tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78431427615093003792024-02-07T19:54:11.646-08:00crashwhitecrashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-37308574905338556442011-08-29T17:37:00.000-07:002011-08-29T17:49:37.645-07:00Memorial Site<div><div>Thank you for visiting the blog of James E. "Crash" White, who lived from 1939 to 2011. Click on the link below and join us in sharing stories about Jim:</div><div>
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I PLANNED TO HAVE A SOCIAL RIDE, AND IT WORKED OUT PERFECTLY. I HOOKED UP WITH RYAN OFF THE START, THEN MATT, AND THEN SHELIA, BRIAN, MIKE AND ANGIE CAME UP. SO WE HAD A NICE LITTLE SUPPORTIVE GROUP, ALL 7 OF US FOR MOST OF THE RIDE. SHELIA HAD THE FIRST FLAT OUTSIDE OF CLEARWATER, AND MIKE FIXED IT FOR HER. I HAD THE NEXT FLAT AND RYAN AND MIKE FIXED IT, WITH RYAN USING HIS BIG FRAME PUMP. NICE! I LOVE PEOPLE WHO CHANGE MY FLATS FOR ME! WE MADE FREQUENT STOPS FOR FOOD,<div>PEE, AND JOKES. AT THE GAS STATION, BRIAN HAD A FULL LUNCH OF HOT SOUP, NUTS,</div><div>CHIPS, YOU NAME IT. I THINK WE WERE THERE OF MORE THAN HALF AN HOUR. THEN</div><div>CAME THE OFFICIAL STOP WITH WONDERFUL MONSTER COOKIES. (I HAD THREE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.) AT ABOUT 60 MILES</div><div>MATT DROPPED OFF--HE WAS RIDING A FIXED SINGLE SPEED! WHEW. THEN SHEILA HAD TWO MORE FLATS IN A ROW. GREAT! MORE REST AND CANDY BARS! WE PUTTED ALONG TO THE FINISH--OVER 7 HOURS AND A GREAT TIME! AT THE FINISH ALMOST EVERYBODY WAS GONE! BEN SAID JIM BELL FINISHED IN A LITTLE OVER 4 HOURS, 3 HOURS AHEAD OF US. GOOD JOB, JIM. THANKS TO BEN ET. AL. FOR PUTTING ON A FUN EVENT. I HAD NEVER SEEN OR RIDEN MOST OF THE DIRT.</div>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-71227984464409201292010-06-27T10:38:00.001-07:002010-06-27T10:41:51.018-07:00Octopus and Bakery Treats in Portugal<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkiQUe1R2utFuMfJc3oqdiAXiSnJmoyQjzdI0uIVEL2NKlSkqeOVyytLtvqjn4bPdIqnunGfEwgwyqAJIHch61j-flHRJoKEIecwR4MSLOIQwUDoUMAbj7LtYvU9Wcy4PGcliXcAUvi0Z/s1600/IMG_3167.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkiQUe1R2utFuMfJc3oqdiAXiSnJmoyQjzdI0uIVEL2NKlSkqeOVyytLtvqjn4bPdIqnunGfEwgwyqAJIHch61j-flHRJoKEIecwR4MSLOIQwUDoUMAbj7LtYvU9Wcy4PGcliXcAUvi0Z/s320/IMG_3167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487509606241125234" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillt9-E9_kv0stm-j1PzuJ4xcJGtnENTdeGTOBAaI79OIJVQ7X8MGZaXJZISycUCdx2UPFIsVqX-J9x2Ua4PnsT8V-WMUWOH4rehq3A6zNt5r-D3fAdTnr5xNrr2xvPQ5ux8jauV0DkPfY/s1600/IMG_3136.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillt9-E9_kv0stm-j1PzuJ4xcJGtnENTdeGTOBAaI79OIJVQ7X8MGZaXJZISycUCdx2UPFIsVqX-J9x2Ua4PnsT8V-WMUWOH4rehq3A6zNt5r-D3fAdTnr5xNrr2xvPQ5ux8jauV0DkPfY/s320/IMG_3136.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487509592816770354" /></a>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-86567667816170047242010-06-26T06:45:00.000-07:002010-06-26T06:49:22.856-07:00Segway Riding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzcOjLleQ-yN5JKEn7jQXW3mPd8zBMoBru_rTclTkauEWybQAVt1rMT3Da4ucaiDB6d566LwPlaLEiptPWQwOUfq7LbGuVA5gLzd2JQMagFdqERVmaj7jjvLdGibL8SbwsiLp1k7kM6va/s1600/IMG_3259.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzcOjLleQ-yN5JKEn7jQXW3mPd8zBMoBru_rTclTkauEWybQAVt1rMT3Da4ucaiDB6d566LwPlaLEiptPWQwOUfq7LbGuVA5gLzd2JQMagFdqERVmaj7jjvLdGibL8SbwsiLp1k7kM6va/s320/IMG_3259.