tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59565643070536292022024-03-06T04:18:14.521-05:00The Garden and the TractorThis is my family blog, made to chronicle our life of gardening, biking, and child rearing
(which fills in just about the bulk of what we do!).Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.comBlogger580125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-6822006896336914372015-10-16T07:05:00.000-04:002015-10-16T07:05:07.558-04:00Tradition.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-22734872592876821422014-07-25T07:05:00.001-04:002014-07-25T07:05:11.101-04:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/NcFaVfTDWcs?list=PL4D7810BA54C4F6E0" width="560"></iframe><br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-36765258078727497642014-07-24T07:29:00.002-04:002014-07-24T07:34:22.484-04:00Very Proud<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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She's not the youngest girl to circumnavigate the world in a single engine plane or anything...but she kicked out her first adventure on a bike. She planned well and listened to advice for a change...ice in the Camelback; Nutter Butters for a snack. She figured out some issues....doesn't like the Camelback dripping on her leg; loop it upward overhead to stop. She got a feel for a butt in the saddle for a longer period of time....."Dad....my butt hurts."<br />
Her helmet sits straight on her head?...We'll have to work on that one.<br />
Someday in Michaux....Someday in Michaux!<br />
<br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-51119302501375838242014-07-22T06:37:00.001-04:002014-07-22T06:37:31.927-04:00Man Cubs...learnin' the way of Jay Duffy,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-86638358986309737592014-07-21T07:44:00.001-04:002014-07-21T12:45:30.572-04:00Nutter Butters to the Rescue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kind of a funny ride....everybody reaching a point of delirium at some time or another....interesting data if you click on the details....anytime there was a straight drop off in any of the graphs....well...they represent Buck's flats....Actually there were a lot more breakages and adjustments than that. The break point came at Old Forge...the second time around. Dustonium wasn't feelin' the love and had turned towards the Teaberry lot to get back to the playhouse, Reub and Rich chose that path as well, via Southern Gas and beginner trails. The rest of us chose the original plan of Virginia, Mackey, SP, and back over Snowy mountain, retracing steps.....Once again....The break point...at Old Forge...the second time around....out of food...Buck and Tomi foraging for wine berries...everybody is running on vapors at this point....I gotta have something...reach deep down in my sack...sometimes you win, sometimes you lose....I win...two packs of Nutter Butters hidden under my tubes...spread amongst the final five...fuel to get us home and back to beers.<br />
MBM'ers were lucky we didn't stumble into 'em at the bottom of Old Forge....otherwise they were gonna' get the most pathetic display of public begging and mooching ever to take place in Southy....how many cupcakes can you fit in Scott Hughey's Van?...In this case...it would have been 5!<br />
CheersTractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-62896914368174886322014-07-18T06:53:00.001-04:002014-07-18T06:53:38.226-04:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-ab8leIxd4U" width="560"></iframe><br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-7497153946421837612014-07-17T07:47:00.000-04:002014-07-17T07:50:55.702-04:00Mackey is Clear......for the most part. Still one bad but brief section....the last hard move on the trail. It needs some tracks from some bold individuals. Overall the trail should be quite a bit easier....yes easier. Although for the most part, it follows the original line, there is no more drifting down off the ridge. The one exception to "easier" is Larry's Line...you know the one...remember that one?...The one that showed our Michauxslovakian love for online fighting? Back to the point, the moves on Larry's line have never been that hard, just sequential. Well, there are no fewer than five new moves added on to that sequence...my favorite challenge in the woods.<br />
....Speaking of Lars, he sent me this great news after weed-whacking trail all day...a couple miles worth.<br />
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...probably within the fences out there but who knows....Mackey will always be hidden out there.<br />
And by the way....I put this segment onto Strava the right way....stopping right before Mackey Run...so you can sit and have a pre-stashed cold one before moving on....funny it is.<br />
....going to go see how it's riding this mornin'. <br />
<br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-51041608643880944282014-07-16T04:42:00.000-04:002014-07-16T04:42:16.546-04:00Taking the Wheels Off...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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...while the monster has a meltdown.Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-36790392656673091112014-07-15T08:53:00.003-04:002014-07-15T08:53:54.854-04:00A Failed Attempt at the 40.Too much stuff down....too much work that needs done to make things ride-able. Still a good hard ride and a good cool down in Antietam Creek.<br />
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Hopefully the birds don't get them blueberries before I do.Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-28584478050530719502014-07-11T07:19:00.001-04:002014-07-11T07:19:47.375-04:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/AQFWAXNQzAA" width="560"></iframe><br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-84075812245322299542014-07-10T07:38:00.003-04:002014-07-10T07:38:50.114-04:00Flora...just go along with it...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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...it's just easier that way. <br /><br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-48576835476762002712014-07-09T07:22:00.000-04:002014-07-09T07:22:21.338-04:00Chillaxing is what I think they call it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good for the soul but bad for the vices. Stell spent a good majority of the day cooking up concoctions she won't taste...but forces it upon everybody else. Yesterday was a pool of olive oil in a cast iron skillet, with onion, zucchini, and a jalapeno floating on top....and... a small salt mound to add a bit of flavor ta' boot! Now I like salt....love the stuff....but it was almost at the point...almost...where I wouldn't eat it. Thankfully....she was targeting her Uncle Mark with that treat. The ingredients were all grown the best ways possible. The zucchini was free range...they grow all over the place. The olive oil was organic....but if you listened to any of the NPR segments on this fine fruit (olea europaea), you know we truly don't get the good stuff.....and by the way.... the salt was gluten free!<br />
