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The season of Father Winter...Game on!
Timing was great, the snow started as I was driving to the trailhead and nobody out. Got a good 3 hour adventure ride in. These are the days I live for, adverse conditions and a means to explore. The Puglsey is awesome in these conditions.
The Beaver house is now surrounded with ice and the geese have moved to the river with what is left of open water.
I'm always in awe of the massive trees in the river bottoms. The starkness of early winter and a new snowfall give the trees center stage.
The Canada Geese are on the river for the last of open water. At sundown they congregate on the river after feeding in the fields out in the country.
As the darkness settles in I take a break and watch a couple of deer in the woods. I picked up the reflection of their eyes in my headlamps. It is good to be in the solitude of the woods, miles from my truck. The night is when ones world is pretty much closed to within the reach of my lights.
Arriving back at the truck after a good bike adventure and enjoying the solitude of the river bottoms, I take in the sight of the last fragments of the early winter sundown over the river.
Good Ride!
A Week Later More Snow and Temperatures Below 0 Degrees
Hooking up with my son Jeff Hall on a brisk -5 degree afternoon with fresh snow and a packed singletrack trail along the Minnesota River. Me on my Surly Pugsley and Jeff on a Salsa 29er.
The trails were narrow and packed in so that Jeff was able to run along with the 2.5" tires, I'm running 4" fat tires.
Rode up close to these whitetails at sundown. Their dark winter coats blend in well with the trees.
Back at the truck after 2.5 hours in -5 degree temps. Another good adventure along the river.
Ride On!
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