Captain Jacks will get ya high tonight

Got out for a great lunch ride today, hitting up Captain Jacks with Kenton and Austin. Back in the day (94-96), I used to ride Cheyenne Canyon quite a bit. Now that I live up in Monument I just don't get down there much.

Neither Kenton nor Austin had been to Cheyenne Canyon to ride, so they were in for a nice treat. Weather was pretty sweet, just a bit on the cool side. We took a long lunch, piled the bikes in my truck and hit the trail.

The climb is pretty continuous, but the reward is pretty big. The descent is super fun, reminding me of a bobsled run at points and a bmx track at others. Today's ride gives me the motivation to make the extra effort and get back there once in a while.

I also put some time in on the trainer last night, another 45 minute episode of X Files. Yippee. I did step up the intensity a bit, throwing in about 6 one-minute intervals.

Planning to do the full commute tomorrow, which will probably be about 40 miles round trip. If I'm feeling fairly fresh, I'd like to put the hammer down in the morning and see what I can do. Almost all of my efforts have been laid back 'til now and I'm starting to feel strong and healthy enough to push things....

Oh yeah, broke the light mount on my new Cyo. No rack in the truck right now, so during the drive back from Cheyenne Canyon my bike tipped over and must have landed directly on the light mount, as it was cracked clean through. $20 down the drain. Not sure if I'll order the same mount. Likely a solid mount that just got pounded in a wacky fashion.

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