I just rode the Zank up to the land of Pine Groves, milk, and honey. couple more weeks of warm and dry and we're good to go here.
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I just rode the Zank up to the land of Pine Groves, milk, and honey. couple more weeks of warm and dry and we're good to go here.
Creeks here are running high with melting snow - I think it will finally be gone by early next week.
Going for a walk (ground is too wet to ride) around my place yesterday, and feeling the warmth of the sun with the cool rising up from the snow...nothing better. I'm ready.
This was Ridge rd on Thursday. Mostly clear but still had some slushy areas.
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I was on Ridge Rd. today between 234 and Woodrow Rd. (the the dirt road that was the Fri PM ride 2 yrs ago) and it was totally fine. Trails on the Ridge were totally dry, Still a little muddy in the valley. There's been a fair amount of logging in that area this winter so definitely some chunkiness from the trucks.
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A couple days at Buck Hall Campground ~ 45 min N of Charleston. Hightlight was a 46 mile white road gravel tour of the Frances Marion Nat. Forest. Flat, millions of pine trees. Spotted a dozen wild Turkeys together; a pig hunter and his son with dogs wearing armor, and only one other moving vehicle on the dirt roads. Super peaceful but no rest and pedal pedal pedal. Had a couple of awesome dinners out and some campground cooking. Nice break in the routine.
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I think that Blackstone name is correct, I will check in a bit. Great pull out set up with 3 lines of burners, I would rather it be a stainless top, might change that out, but it works great for anything you'd use a pan for not inclusive of sauces!
Shaking the current set-up out.
Spent some time in western MA last weekend exploring greater franklin county. whew - there are some hills out there. i envy you retired old farts, i need more time off and more miles under the tires. there is a whole world of stuff to see out there.
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Nick you are killing it. Love the trailer upgrades.
Hey, retired life is not all fun and games. Well....
Hope to see you soon.
More of this!
And that bridge picture is so nice.
SPP
Two weekends ago we made a road trip to Wyoming for an art show. On the way I mentioned that I'd rather not homebase out of northern Arizona when begin our snowbird/nomadic life. We decided to build a small house with a large shop on our ten acres in Worland, Wyoming and make that our permanent home. We'd sell the AZ house after we move to Wyoming. We would eliminate paying state tax and have a lower cost of living. Since my wife is an artist, we're considering a toy hauler fifth wheel so she has a place to work. She does copper work so we have a radial arm saw and a miter to build wood frames. I'd also like a place to hang bikes. I'd travel with my gravel bike/spare road wheels and MTB. So far, I've been underwhelmed with the amenities of toy haulers. With the Wyoming setup, we have the option of wintering over or driving away before the first snow.
Anyone know anything about Burro trailers, nor atleast a reason to avoid? We found one cheap, and in need of some help. I'm a fan of the fiberglass shells, for the weight and renovation aspect: Attachment 119722
I know nothing however that is a fantastic design for a small lightweight trailer. Kinda perfect for solo bike/flyfishing :)
yea that looks like a great platform to really make perfect for your needs. Full posh treatment, bare bones or anywhere in between. dig it.
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Ritzy address for the cost of two parking meters.
Take Cajones to park your AS this way AND deploy the steps! Awesome.
Question for Josh. We're getting closer to snow birding and thinking about RVs. I like Airstream because of my submariner background. I know it would work for me. My wife is 6'3" and I have concerns about her whacking her head all the time. I know you're taller than that, how does it work for you?
I should have made it more clear, the one thats in our price range looks nothing like the one above, haha. But, we bought it, needs quite a bit of work, but I'll post a few reno things here. Hoping to make this mostly kitted out for weekend trips tor races and rides, where we wouldn't ever plug in or anything. Just gonna set it up to have interior lights that plug into a power bank, and a cooler instead of a fridge. We already have a few thetford toilets.
Pretty neat we can pull it very easily with the outback, and move it around but hand.
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despite many demands we do not paint it, we will be doing so, ha.
That looks like a lot of fun.
I've been thinking about a tiny trailer to park on the property somewhere as a writing office, but 1.) kinda dumb to use a trailer when I could just build a wood-framed cubicle and 2.) mice love trailers parked in the woods.
wow, that looks really spacious inside too. cool find - yes keep us posted on the renovation. the paint is cool, but i'd probably re-paint also.
We built a treehouse, not sure if I posted on here about it at all. Was a very fun project. Basically built everything to solid standards as far as sealing it, air gaps, vapor barriers etc. Good experience, probably a bit overboard. Next we want to so something with exposed wood frame and custom built windows (by us), give us a bit more creative freedom. Probably very little or no insulation, and maybe just another wood stove for shoulder season use. We want to do a bit more experimenting in transparency, and push ourselves a bit.
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We have it on airbnb when we're not using it for guests.
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/4342232...sts=1&adults=1
That is a lot better than a trailer.
The treehouse is fantastic. Well done.
Vermonters have all the fun. That's really cool.
That's awesome - what is the water source for the shower?
Welcome to the club, you did good. Is that a 25 ft? Hit TooTall or me up next spring for our Airstream / Gravel biking paradise campground info.