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487078989714576242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp3GD-5tO4S9L5zNmG-3FqDEJobZueL1XbautIgvKfJpPo2c6UZVRfQlYPMMdAIpII4TjO11uzRMF7_kdsYHGVu0u3kqUDkp3OWAd6Mh5ecBpIG-TzdsrbABQnTpwZapsylKPfJiqYBys/s1600/IMG_3266.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkp3GD-5tO4S9L5zNmG-3FqDEJobZueL1XbautIgvKfJpPo2c6UZVRfQlYPMMdAIpII4TjO11uzRMF7_kdsYHGVu0u3kqUDkp3OWAd6Mh5ecBpIG-TzdsrbABQnTpwZapsylKPfJiqYBys/s320/IMG_3266.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487078973844995490" /></a><br />Mike wanted to ride a Segway, so we tried it at the beach near Sintra. Mike went very fast,<div>Elena was good too. I about fell on trying to get on the thing. It is kind of fun.</div>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-45656417413986959432010-05-24T07:50:00.000-07:002010-05-24T07:56:14.567-07:00DNSI went down to do the first MBS race, got there after 9 and watched the citizens race, then I went out to pre-ride the course which I figured I could do before the rain hit. But hell no, half way around the bike patrol stopped me and said the "course was closed!" because , well, it was going to rain. I mean, WTF? why can't you ride the course before the race starts? Particularly when the race wasn't going to start for another 2 hours! A while later it did indeed rain pretty hard and I left without racing in the mud.crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-56489864843831496952010-05-21T09:48:00.000-07:002010-05-21T09:57:54.665-07:00Mattress Burning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxEBzULiP-MmY85o1pSqFOsLKry9cFz4D0XUsJE6WQooN9vsjrLew2RB3vFjpZEm3V5OnyJvDHWVYkmfc8iY0CgaHgJNU8ERuIDRubQi1VwufPEv2YAYDNCJ_KM8d4ZQ16T8zHXBsb86s/s1600/IMG_3067.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxEBzULiP-MmY85o1pSqFOsLKry9cFz4D0XUsJE6WQooN9vsjrLew2RB3vFjpZEm3V5OnyJvDHWVYkmfc8iY0CgaHgJNU8ERuIDRubQi1VwufPEv2YAYDNCJ_KM8d4ZQ16T8zHXBsb86s/s320/IMG_3067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473768379670096994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlnCUavT2aR0oKXpjWeU75VWoiNkzouF8AclaoL1LEcgnpXBnEub04ExHxjqga-FzOqLGs4Fjpn3azuLkLcqXa_AWij1E5KvR3kXWkzs4WqH65qhCbL9wKg8YEn4r9JtZ_FJ3B3Rp1NnB/s1600/IMG_3065.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlnCUavT2aR0oKXpjWeU75VWoiNkzouF8AclaoL1LEcgnpXBnEub04ExHxjqga-FzOqLGs4Fjpn3azuLkLcqXa_AWij1E5KvR3kXWkzs4WqH65qhCbL9wKg8YEn4r9JtZ_FJ3B3Rp1NnB/s320/IMG_3065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473768375959433602" /></a><br />Mattress Burning is a fun event that happens every spring around here. Sort of a local version of Burning Man. Usually the event begins at night, say 2 or 3 in the morning. Everybody gathers around the fire, and the police come with their flashing lights, and they hang around talking. Everybody has a great time!! I mean, it unites the community and is sort of a farewell party as people are leaving to go back to the lake or where ever they came from. An added feature is abandoned couches.crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-29580911831964620462010-05-20T12:41:00.000-07:002010-05-20T12:43:54.035-07:00painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkb1Hx5pAcZyxNLiK14kSIyuHDdAPM8wslepIkFzEmG_i5OzCLUSKZmKrG7yh_DJgnDxbYtA9d-FEYsZ06YWiqtDOHpMb4r1LD9uU20B2bwDAAx7lAHWo_MZXJIi7lN2fE-a50P1imbMr/s1600/AJG-TD-00006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkb1Hx5pAcZyxNLiK14kSIyuHDdAPM8wslepIkFzEmG_i5OzCLUSKZmKrG7yh_DJgnDxbYtA9d-FEYsZ06YWiqtDOHpMb4r1LD9uU20B2bwDAAx7lAHWo_MZXJIi7lN2fE-a50P1imbMr/s320/AJG-TD-00006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473440179679039106" /></a>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-90570389611233254442010-04-23T13:28:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:33:02.183-07:00Dead