Slap a sticker on it....my mind is leaving me....getting to be that age.Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-66019003578468314732014-07-08T10:22:00.000-04:002014-07-08T10:22:07.086-04:00Kennedy Peak....Brutal<iframe frameborder="0" height="548" src="http://connect.garmin.com:80/activity/embed/536654858" width="465"></iframe><br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-87327624639628827792014-07-07T08:43:00.000-04:002014-07-07T08:46:04.150-04:00Vive Le Tour....found that pain cave....again. Same as last year.<br />
The bike and fancy new fork?...I'd put it up against anybody going across a ridgeline....nobody coming down off the ridgeline. The Fitty was definitely made for Michaux, not big mountain descents.<br />
Pretty cool watching Tim clean that climb, makes me want gears again. That guy can ride a bike.<br />
5 pounds lighter this morning...haven't Pee'd yet...look somewhat like a raisin...that can't be good.<br />
Cheers to the young..ger cakes pullin' off the Full Pull in style...Cheers to Winky and I...having more sense than that! Chuckled about that the whole way to Edinburg...and back.<br />
Cheers to Ho' and the Big D for finally venturing down with us....gettin' some Va. culture.<br />
Thought about the Superstar out there....quite a bit. Put things in perspective for me....get down the mountain safe and home to the family....save the heroics for the young boys still dreaming of being World Champions.<br />
Little Carp did her first Full Pull....Hayden Elicker will be there in no time.<br />
Next year....20th anniversary. I'd have to say I'm in! That'll give me a whole 'nother year to come to my senses.<br />
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Vive Le tour.<br />
<br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-75129948136411994112014-07-05T07:32:00.000-04:002014-07-05T07:32:08.739-04:00July 4, 2014 at our Humble Harney Carny.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-18576946122983719172014-07-04T07:29:00.001-04:002014-07-04T07:30:29.670-04:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/B3iC3sO7VLg" width="560"></iframe><br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-13951671721801185622014-07-01T07:48:00.001-04:002014-07-01T07:48:11.729-04:003 Hits and then Le TourBuck emails....he's had 3 crashes...Three hits. Needs to rest.<br />
I'm right there....#2....a fresh fork and different movement to blame for #1....trail debris at speed for #2.<br />
Both were big impacts and lucky landings...I'm feelin' it.<br />
Bitched at the Pony's going home early from Sundee Service..... saving strength for Trimble Mountain....Pussabifida it seems....but I'm jealous....would've done the same thing all things considered.<br />
After 6 full pulls and probably another 6 of pony boy stage pickin', I want to be back at it....it's been awhile since I've been on a big mountain.<br />
This week's Sundee Service is Massanutten Trail....Kennedy Peak....lot's of recent history that will be revisited...the place is haunted...big impact, bad landing....need to get back on that pony....can't wait.<br />
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This don't make no sense at all. <br />
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Vive Le Tour!<br />
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<br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-45483952932418996602014-06-25T15:48:00.001-04:002014-06-25T15:48:12.359-04:00Ice Cream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Daddy....I need a schnack." Sometimes the words get caught in her cheeks...generally the S-sounds.<br />
"Okay kid, what do you want?"<br />
"I need some ice cream."<br />
"Liz, we ate all the ice cream last night."<br />
She growls....literally... and pokes me with a rigid finger right between the eyes. <br />
"YOU...have ice cream." <br />
Clint Eastwood has got nothin'....I mean nothin' on that look of intimidation. I felt like I had just been bullied.<br />
<br />Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-48318058132058339292014-06-24T13:51:00.001-04:002014-06-24T13:51:38.057-04:00Cheeseburger Eddie...in all his glory.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fortunate genetic mutations that produced a ridiculously long neck now work to protect the camel (<b><i>camelus bactrianus</i></b>) while working the circus circuit and dealing with the second childs of our Taneytinian community. The trainer was wise to position the Monster between big sister and the Mohawk boy....chained in and all....Cause just as the case with the llama, if thin Lizzy gets her hands on the reins....that camels gonna' straighten up right quick.Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-4666922203711278602014-06-17T06:09:00.002-04:002014-06-17T06:09:56.499-04:00Animal Instinct<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If the monster gets a hold of that halter....that llama's gonna' straighten up right quick.Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956564307053629202.post-44749119626147301412013-11-19T22:10:00.000-05:002013-11-19T22:10:00.282-05:00TSMBR#9<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/aj462LuKRMM" width="420"></iframe><br />
I personally enjoyed the last glance down the trail.....realizing that he just lost to 25 guys and girls that are perfectly justified to give him a hard time about it....hence the video.Tractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011611580957978113noreply@blogger.com1