Costa Rica - a few house pics

Beware the soul-less Poo. VP on duty

La Casa under guard

Future tiki bar

The garden and lots of bananas

La cocina

White Mesa Dirt - The Best of New Mexico's Upper Crust

Possibly one of the best mountain bike rides in New Mexico is here at White Mesa only 45 minutes NW of Albuquerque. If you're a geologist it's especially cool since there numerous travertine springs, sink holes, faults, and big gypsum deposits to geek out on. To get there drive NW out of Bernalillo on Hwy 550 until just before San Yisidro (about 30 minutes). Hang a left on Cabazon road, take the immediate first left and go another few miles. There is a gravel parking lot on the right with a posted map. Speaking of which - there is no need to take a map since they are posted at each trail junction which is really sweet. There is enough riding here to keep you busy for a few hours doing just the trails posted, however there are a lot of worn in pirated trails around that are fun as well. No crowds....We were here on a Sunday afternoon in May and only saw one other biker.



Gettin' jiggy with the travertine

Lots of steep swoopy smooth singletrack

Much of the riding is along skinny ridge tops

The trail traverses many of these wet travertine deposits - good traction but you are only riding on a thin crust of minerals and the hollow sound you hear as you ride over it increases the pucker factor quite a bit

....and the consequences are not good. Yes, these holes go all the way to the mojo. I'm sure there is a mountain biker down there somewhere





the creep on the steep

February Random 10

Javier Solis - Adelante

Tom Waits - Hang your Head

Tapes n Tapes - Omaha

Iron & Wine - The Rooster Moans

Gene Autry - El Rancho Grande

The Feelings - Hemophelia

Amon Tobin - Down and to the Left

Stereolab - Miss Modular

Land of the Loops - Goodbye

Lily Allen - Alfie

Hielo in Hell

Cabin fever is setting in - drinking way too much and have been fighting the urge to bring the ax inside the house...you know, for "safety" reasons.

Yes, we're getting a bit tired of the snow already. This ride, done right before xmas was doable - now there is about a foot of snow here so off-road riding is out of the question - at least for a few more weeks.















A postcard from an icy hell



















...and the Donks are ready for some sun and heat....Bring It!

January Random 10

Sonic Youth - Making the Nature Scene

Belle and Sebastian - Lord Anthony

Cat Power - Still in Love

Irresistable Force - Nepalese Bliss

Gomez - Notice

Eliott Smith - Ballad of Nothing

Paco Pena - Tarantus

Dan Bern - Witness

The Fiery Furnaces - Single again

The Pipettes - Sex