FoxI rode the Melrose Quarry today. On the way in there was<div>a dead fox hanging from a tree! Very strange. But it raises</div><div>an issue, namely, should you do anything about dead animals</div><div>on the ground, like hang them from a tree!? I see dead squirrels</div><div>and dead birds sometimes, but I don't want to touch them because</div><div>well. . .disease? creepyness? </div><div>On another topic, the old bridges on the North Loop are falling apart!</div><div>Seriously, it looks like in a couple of places you are going to fall through.</div><div>Also, there is an annoying tree down, which you can hop over at an angle,</div><div>but it ruins the flow.</div>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-65664202235431970522010-04-03T16:59:00.001-07:002010-04-03T17:03:35.040-07:00Kyia's Birthday Party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpYvJsIO0CRoKsjtcR7B9VWE4wbB4_POJ7woootUba1amfL33wfi9ezAKH6ebh0QaVwdu0arqPT_j7BIxMsgcy5hvivEWSwJEZzZWTH9VirYGnEQSuZn6jmMBH-EaNj2vR1flQuulggJN/s1600/IMG_2773.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpYvJsIO0CRoKsjtcR7B9VWE4wbB4_POJ7woootUba1amfL33wfi9ezAKH6ebh0QaVwdu0arqPT_j7BIxMsgcy5hvivEWSwJEZzZWTH9VirYGnEQSuZn6jmMBH-EaNj2vR1flQuulggJN/s320/IMG_2773.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456066156349313794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEpa057HgAD0lL1m27ipPes0k1TT0re1rasjejT_prWi7J9MrY2BeDzFKSyq1nIXHQjIFcFTD3mVCqZRSrEzQfbPVf4py0WQmJC4TL1TS6_cu_6U7Q64L51W_TapZTjLPzT47wBJKdATz/s1600/IMG_2783.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEpa057HgAD0lL1m27ipPes0k1TT0re1rasjejT_prWi7J9MrY2BeDzFKSyq1nIXHQjIFcFTD3mVCqZRSrEzQfbPVf4py0WQmJC4TL1TS6_cu_6U7Q64L51W_TapZTjLPzT47wBJKdATz/s320/IMG_2783.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456066155159414946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdB8SocXv790R89SX3EQdw2V96oCEHqe1VqY3GqFmdEoTEak99OF74pfeMlYKW6YILRhFWTQSRDHUIJgbzolwUQioWH7o3Uo8PeNJjG2YtpynXGfCxXCGV-sf4yyWxrIwwV8UCygxu8Sc/s1600/IMG_2767.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdB8SocXv790R89SX3EQdw2V96oCEHqe1VqY3GqFmdEoTEak99OF74pfeMlYKW6YILRhFWTQSRDHUIJgbzolwUQioWH7o3Uo8PeNJjG2YtpynXGfCxXCGV-sf4yyWxrIwwV8UCygxu8Sc/s320/IMG_2767.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456066146234414882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzpW-mXVTYttFjb1c-T_4P6FxlV4X7jpJ9YE0rs3GcOC6ov3JrTyyvZQjAc7A8-inmBBzoA0DoNJxdszpnZ5JMUeMNgJMvLRw9aLSct1OT_e_hKHb9f77o6_4z35mUGSTVnS7GN4XnFg1/s1600/IMG_2795.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzpW-mXVTYttFjb1c-T_4P6FxlV4X7jpJ9YE0rs3GcOC6ov3JrTyyvZQjAc7A8-inmBBzoA0DoNJxdszpnZ5JMUeMNgJMvLRw9aLSct1OT_e_hKHb9f77o6_4z35mUGSTVnS7GN4XnFg1/s320/IMG_2795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456066139442265186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu51VSJOch1f759MKvo53APJYGGoLwmHdHjkcLtcL3V541AIlPKgKECrd-08DNVv9hwNsVeVhuImvgvJWKD1XvtBQlVVYa9lu-ymOOkVru6ePC1ppYAgGlTXnw2qt3I1dnj7xfXUNUga7R/s1600/IMG_2796.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu51VSJOch1f759MKvo53APJYGGoLwmHdHjkcLtcL3V541AIlPKgKECrd-08DNVv9hwNsVeVhuImvgvJWKD1XvtBQlVVYa9lu-ymOOkVru6ePC1ppYAgGlTXnw2qt3I1dnj7xfXUNUga7R/s320/IMG_2796.