Saturday, January 2, 2010

A Year in Review

I tried to put together a series of pictures, one from each month, that showed some of my best rides. This is the product that I came up with. When looking through the photos from the past year, mountain and road, I realize that I have a great group of friends. Some will be moving in the near future, and some have already left, but contact will be kept, and rides will continue into the new year. I've been all over the place, riding, in the past year. Hopefully that trend will continue as well. I've been fortunate enough to have rides that were fun, but the rides that I really remember are the ones that pushed me, either technically on the mountain bike, or physically on the road bike. Each is unique, each is exhilirating. Hooray for new prospects this year!


January

Overmountain Victory Trail Wilkesboro, NC



February

Dark Mountain Wilkesboro, NC



March

Overmountain Victory Trail, Wilkesboro, NC



April

Pisgah National Forest, near Old Fort, NC



May

Pisgah National Forest, near Boone, NC (Rider Alex Ryan)



June

On the greenway to Owl's Roost, Greensboro, NC (leg:my leg, covered in bird pooooh!)



July

Creekside Trail, near Winter Park, Colorado



August

Rock Wall Trail, West Branch State Park Ravenna, Ohio



September

Cedar Rock Trail, Dupont State Forest, NC



October

Brown County Breakdown, near Nashville, Indiana



November

The only road riding shot I've put in this display. On the road to the mountains, Erich egging me on.



December

Heartbreak Ridge, Pisgah National Forest, near Old Fort, NC

5 comments:

Mitch said...

Very nice writeup Barry. That is good stuff. Maybe I will get to join you on some MTB rides this year.

The Clawhammer Cyclist said...

Mitch, I'd be glad to have you along, anytime!

E-rich said...

I am proud to me in your YIR. That is, of course, an acronym for Year In Review. Should I capitalize the I? Should it just be YR? I know, YiR. There we go.

Go Barry!

E-rich said...

dang. Proud to BE in the YiR. Sheesh.

The Clawhammer Cyclist said...

Well, Erich, the rides I referred to that included suffering on the road bike inevitably, also, involve you! I'm glad to count you as a friend!