Monthly Archives: October 2013

Luke Leads an Awesome Ride

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Matt Gholson

Luke’s home for a quick visit and some rides in the Shawnee National Forest.  He called a ride at Rice Hollow, one of the low down dirtiest trails in the forest.  Ten of us met up at High Knob for … Continue reading →

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Ben Hawes Makes Me Sick

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Matt Gholson

I had unfinished business with Ben Hawes.  I’m not talking about the guy Ben Hawes, but the Park and trail system in Owensboro KY named after him.  A year ago we went on big day trip and rode New Harmony, … Continue reading →

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First Frost This Morning

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Matt Gholson

It was cold this morning, there was frost.  I had to dig out warmer gloves and a coat for my morning walk.  Here’s some photos from the back yard.  

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Protip: Full Length Cable Housing

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Matt Gholson

So you’ve been reading my blog for long you’ve probably seen pictures of dirty mountain bikes, keep in mind those are pictures after I’ve sprayed the mud off.  Sometimes my bike comes home so muddy that I can’t even roll … Continue reading →

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Geocaching in the Shawnee National Forest

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Matt Gholson

We did some geocaching today, something Shauna and I used to do frequently.  Just in case you didn’t know geocaching involves downloading the cordinates of a hidden container of some sort to your GPS device and searching around until you … Continue reading →

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Night RIding

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Matt Gholson

 

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Weekend of Rainouts That Weren’t Rainouts

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Matt Gholson

So this weekend there were two big bike events I was excited about.  Event one was the Fat Tire Fest, held at Camp Ondessonk.  Me and Eli were going to ride Saturday afternoon, hoping to hook up with some out-of-towners … Continue reading →

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