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456066132886915602" /></a>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-84811989817209792922010-03-27T14:54:00.000-07:002010-03-27T14:59:03.469-07:00TRAIL REPORTAl Benson and I worked on the East River Trail (next to the river) today. Al cut down several trees with his old chainsaw and I did some light lifting. One of the trees was huge and overhanging the trail--dangerous! Al also reconfigured the trail in a couple of places, both where the trail was washed out. Anyways (as we say) the trail is now rideable! Also, the Upper East<div>River Trail (aka the Ridge Trail) is rideable. To cross the stream, look for the rocks to walk on. Al wants to build a bridge. The West River Trail (on the other side of the river) is fine, Plum Creek is OK, and the trail south of the Fire Station is OK too including the return up the hill.</div>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-61164096145024286702010-01-02T15:26:00.001-08:002010-01-02T15:28:37.220-08:00Biking at Minus 15 today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemxCtmqfJVJ3_MBAi0LdwZuU6LU1cRFJ3En0wwin6utaYsB-4_P56lbGKPCsdPBiiBJEGEAYlEub03K_m-8LyYzbpL_VOw6kN2f5RzMEvOCJa28u6QeiiK-giAqUABN1moJ0jOwYrR6JH/s1600-h/IMG_2516.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemxCtmqfJVJ3_MBAi0LdwZuU6LU1cRFJ3En0wwin6utaYsB-4_P56lbGKPCsdPBiiBJEGEAYlEub03K_m-8LyYzbpL_VOw6kN2f5RzMEvOCJa28u6QeiiK-giAqUABN1moJ0jOwYrR6JH/s320/IMG_2516.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422288402810654162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymgXVS68QV-2eV9eWpT4QaIEZbW0CrZyrngpf-2J5nWpdS_pboNK1qSU3adJOYBZ8FgLc801sdHwBwohmXBJvUff_PkMrMCi055tDJTUL14FXDfiZZmVg181oekKlyiN5tbfE_mi7_AdY/s1600-h/IMG_2515.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWog51dfRKZDqofgbktxA1fBMzUdSylf_0IfXQ4iLIVSyF0hd5IsS3ruxkFF8mrAkLBkXQue38No9f_EDN60n1lbAHBBsXpq5z44skJ8U2bNNNQYFboqIvzsgVY_VsxWZ8yPaGaACzX8o/s320/IMG_2992.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421226737769294018" /></a><br />Ok, finally, pics of Kyia's paintings you have been waiting for.crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-34862928318741127422009-11-04T08:20:00.000-08:002009-11-04T08:23:23.461-08:00Bridges!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezgCTOqdeRm_Fo-Xp_GNGdp9MjySURYGYJIRytUmuwk15nkdtjtMpoYLFr5lLBCqPILepzIYOw7XbMc-DkqO2QF5P7s_AmGNrsW2iKyORTNJxe_K3qBvOrWWKGDUlMCeUJNeNmzO8b_yh/s1600-h/IMG_2981.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezgCTOqdeRm_Fo-Xp_GNGdp9MjySURYGYJIRytUmuwk15nkdtjtMpoYLFr5lLBCqPILepzIYOw7XbMc-DkqO2QF5P7s_AmGNrsW2iKyORTNJxe_K3qBvOrWWKGDUlMCeUJNeNmzO8b_yh/s320/IMG_2981.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400284816523290450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqEWYzYns_nCKONdHam3dgDrVA5gOZL8YlPFWng-IDuOAvnBFplIv6RY4QmgohfnPizTHHh0NtUCxeCbZ5tzIltngZJluX6ILu98s7CzMsRkgCuln4XoNW2VWSjsLMRJNa5x9KDOyoVGt/s1600-h/IMG_2982.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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Thanks to Sam and all who helped!crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-77564616364306452032009-08-24T16:09:00.000-07:002009-08-24T16:16:52.156-07:00OLE'S BIG GAME STEAKHOUSE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZwZrdHEOx94tidPxil7cEl3-NVZ6lMb1mPFZrjMNqyq4sP4nIhB2Ri5Dz5WE8nZdxZ4LKR1sz9FWGi5xdDLLfZEyMUbTQuo3fe9PI9iyzCn_hN_FTqDdK_4SRYyrYqNEzDGFdE90IJ-v/s1600-h/IMG_2805.