ALL TRAILS LEAD TO ICE CREAM

  Typically, the most picturesque time in my neck of the woods tends to be around the end of October and the beginning of November.  It was just about that time that Matt joined me for one of my post-surgery walks over in Michaux State Forest.  At that time, I still couldn’t do any trail hikes…so we walked around Laurel Lake and followed the access road up to Fuller Lake.  The pictures that I took that day are some of the best I’ve taken in a while.  Matt joined me for a five mile walk in Michaux State Forest.  The pictures that I took on this day were some of my favorite of the year.  -- October 26, 2022 The view from the boat dock at Laurel Lake.  -- October 26, 2022 Making our way around Laurel Lake, I snapped this picture of the Fall foliage reflecting in the still water.  -- October 26, 2022 Another amazing picture of the foliage reflecting in the water of Fuller Lake in Pine Grove Furnace State Park.  -- October 26, 2022 A cabin hi...

  When I first began cycling it was strictly mountain biking (and limited to the very few trails that I knew).  It took a while for me to buy a road bike.  What I found was that, even though my first love was mountain biking, I ended up putting thousands more miles on my road bike.  I guess because it was so much more convenient and a way to accumulate miles...which in turn made me a better mountain biker.  I'm going to be honest, though.  I never truly loved road riding...not like the love I have for mountain biking.  Personally, I think it is significantly more dangerous than mountain biking.  Sure, there are obstacles in your way on the trails, but the only moving thing you really have to worry about is yourself.  Not the case on the road...and, as anyone who has ever seriously done any road riding knows, it is shockingly scary just how many drivers are paying attention to everything...except the road.  Yet I pedaled on, because I lov...