A SENSATIONAL SPRING
Spring is, believe it or not, is the most difficult time of the year for me to get out and mountain bike and hike. A lot of factors...the inevitable rainy weather, muddy trail conditions (which end up closing the trails at the local county parks), and the end of the school year activities and field trips that all happen in April and May...are in play here and, especially last year, put a damper on the amount of time I'm able to enjoy the outdoors the way that I would like to. I'm almost embarrassed to say that (for all the reasons previously listed) I didn't ride my mountain bike even once in May of 2018. This Spring, thankfully, has proven to be much more "trail" friendly than last. Yes...I took a pic of my bike surrounded by wildflowers (Dame's Rockets) at Lake Kain County Park. -- May 18, 2019 My wife, Robin, and I have continued our commitment to at least one hike a week. Rocky Ridge County Park is our default location to hike if we are pr...