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZwZrdHEOx94tidPxil7cEl3-NVZ6lMb1mPFZrjMNqyq4sP4nIhB2Ri5Dz5WE8nZdxZ4LKR1sz9FWGi5xdDLLfZEyMUbTQuo3fe9PI9iyzCn_hN_FTqDdK_4SRYyrYqNEzDGFdE90IJ-v/s320/IMG_2805.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373673239096530338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjd-PSG40U33M-USDemEZJzxEYNmhke1FMqJzUUDlNNYiOH2uwreLXaq6aKNT_H50CuJSTQVTQXtD1RMxMuAWi7jG0CsXpm2XdWvTH9zdRjCKoIKJga6tCAVunT5fn6h9S3MEV4AK9Gki/s1600-h/IMG_2804.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmROJE8OKeV3GMA0lGhYuZbzWOi0S3T7F6rlXFJ30UaonsitM6KAuyOr_ozCDgAOy38OYGP41KQr-m-12SFcMg-hQKoGp24Deq3CnyDORc_FM77RArnzLnRFDUSI7Voq00__n2Jre9Gpb/s320/IMG_2793.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373673213360156690" /></a>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-18468901256821024282009-08-24T07:22:00.000-07:002009-08-24T07:28:02.663-07:00Tour De Guyot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qirkTByJnflYK2Ofoq0W5UAXoMXVnYNWl3Tbn-NKt8hfHoIOi-SZnjhEAJjd-8PUTD4DC-fugmWmOq47HpLaOW_MVrUbfVCesYfG65Lxah7xITDFBYruNfeh8gWjrtFltBW4IpZgrifD/s1600-h/IMG_2853.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qirkTByJnflYK2Ofoq0W5UAXoMXVnYNWl3Tbn-NKt8hfHoIOi-SZnjhEAJjd-8PUTD4DC-fugmWmOq47HpLaOW_MVrUbfVCesYfG65Lxah7xITDFBYruNfeh8gWjrtFltBW4IpZgrifD/s320/IMG_2853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373536834466796738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnNPEed7IT2pnsUNbcoQYpYGBu1i99fh94nukuyjCqNe4JPvNSZ8HuhTkd2iWK_b8MIfBpitPTMktPWxM7XsnZcvuu13a-8dr7lgX7fsQD-4sBX0bKCmMzO5pwwcF6WSGXxbXkx6-rBu8/s1600-h/IMG_2839.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnNPEed7IT2pnsUNbcoQYpYGBu1i99fh94nukuyjCqNe4JPvNSZ8HuhTkd2iWK_b8MIfBpitPTMktPWxM7XsnZcvuu13a-8dr7lgX7fsQD-4sBX0bKCmMzO5pwwcF6WSGXxbXkx6-rBu8/s320/IMG_2839.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373536825482438258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GXQUOwlbZ2V43yM7Qfo5jMnygW63FqcANVY64KkToResttNQ3w0ul2c_n9bAEKGDmTPaD5LM4Wvtva4B2Xs1o6Yj06t03Ewtp7ZTMI03qlwJLRs-uWx_Kyj1s23tNKeVz6bTVush920d/s1600-h/IMG_2830.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GXQUOwlbZ2V43yM7Qfo5jMnygW63FqcANVY64KkToResttNQ3w0ul2c_n9bAEKGDmTPaD5LM4Wvtva4B2Xs1o6Yj06t03Ewtp7ZTMI03qlwJLRs-uWx_Kyj1s23tNKeVz6bTVush920d/s320/IMG_2830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373536815441966178" /></a><br />This was a 6 hour epic ride going over two high passes, French Pass (see the snow) and<div>Georgia Pass, and a long descent on the Colorado Trail. Some hike-a-bike and a several</div><div>stream crossings. Fortunately we had perfect weathers. The pics are of Mike.</div>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-56575457731487451942009-08-11T14:46:00.000-07:002009-08-11T14:50:35.767-07:00Hagerman PassRode up Hagerman Pass with Mike and Sam (who is out to do the Leadville 100 for the 10th time!) About 2500 feet of climbing with some pretty rocky and steep sections. After doing<div>the descent, I had a flat--the Michelin Mud had a nasty sidewall cut. I had to be rescued by Mike</div><div>since I didn't think I could fix it with a tube. The Lefty Fork worked well with 160 pounds pressure, about 40 more than is recommended. (The Fork had lost all it's air in the previous ride.) I've decided that the Michelins have weak sidewalls. Comments anyone?