Good Day in the Woods on the Mountain Bike

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Ride along in the Minnesota woods as the Fall season gets into full swing.

 The more hours spent in the woods on the bike, the better shape I'll be in for the winter season. Snowboarding and backcountry snowmobiling out west in the Rocky Mountains is only 2 months away.

The benefits of singletrack mountain biking is the fitness and the reflexes are both being utilized as I react to the changing surface of the trail. The trail winds through the trees and picking a good line keeps me moving smoothly and as the trail climbs and drops I am constantly shifting and maintaining my pace. I vary my pace so that am riding on reflexes at high speeds. Other times I slow the pace and scan the woods for wildlife and just enjoy being in the woods. It is more of an adventure to me that way.

 It is good to be in the woods during the Fall season with the leaves on the ground and seeing the deer moving. I like the cool evenings as the sun sets earlier each week. October 1st is a good day.

The Salsa at rest along the trail.

 As I was weaving through the woods the deer in the top picture bolted across in front of me. As I watched her I felt like I was being watched, across the trail was the 2nd deer.

Back at the truck after 2.5 hours on the bike...the label says it.

Ride on!!