Day 1 part 2...

... on the bike and no Toby.

It was calling for a high if 8 so a ride was the obvious choice. Katy and I had no set plan other than let's ride. My first ride for a bit so I was not picky. We headed out with a city path ride in mind; but it quickly changed as we worked our way toward the north through Tuscany.....

Katy working the single track in the ravines.... not showing in picture
but they were extremely icy!



With so much fun through Tuscan we decided to continue the adventure and
go for coffee in Cochrane... me riding towards the Bearspaw park...it was a
windy day,  and I was convinced it had not snowed since last time through
and it would be awesome through the valley away from the wind a bit.







Sunshine and soft snow... a little bit of hike a bike....it should get better...

Made it down to train tracks and hmm when did it snow... well it must have...
no trail to be seen so a quick wait for train to pass then on to the rail road...

It as a long train.... but should be worth the wait... the path to Cochrane will be
awesome, plowed and easy go....right?

or maybe not so much.... a little snow, little much snow..
It can only get better....

But not right away.... first the ice field!!... why the snow plow hadn't made it through...

Wicked scenery.... ....

 

Just up here Katy.... the path will be plowed!

or just a little up here....

Ops... how could I be so wrong... but still so awesome :)

The "beautiful" scenery investigated  a little closer... "yes, it's poopy.."

Finally climbing out and there should be smooth sailing right.... ? and still a little bit of daylight...

The puddles was no obstacles.... I could smell the coffee....

Smelled it too soon.... there was just no mercy today... even the neighborhood plow gave up on the local paths....

So after a lot of hiking, a little bit of riding and hungry bellies and no working back lights we decided to climb out of the neighborhood and head for the East while the wind was still in our favor and the "flash freeze" they called for was still not here and we had some daylight....

 

Got home before dark, we agreed we felt the flash freeze arriving... even though the mercury said different......

 

Thanks Katy for being a good sport and letting me get a good Nepal workout in!

 

Happy hike-a-bike ride!!