Chestnut Knob

Add to the list of cool climbs you have never heard of: Chestnut Knob. It's a dirt climb, probobly not the kind you want to do on a road bike, but definately could with ease. It's mostly that on a mountain bike, the descent is way more fun. Like really. It's awesome.

Anyways, here is a picture from today(click on it to see a bigger version):


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Happenings

So not a ton has been going on.  Christmas has come and past, and so too has the few days of nice weather.  Did manage to get in a ridiculous ride in Tiger, GA, involving almost no pavement, no map, and no clue where we were for most of it.

This was the "road" we walked on for a while before finding something more rideable.

We also found a cool waterfall on a road we thought would be paved.  Turns out not only was it dirt, but we were going the wrong way, and this was the end of it.

Afterwards, I handled some last minute Christmas shopping and spotted the worlds fattest cat.  Don't be fooled, he is quick.  I chased this guy around the store loudly and awkwardly (my trademark) for a good while before capturing his true girth in a photo.

This morning, in honor and memory of the fat cat (which I assume has died by now due to a cholesterol related death), I made a delicious ham egg and cheese breakfast sandwich.

I love breakfast, kind of alot.

Other cool Blogs

Been a while since I posted last, not like I have an excuse or anything, just acknowledging the fact.

Anywho... Here are a couple of blogs I have been reading lately that I thought were really interesting:

First is http://blog.guerrillacomm.com/ .  It is a blog about guerrilla marketing, and really just shows interesting marketing campaigns from around the world.

Second is http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp .  Which is a great way to get in your morning smugness.  I like to sip coffee and read about avant garde art, so I can feel classy for at least a few minutes a day.

Finally, http://thebicycledoctor.blogspot.com/ .  Scott is the man, and everyone needs to know it.

That is all.

The best climbs you have never heard of

Check this out:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3370672


I cant figure out how to embed that, so just goto the page separately, but it is the wolf creek rd. climb.  Pretty rough dirt road, especially at the top, but its good for nearly an hour or sometimes more of steady hard climbing. It's pretty absurd, the topo map doesn't do some of these stretches justice.  I've done it on road and mountain bikes, it's never easy.  This is just one of the many many climbs in the '6-gap area' that no one really ever rides.  

Blairsville

Back in Blairsville for Christmas, riding here ain't bad:

Macon Ga

So, it's cold in the mountains, so I spent the weekend at my winter home, Christian's place in the Maconga.

Here are some pictures from the weekend in no particular order:

Somewhere about halfway between Auburn and Macon, there is a tiny tiny town, with an awesome courthouse.  Don't worry, there was a pack of stray dogs wandering around the other side of the square, which was causing the worst traffic jam this town has ever seen.  At least 5 cars.

About 15 minutes later, there were some big silos.  I don't know why, but I like silos.

Got to Macon in time to ride some awesome roads, including this, one of the best dirt roads around.

On Saturday it was 36 degrees and pouring rain, which meant a solid breakfast and an excessive amount of coffee.  Yeah, I did fill the holes in the bagel with egg so that i could cram more cheese into the center.  Glorious.

I'm not going to say it was the hardest ride ever done or anything, but it was bad enough that Christian laid down to stretch and fell asleep for a couple hours, while me and his dad watched kung fu movies.  The picture is horrible quality, but is the kind of thing that just needs to be on the internet.  I hope you understand.

Quebexico

So, a couple years back, I got to race in Canada.  "Up there in the bush" as a French hair dresser described Val'dor in line for customs. 





Just found this, which is a pretty cool overview of the race in true Quebexican form (half English half French)


You can even see me sitting at the back of the field watching the athletes actually race.