Herding Cats and Diggin' New Trail (it's all good)

Business as usual hasn't really applied to me October November...it's been one day here, and there the next.  Last Thursday Night was the Open House Reception for the REI Greenville.  

The place was packed with familiar faces from so many places,  IMBA/SORBA,  Bikeville, Greenville Rec, City of Greenville Parks, Greenville Zoo, Spartanburg Rec, the Spinners, Spartanburg Rec, Partners for Active living, Upstate Forever,  SC State Parks Rangers, Friends of Paris,  USA Cycling,  GlobalBike, you name 'em they were there.  REI's community outreach program is pretty impressive.

Friday was out bright and early to lead 30+ middle school kids in a "Community Service" project...  Since their Social Studies teacher Matt is an avid Mountain Bikers and local Downhill racer... we had plenty for the kids willing to work on with the new Sulphur Springs trail we started a couple of weeks ago with the big group from REI...  Diggin' with kids is fun.

 Lunch

Shrimper explaining to the kids the "Circle of Death"   when working with trail tools do not cross into someone else's Circle of Death....   form 9 - 3  was pretty productive,  the kids had fun.   thanks to Chip & Liz for coordinating lunch for the crew.

Saturday was Race 2 of the Cross in the Park Series..

will post up more photos later

Then Sunday was back at REI for the Day 3  Grand opening celebration   we set up a tent  handed out propaganda about the club, and watched as people camped at the door then a huge line of people line up around to the back of the building...  first 200 in the door get Camelbak water bottles with varying sized gift certificates.

El Presidente - Cheap Bastardson

missed out on heading up to Swank,  My wife's brother and his wife were in town for a visit from TX so it was family time first fun bike stuff taking the backseat...

Less than a week to go on this Downhill Race, and things are getting pretty crazy, and i couldn't pick a better time to get sick... Yeah, a flood of sinus crud has now landed into my chest...  Yay  love being sick... first i thought it was just allergies that started around Double Dare... Now i'm thinking maybe it's a cold...

couple of art projects

gotta get back to it...


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