer CPO Jersey

MTBBill — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:35:08 +0000

Okay so quite a few of you know I spent a couple hundred moons or so kicking around in US Navy. Wither you have already joined the ranks of the quitters like myself or you are still the country’s good work at the pointy end of the spear, here is a jersey you members of the Goat [...]

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A Nippon Weekend In Review

MTBBill — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:30:56 +0000

So I’m back in Japan for a couple of weeks of work. This marks the first time I have been here in the late January, early February timeframe. With the highs in the low 40’s and the night time temps below freezing it is downright cold for this San Diego Weather Weenie! Wednesday was spent playing planes, [...]

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Good Question – My Travel Case

MTBBill — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:29:56 +0000

So I got a question in the email yesterday that I thought the answer would be worth sharing. Don Maneth wrote: “…I know you travel with your bike a ton. Which travel case do you use? Do the airlines accept it as recreational equipment for an additional charge? Typical fee?” Well Don, I have traveled quite a bit [...]

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Daley Ranch Hack-O-Rama Ride

MTBBill — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:31:49 +0000

Being sick sucks! I have had a lingering cough/congestion for going on two weeks now they is really getting annoying. My get well plan is based on schedule of copious amounts of NyQuil, Vitamin C, Cascadian Hops and English Two-Row Barley. I have found it works quite well for either improving ones symptoms or reducing [...]

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La Costa Stroll

MTBBill — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:53:40 +0000

Rancho La Costa Preserve is really close to Casa Del Bill so it is often on the menu you when I only have time for a quick fix of dirt. Despite its close proximity it had been sometime since I last rode out here. It seems like Elfin Forest, Lake Calvera or Daley Ranch had [...]

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