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I’ve been noticing that as I get older, I ain’t getting any faster. If I train hard and ride all the time, I can increase my endurance, but not my speed. Not real stoked about that, but there’s not much I can do about it. I can still ride all day, but the uphill sections seem to take longer and longer.
\nThat being said, being slow is not going to stop me from riding. Had a fun 18 mile ride at Old Man Pass\/Falls Creek a couple days ago so I followed it up with another 18 mile ride around the local hills. I know 18 miles doesn’t seem that long of a ride, but around here, you get a thousand feet of climbing every ten miles.<\/p>\n

\"Welcome<\/a><\/p>\n

The Gateway to the Forest is still green, the sun barely shines through the trees. There are still patches of green around, mostly in the shade.<\/p>\n

\"Summer<\/a><\/p>\n

The trees are green, but the undergrowth is quickly turning brown with the hot weather and no rain.<\/p>\n

\"Green<\/a><\/p>\n

Riding to the top of a mountain is usually kind of tough, but it’s worth the effort most of the time.<\/p>\n

\"View<\/a><\/p>\n

Get out and ride. Take plenty of water, it’s hot. Remember what it is like a couple months from now when it’s raining 29 out of 30 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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