</div>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-49847716824396317682009-08-09T18:17:00.000-07:002009-08-09T18:22:34.688-07:00BRECKENRIDGENo pics yet, but I'm out in Breck staying at the same condo we stayed at last year, rented by my<div>friend Mike O'Brien. He doesn't blog, or doesn't even know what blogging is, but now I'm getting</div><div>him started (well maybe). Rode up Vail Pass yesterday and back--about 45 miles on bike paths</div><div>with lots of bikers. Coming back down I was over 30 mph a couple of times, but there were too</div><div>many people to go really fast. Tomorrow it's mt. biking on the Soda Creek trail, which I have</div><div>done many times. It is a very nice trail, takes 2 or 3 hours. Sammy is out to do the Leadville</div><div>100 and I'm hoping to hook up with him this week. </div>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-73980777718589678532009-07-27T06:07:00.000-07:002009-07-27T06:17:35.492-07:00Singletrack AttackI went down to do the race at Elk River. My race didn't go over anything very technical so<div>I relaxed and had a good time. I passed a few people and got passed back a couple of times,</div><div>but it was not very competitive. Mostly it was a social event for me. I enjoyed talking to</div><div>Dan Meyer and Rob Ogren about their race at the Firecracker 50 in Breckenridge, a race</div><div>I attempted for many years. Dan thought it was a harder race than the Leadville 100 since it</div><div>has more climbing. After the race I spectated with Jenna and Justin for awhile, cheering</div><div>for Tom, Justin's dad. When we left Justin ripped over the constructed Berm and the</div><div>wooden Stairs and I followed. They turned out to be easier than I thought. (My race</div><div>didn't go over them.) I looked for Kyia before her race but didn't find her. The trail</div><div>has some strange constructions, a teeter-totter that looks unsafe to me, and a sort</div><div>of rail thing that goes pretty high off the ground. Not for me, thank you. Next week</div><div>we are off to Breckenridge to stay with my friend in his rented condo and to see</div><div>various Colorado friends. </div>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-42539620709175623102009-07-16T12:19:00.000-07:002009-07-16T12:26:01.150-07:00NEW TRAIL!I rode on the North Loop today with the resurrected Scapel. It has a new<div>fork! Rolled over the new log pile on the first expert spur without any</div><div>difficulty. Now it rides pretty easily; before it felt more like a log drop.</div><div>There is a tree down shortly after the official log drop. The steep hill</div><div>by the prison is getting eroded and harder. I removed a rock from the</div><div>next expert spur. It is now easier I guess. Didn't do the rock gardens.</div><div>Given my pathological and neurotic proclivity to crash, I've decided to</div><div>avoid them from now on. </div><div><br /></div><div>The New Trail that I found comes shortly before the last crossing of the</div><div>ski trail. It is fairly short (2 or 3 minutes) and easy, but I liked it.</div><div>It is a little bumpy now but it will be fast and fun!