tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52936229042098625392011-03-23T16:53:17.736-07:00A blog from a couple committed to keeping love and adventure alive in the midst of raising kids, blending a family, and dealing with everyday life.Bob and Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00021094550167842463noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293622904209862539.post-43051237486421677272011-03-20T20:33:00.000-07:002011-03-20T20:33:56.346-07:00Saturday, March 19, 2011...from Julie<br /><br />We decided to take advantage of the beautiful sunny day and hit the mountain bike trail at Yankee Springs - despite the fact that many chores around the house were crying to be finished. Before we left the house though, we had to spend some time figuring out how to attach the video camera to Bob's bike. (Check out some of our footage at the end of this post!)<br /><br />Upon arriving at Yankee Springs, we were surprised to see a full parking lot - so we were not the only ones who had this idea. We did, however,&nbsp;seem to be the only couple...most of the other riders appeared to be teams preparing for the upcoming Time Trial ride on April 17th. (We are also preparing for the same.) Ironically, we were the last ones to leave the parking lot, as it was dark when we finished our ride. <br /><br />For being so soon after the big snow melt, the trail was in pretty good condition. Quite a few leaves covered the path, but they were mostly squashed down from the previous riders of the day. There were still a few patches of snow (surprisingly deep!) in sections of the trail that do not receive much sun...especially in our favorite section called The Pines. The snow patches proved troublesome for me, while Bob instead fell prey to a large root blocking the trail. He said it was the first time he's gone over his handlebars in a very long time (again, see the footage at the end!).&nbsp;I was happy to not have witnessed it.<br /><br />Overall, it was a good ride for the first of the season. We finished the entire&nbsp;11.6 mile loop of the trail, but&nbsp;I was near death at the end. Bob spent much time waiting for&nbsp;me to catch&nbsp;up. But, being the sweet and loving guy that he is, he never complained as always had a smile when I'd finally come riding up to where he was waiting. The total outing took us three hours, but only 1.5 hours was actually spent pedaling. Actually, I spent even part of that 1.5 hours walking my&nbsp;bike - sadly out of shape for the first ride. We are excited to go back and hopefully improve our performance next time!<br /><br />We rewarded ourselves with a bowl of chocolate cherry ice cream when we arrived&nbsp;back at home! And Bob even agreed to watch a chick flick with me!! :)&nbsp;<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5293622904209862539-4305123748642167727?l=bobandjuliestailsfromthetrails.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bob and Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00021094550167842463noreply@blogger.com0