Sawing Chicks

Two days of great weather following the 2" of rain we got Thursday left the trails in perfect shape for riding on Sunday. Mid 60 degree temps, sun, and a bit of wind made for a great day to be in the woods. JD and I headed out to Chickasaw after a late spring ahead morning waffle breakfast with H.

The parking lot was full, but traffic was light on the trail. JD and I pretty much had it to ourselves as we raced around the course. The bike, the soil, the tire pressure, all was feeling perfectly in tune and it was all ear to ear grin out on the trail. For once flow was there from the get go and it felt great to be out.

We ran into friends several times along the trail loop. JD is much more famous than I and he had shout outs coming from all around as we wound our way around the park. We even stopped and shared some of JD's easy drink doggy water bottle water with Sierra, who was out running the trail with her daddy, Tagz.

Friends.

Rocks.

Whoops.

Bamboo.

The Salsa fork is riding amazingly well. It really feels good on the Rigormootis. No chatter, no brake rub, just a solid feeling and buttery smooth through the rough. The slight change of rake and 3mm higher A/C was evident on Thursday morning's first ride, but today it felt oh-so-right and perfectly dialed. Human adaption or good geo-numbers is up for the internet debaters, for me, it felt balanced and fun.

Once home from Chickasaw, it was time to saw for chicks. We cleared out a section of the dog field of tree branches and saplings in preparation for our chickens. We opened up the old red shed and are turning it into a coop for chickens. By fall we should be eating fresh eggs daily. I can't wait. Plus the chicks should help keep the tick population in check.

We have the option of getting a pair of ducks at TSC when the chicks come in too. And I'd love to have a pair for the back pond but don't know anything about raising ducks. Will they stay? Will the alligator snappers back there eat them? Who knows. Any duck experts out there wanna weigh in?