{"id":1214,"date":"2011-01-23T20:33:53","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T03:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2013-04-10T15:30:31","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T23:30:31","slug":"first-2011-mtb-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/first-2011-mtb-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"First 2011 MTB Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The weather has remained nice, the trails are drying out, so out into the woods we go. I missed out on a ride yesterday because I had some computer work to do, but today was a ride day.<br \/>\nIt was sunny in the morning, then clouded up in the afternoon, probably due to a storm passing to the north. The sun poked through every once in a while. With temperatures in the mid fifties and a bit of sun, it&#8217;s hard to believe it&#8217;s late January, usually the heart of winter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/First2011Ride.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1215\" title=\"First 2011 MTB Ride\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/First2011Ride.jpg\" alt=\"First 2011 MTB Ride\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/First2011Ride.jpg 400w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/First2011Ride-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/JanuaryTrail.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1216\" title=\"January Trail\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/JanuaryTrail.jpg\" alt=\"January Trail\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/JanuaryTrail.jpg 300w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/JanuaryTrail-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The trails were a little moist with some mud and a few puddles here and there, but for the most part, they were in pretty good shape, especially following a couple weeks of rain and snowmelt runoff. There were still a few signs of a lot of water coming downhill.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SnowmeltRunoff.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1217\" title=\"Snowmelt Runoff\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SnowmeltRunoff.jpg\" alt=\"Snowmelt Runoff\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SnowmeltRunoff.jpg 400w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/SnowmeltRunoff-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The forest smelled from damp earth and wet pine needles, a full immersion experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/WinterSingletrack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1218\" title=\"Winter Singletrack\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/WinterSingletrack.jpg\" alt=\"Winter Singletrack\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/WinterSingletrack.jpg 400w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/WinterSingletrack-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were a few people out para-sailing, launching off the top of the mountain and soaring over the valley, between the storm clouds above and swift running river below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Soaring.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1219\" title=\"Soaring\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Soaring.jpg\" alt=\"Soaring\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Soaring.jpg 400w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Soaring-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The forecast is for more nice weather; that means more riding and maybe even the first kayak fishing adventure of the year. 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