</div>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-46904448284847411522009-06-21T06:56:00.000-07:002009-06-21T07:01:47.299-07:00CAR CRASHES!Check out the ten greatest car crashes in movie history. (Just Google it). When you get to the<div>website, you will find 10 youtubes of the best car crashes. I was impressed by the chase scene in Bad Boys II, where Will Smith is driving and the bad guys are literally throwing cars at them from the back of a big truck with spectacular results. At one point a big boat hits a car. In another shot a car rolls over and over and over. How many movies have you seen with car chases and crashes? We just love them. It's so fun and exciting to destroy cars, and of course, nobody is really hurt (well except maybe some stunt drivers, but we don't see that). At one point Will Smith says, "This is sick shit!" And of course he is right.</div>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-90478314286175300422009-06-16T08:09:00.000-07:002009-06-16T08:15:25.799-07:00THE INJURY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNMHJ0ejTEXRaYE8yMWWi7xBvyf0aqwhjTgW743_hvAsuYMgDBVSNxbU6PHmV2Y_wv_3717Aw6SV50BM1ge5zjD8rgMJHmKttp7D9nWf3thXetIrNuVyDHhKKfQc5Ay4ZjlT06JjB4IAL/s1600-h/IMG_2753.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNMHJ0ejTEXRaYE8yMWWi7xBvyf0aqwhjTgW743_hvAsuYMgDBVSNxbU6PHmV2Y_wv_3717Aw6SV50BM1ge5zjD8rgMJHmKttp7D9nWf3thXetIrNuVyDHhKKfQc5Ay4ZjlT06JjB4IAL/s320/IMG_2753.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347943928065576050" /></a><br />Here's the pic of the injury. Too bad you can't see the actual damage. The doctor thought I had broken my arm, but it turned out to be a bad gash and rash. Lots of bleeding. K and K tell me that the obstacle course was created by Matt Stone, not them, and that is it totally easy, no one could possibly get hurt. Well, all I can say is that you don't want to fall off and hit the round rock that is part of the course. The stitches come out in two weeks. No riding until then. crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-58959409853484733882009-06-15T10:54:00.000-07:002009-06-15T10:56:23.906-07:00TEN STICHESI tired to ride Kyia's obstacle course today, got half way across, and fell off. Result was a trip<div>to the ER and 10 stiches, which need to stay in for two weeks. I hit one of the rocks!</div>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843142761509300379.post-82597353032935297432009-06-14T16:20:00.000-07:002009-06-14T16:33:04.330-07:00MONT DU LACI drove up to Mont Du Lac to do the Series Race. I got there early so I preroad the course.<div>As an age group winner, I was called up to the front row for the start of the Over Forties.</div><div>We cranked up the ski hill. I was in my lowest gear spinning up the top part. Then single</div><div>track. Very rooty. I like the fast down and ups and since I was sort in the front of the group</div><div>I didn't have to dismount. My nemesis Bob Meuller bridged up to me and I let him go. I was</div><div>bouncing around a lot in the RigorMootis and he was on a dual suspension--an advantage.</div><div>On the second lap a spoke broke on my rear Mavic Wheel and my brake was rubbing, but</div><div>I struggled in, sliding out on final turn trying to pass some dufus. Jena was there so</div><div>I rode up the hill again to cheer. Jena led up the hill, and then at the final climb she stood up</div><div>and decisively attacked, gapping Rebecca (I think). Sara K-J was further back. J. looked</div><div>very strong and confident. Some young kid was leading the pros or elites up the hill. It looked</div><div>like they were letting him lead, no problem. By the way, there is some new single track which</div><div>has one dicy left turn but is otherwise good. This is a pretty hard course in my opinion.</div>crashwhitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635628010280370205noreply@blogger.com0