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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Sundown Singletrack Mountain Biking & Sneaking Up on the Whitetail Deer



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The theme of the day is to blend into the woods...
 Look close to see the Whitetail Buck in the brush.
 He's keeping an eye on me as he blends into the thick brush.

 As dusk settles in, the deer start to move from their daytime beds. This is the time of day that I slow the pace down and my senses become more acute and aware of movements off the trail.
 The deer do not sense me as a threat and get back to foraging for food.

 I used the flash as darkness settled in and it creates an interesting sight. I stayed on my mountain bike and remained motionless for about 10 minutes as I observed a doe and her 2 young fawns.

After I started riding again it was dark and I had a few miles to ride to get back to my truck.
GOOD TIMES!!  

Another 2 hour mountain bike ride today. With a 2 hour ride yesterday my fitness level is getting better every week. With December approaching I feel good about the singletrack mountain biking that I'm doing now.

The riding improves my reflexes and endurance for the full days on the snowmobiles and snowboard in the mountains and on the hill for Ski Patrol...and it is great to be on the bike in the fall riding singletrack.     

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