Long time, no blog

Well, lets start this off by saying I have not really ridden much to speak of since early december, so I am pretty out of shape.
Yesterday, I decided to ride one of my favourite loops, heading down ute pass to manitou springs on mostly old doubletrack trails, then to Red Rocks open space for some trail riding, and finally to garden of the gods to head back to Woodland Park on Rampart Rang road. That is 13 miles of climbing for those of you not in the 'know'. about 3000 feet of climbing, 13 miles, and 20 mph headwinds. Lets do it. So, in the end, I was Feeling pretty shelled when I got back home after 50 miles of windy, mostly hilly riding.
And to rub it in, THIS was stuck in my head the whole time:

Whoops

SO, it would seem that I had a blog...whoops. not that anyone reads it, but I guess no one ever will if I don't post anything, right? I have been up to all sorts of stuff lately, climbing and such, just got back from a month of backpacking in the san juans and weminuche wilderness in SW CO, pretty fun and that is a fact!
I figured out that I will most likey do the great divide race this year, so I will be posting more andmore on my training and gear, as well as pleads for funds I am sure, since money is tight...if anyone has info on how cheap it is possible to do the race for, let me know for sure!
Namaste!

Revelations

Well, I haven't posted wnything in a while, but quite a bit is new: I got a new rear wheel, started to plan a bikepacking route in rampart range, as well as further explore rampart range more in general.

The Faithful Steed

So, for my second post I figured it would be appropriate to give a profile of the machine that gets me around on a daily basis as well as into the backcountry if the fancy strikes me(this happens a lot...)

Surly Karate Monkey frame
Wheels: Boat Anchor wtb dual duty fr rims heavy cheap shimano hubs, generic spokes
ummmm, mismatched cranks, avid bb5, wtb sst saddle, typical other stuff as far a chain and all that. OH! and titec h-bars! these ROCK!
And a Tomicog to fix it all up:

Opening Remarks

So, I am obviously new to this whole blogging dealio, but I am just a person who likes riding bikes of all sorts, but has a penchant for those of the fixed gear variety, especially when they are combined with dirt.