although I was nearly dozing off with grant in my arms as dean woke me every three seconds to show me the latest development of the Mr. Potatohead he was constructing I knew that I should uses this time more wisely
so whle lisa headed north in the element with the kids I jumped into some city bikes orange and gold lycra and slid the geared karate monkey into the back of her passat wagon
lisa prefers the element for the kids... why argue?
just as I am at the door ready to roll off I wake up to the absence of my cycling shoes
drove smoothly
kept it in control as the spare tire in the rear that I put on the night prior seemed to be out of balance at high speed
yet I arrived at schaffer farms in roughly 25 more minutes than it would have taken to drive to the cabin john trails
which would have also taken 25 minutes
in fifty minutes I was on my bike and on the trails
had considered ditching the car all together and doing an endurance loop on the bike from downtown DC to the Cabin John trails
but was seeking something less familiar
if you have not been to schaeffer farms in the last few years I think it is time for you to get back out to schaeffer
there is all sorts of new trail
okay, new trail to me
as I have not been coming to schaeffer like I used to do years ago
life lacks the freedom it once had for mid week and frequent weekend attacks on Schaeffer Farms
it is good to get back to schaeffer farms
that roller coaster feel with the downhill skier rush is awesome
the log obstacles are the trademark for these trails
a skill that I am rusty at
riding along after a shoulder injury had me slowing for many of these wooden pyramids
while some of the pyramids had me moving like a cross racer
cleared some and remembered that it is not a difficult process
yet was hesitant on many as the shoulder injury is still fresh in my brain making a basic endo seem like a catastrophe
it was great to get out there
I was able to ride for just over two hours
I think I should have done two larger loops instead of the weave I kept repeating for the last 45 minutes
better yet
next time I head up there I will go with a friend who is familiar with the various loops
I ran some of the right right right loops with some add ons that I used to run
loved getting into the open sections along side of the field
I really lose myself in a day dream
forgetting where I am
under an hour from DC
and I am feeling like I am dodging prarie chickens in wyoming
the parking log was full
but the trails had people spread out pretty good
criss crossed with some of the same people a few times
but never any real congestion
although most of my encounters were head on
it was a good day on the bike
I need to get out to schaeffer a little more often
maybe I will get the wife that bike and we will get a sitter
she used to like schaffer farms
much more of an escape than the convenient and close Cabin John
although there is talk of some trips to cabin john
cabin john has a great park for the kids which could work to solve many people in the families' personal needs
back to the blog 
when lisa got back from bruch with friends this afternoon I was feeling pretty lazy