But, it was a close one on the stream today. These little bastards
called muskrats make these mini beaver house dwellings and I got one
taking a corner hard under power and well, it was a pretty sketchy
moment!
Lets back up a bit,, first local ride last Sunday in pure junk
conditions. Frozen shit trails to hell and back is more like it and
that's perhaps a bit of an understatement. I honestly loved it even
though it sucked, figure that one. Got snow, ice, snow, since then,
not much but every little bit helps and it made a two to three inch
crusty type substance over nightmare base. All good on the stream of
hard ice. First rip up and back, super tight conditions leaving
little margin for error had me stopped, half teary eyed becouse my
hands and wrist cramped up so bad. All part of the warm up and things
progressively got more intense from there. Run her up and back
enought times to turn the crust to soft chewed up lines which should
solidify tonight becouse it's ***ing cold out. Half hours time from
4 pm on went from relative comfortably cold to long lingering snow
dust and I was seriously under dressed. Wood stove feels pretty sweet
right about now as does this long overdue cushy computer chair we
scorred today, and the beers are like an ol friend that stabs you in
the back from time to time.
Streams a popular place considering I can ride an entire season in
the past and see no one. Bearded family man on his shitmobile pulling
kiddies in the sled seemed like a good feller untill he ventured into
my action. Take a hint, your over there and Im over here ya
sum***. Feller trapping bate shinners turned out to be a good ol
boy and Im glad I took the time to BS before heading back to the
trailer park.
Good day off, the kind that makes everything make sense if you know
what I mean and that my friends is just some of the story.
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