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i guess some one no longer wants us to post pics.

so stop over and check us out .  pics and all.

mandi and joey 

check out http://www.ridealotwv.blogspot.com/

i guess some one no longer wants us to post pics.

so stop over and check us out .  pics and all.

mandi and joey 

check out http://www.ridealotwv.blogspot.com/

i guess some one no longer wants us to post pics.

so stop over and check us out .  pics and all.

mandi and joey 

take three minutes to get informed.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTfcAyYGg&eurl=

if you don't like what you hear... Vote Ron Paul 2008....Ron Paul REVOLUTION!

mandi in the land of giant toadstools.

mandi rubbing an asses nose.  dosen't he look happy!!

a hisser!!!  i believe this a rattle snake? where's steven irwin when you need him.

jackie resting after a long, hot climb to the top of bickles k-nob. 

a questioning mind is always learning.  do not be afraid to raise your hand. 

a couple of my favorite things, my bike and pine trees. 

mandi in slatyfork,  fern gauley mt trail. 

meet victory.  she was lost and now she is found.  hope her belly is full and her feet are healed. 

tea creek mountain trail.  how did all these rocks get here?  think about it. 

 peace, joey

So this past weekend was my birthday.  Mandi asked what i  wanted to do and my reply was "get lost".  i wanted to go way out in the woods.  i wanted to be surrounded by trees, leaves, ferns and friends.  we headed down to durbin and did a nice 5 hours ride.  there were several blowdowns in the trails but it just slowed the pace and made it easier to converse.  overall it was a good day, not a cloud in the sky and super sweet temps.  yesterday mandi and i dusted off the cross bikes and headed out on a long rode ride.   we planned on doing about 65 miles but took a very wrong turn and ended up with 86 by days end.  i can now say that i have been to aroura wv.   were heading down to the ap classic this weekend.  down home wv racing calhoun county style.  i heard the p-slide is super scetch this year, i hope.  this man could be our next prez.

rest stop. bruce w and mike l. 

rode the geared bike today and i must say i missed the ss. 

mandeana leading the pack.

amandapanda in fern gully.

rise and shine.  sunrise out the back window on last friday. 

watch this. bike commercials.  u may not understand the words but the video is great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUXzOKaWl5w&eurl=

I need to simplify my life.....why does everyone create this image that you must have a nice car, house,clothes, material garbage, and even a nice bike.  I feel i'm quite the opposite.  I love old things!  our house was built in the early 40's, I buy my clothes from a consignment shop in town, i hate buying things for the house/decorations.  and our car well that is another story, for some reason i'm ready to sell the car and buy a cheap older car spending no more that $1500.  It just needs to take me from raceA to race B.  If i didn't race i don't even think i'd own a car.  Joey and I already commute to work by bike, now all we need is a bike trailer and a townie bike with panniers.  I have my old bike "Sunny" who is being converted now to have a rack and we now have panniers.  I can't wait.  We are going to invest in a trailer so every tuesday we can hop on the rail trail and ride about 25 miles to an organic farm in Parsons.  There we can pick up some yummy organic veggies and eggs and then hop back on the rail trail to home for a great ride of 50 miles with one bike trailer and the other with loaded panniers.  What a great way to support local farmers and get exercise the non car way.  woo-hoo i'm ready.  We just need to find the perfect trailer to fit inside of the rail trail posts. 

our garden is beginning to take shape other than the birds ate all of my zuchinni and cucumber plants!  oh well our blueberry, elderberry, and raspberry bushes look to be producing some yummy berries this summer.  so far we have tomatoes, broccoli, collards, onions,  carrots, green beans, and sugar snap peas.  i'll post some pics real soon.

In the mean time check out this cool web site. http://littlebloginthebigwoods.blogspot.com/

just think if we could live like this it would mean less time at the job and more time at home and riding bikes.  i'm so jealous.  why can't it be like this?  I mean do we REALLY need a refrigerator? clothes dryer?or all the other unnessary things to survive.  I just want to live in the woods in a little cabin.  wood heat, outdoor toilet, clothes line, garden, a bicycle, solar electric, beeswax candles, and a running spring for water with a pump for a little indoor water.  life would be cheap and hard, but i love being in the woods.  just like camping with a little roof over our heads.  hmmmm maybe someday!

simplify and reduce... a question for you to think about: do u REALLY need all that u have and want?

no!

simplify=less work and stress.

time=happiness

mandi