Date: March 30Mileage: 13
March mileage: 606.2
Temperature: 37
I did a short ride up the Dan Moller Trail today that turned into more of a moderately long hike. I was gone for nearly three hours, but the opportunity to leave the house and its incessant blaring of college basketball, plus the four-mile descent that takes all of 15 minutes, made it all worth it. I made another short video today during the downhill run. This one is much better than Friday's. I got a better angle by stuffing my Olympus point-and-shoot in my goggles, so I had a ghetto helmet-cam thing going on. One thing I noticed after watching the clip is that it actually makes the ride seem fairly smooth - there's no indication that I spent most of the narrow stretch correcting my line with my handlebars while my rear wheel fishtailed wildly in the snowmobile-churned sugar snow. It may be proof that I do in fact have sound upper body handling - or it could just be poor quality footage. Either way, I got my hands on some video editing software, so today there is music and titles. Enjoy!
29 comments:
Nice soundtrack.
Too cool! With scenes like that, I think I could get into snow-biking!
That was fun, thanks for taking us along Jill!
sweet! **smiling**
Fun!
I can't decide if I'm jealous of you still having a pile of snow, or if I'm glad ours gone....
bike bobsled
Your talents are mimitless - that was awesome.
Actually they are limitless - unlike my editing skills
Wow, that looks like fun!
All I did Sunday was eat pizza at Coney Island. I'm not sure that counts as Spring training.
what was that song?
you are my new hero! helped inspire me to get up the morning and ride even if it is "cold" by my spoiled California standards.
That was fun, esp. with the soundtrack!
Faster than I thought it would be, at least by video perception.
VA Biker
Song is "The Good Times are Killing Me" - Modest Mouse.
Now, THAT was fun! I read your blog all the time, and of course I know you ride in the snow, but having no personal experience with snow, it's hard to imagine what pedalling a bike in powder is like. Finally, I can see why you might like it. Alaska is incredibly scenic. So completely different than my environment. Where I live in N.C., it hasn't snowed more than about 1" since 2003.
You live in a beautiful place Jill. Thanks for sharing the ride.
That is just way too cool! Good choice of lyrics :)
Why in the WORLD would you want to do that instead of watching college basketball??? (he said with tongue-in-cheek)
What was name of the song and artist???
You are truly an inspiration, thank you.
That was too good.
-B
you are a trip
This is so beautiful. I can see why you love it so much.
Thanks Jill, that helps me to see why and how!
Now if some chilled air could be blown at my face.....
Craig
So how many snowshoers did you knock over on the way down? :-)
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Cynthia in the Valley
haha, oh my goodness, I was only halfway through it when I asked about the snowshoers. Which made the ending even funnier...
Cynthia in the Valley
Nice work Jill! Looking forward to seeing more. -dave_
Very nice, the video and the ride!
Thanks
Cool, bike skillz, video skillz, and time travel! March 3008 huh?
lol cool video...and you should have buzzed the hikers...
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