Busy Week! Lot's of activity!

Tuesday I took the day off, since I hadn't taken Sunday off. I had a great time with my honey. We went into Asheville and just had a blast.

Wednesday I went bike riding in Green Mountain. It was absolutely gorgeous. I also tried out my new camcorder to film my ride. The handlebar mount I ordered did not fit my handlebars, so I put the camera on my Camelbak. It was good experiment, did not work. There was too much motion especially when I pedaled. I rode out just beyond the Egypt/Ramseytown Fire Department and then came back. On the way back I took photos. A really wonderful ride, a beautiful day, and a good experiment with the camera.

Afterwards I went to the gym and lifted weights, almost too tired to do that, but had a good successful weight workout.

Thursday I hiked all day. Man, that was absolutely wonderful too. I hiked the River Loop Trail with a new friend. It is about a four mile hike, with a lot of variety. It starts off in a conifer forest and you hike up to a ridge line. Then you follow the ridge line for about a mile and a half traveling in and out of conifer and deciduous forests. The ridge then leads you back down to the river which you cross. Then you climb back up to another ridge line and ford two creeks. The trail then comes down off the ridge back to the river which you follow until you branch off to the waterfall trail. We had lunch at Set Rock Creek Falls, and then hiked out to where the car was parked. I have to say it was another absolutely beautiful day. We started on the trail about 10:30 a.m. and finished about 3:30 p.m. I have to say it was a great way to spend the day.

Friday I went bike riding again. Same place out at Green Mountain. This time two friends joined me. I placed my camera on my handlebar bag, and it worked really well. Not perfect, but I feel like I'm on my way to a good filming experience. The battery gave a red reading on the power level at little over an hour into the ride. So I think I will have to buy some extra batteries as well as additional chips to actually make this a viable recording item. But I'm excited about my success so far.

Friday night I didn't sleep well, and of course was exhausted on Saturday. I was more exhausted than I should have been for one restless night. So, I considered that I had over did it this week and should take the day off. Sunday I was thinking about riding, but it began raining and it is too early in the season to ride in the rain, too cold. So I played in Asheville all day with a friend.

As always ... I want to ride my bicycle ... and I did.