Post Solstice

The solstice, escorted by a full moon, has come and gone and June is nearly out the door. Today I'll write a bit about our recent biking.

Eli returned this afternoon from her two days at skürtzendirt (see http://www.skurtzendirt.org). It's a two day mountain bike clinic with catered meals and camping over night - for women only. She really enjoyed it, despite her embarassingly out-of-fashion bike gear (high rise handle bars, basket, no clip-on pedals). It was held at Farragut Park at the south end of Lake Pend Oreille. There were approximately 100 participants and then additional 'staff'.

This morning I biked up to Schweitzer and back, quite slowly. It was only my fifth Schweitzer ride this season, so I am behind schedule. The road is so much busier than when I used to live up there (about 20 years ago). There is not much bike traffic, mostly cars/SUVs with tourists and residents or construction workers in their assorted trucks. I saw some empty piggy-backed logging trucks heading up last week, but none that were coming back down loaded. Maybe Colburn Lake is getting filled with lost trucks.

Tomorrow I'll only bike to make my way about town. I need to make some significant progress on a Fulbright application. I'll write a piece on that possibility next time.

Richard
2005.06.26