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<\/p>\nSo man, long time no post for me. Truth be told, I have been enjoying other pursuits as of late. After spending plenty of time traveling and riding over the summer I have found life at home in the “slow” lane really freaking fun. I have been on the bike a bit, but first a little catchup.<\/p>\n
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The family (and a couple of friends) played hookie one day and enjoyed some mid-week fun at Knoxberry Farm. No lines was pretty freaking awesome.<\/p>\n
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Over Thanksgiving, we kicked up some dust in my Brother-In-Law’s yard with the go-carts.<\/p>\n
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Then there has been\u00a0the weekly hockey practices and games. If it is not Jake on the ice at the Escondido Iceoplex,<\/p>\n
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It is Will at Tricity Inline rink. Always good times.<\/p>\n
Early this week, a few friends and I did a little riding\u00a0east of the Laguna Mountains. This is an area that I have not done much riding in so it was cool to check out some new stuff. Kitchen Creek, Fred Canyon, and Thing Valley were all on the menu.<\/p>\n
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It was not too long into our uphill exploration that some of the white stuff made an appearance. While just in the shadows at first, by the time we got up into the Lagunas proper there was more snow that not on the trails.<\/p>\n
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It is always\u00a0a treat to get snow on your tires here in Southen California. Today’s dosage was just right, while enough to be a bit burdensome in spots it was for the most part\u00a0 fun to hear the crunch under your wheels.<\/p>\n
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After bit of play up top we worked our way back down to lower elevations and a welcomed bit of\u00a0warmth.\u00a0 There looks to be some good scenic loops that can be put together out here. I have to go back a time or two to get everything figured out. One thing is for certain, I had a pretty cool time out there on the bike.<\/p>\n