I have been off the bike for quite a chunk of time with lots of competing interests taking up my time. I have a slew of home projects, a long overdue visit from my parents, some difficult work in town as well as some work travel.
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It was not bad, just not mountain biking. I worked in Hawaii for a month which included having my wife out for a week.
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I did not doing any mountainbiking in Hawaii on this trip but I did do quite a bit of hiking.
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It was however quite nice to get back to San Diego and hit up some hometown dirt again.
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What is not to like about this kind of trail action.
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