Birthday Surprise
Looking pretty happy about this. Somebody got an early birthday surprise, and from the looks of it in this photo, the “surprise” was worth it! Way to go Scott. Happy Birthday Mandy, lots of love, Mom & Dad.
Year: 2010
Return to MDH
It is looking like there will be a second trip to do some mountain biking on the MDH trail in 2010! A tentative date of Sept 18-19 has been suggested and this also might be the largest group ever. I hope the Ranch is up for this. Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Floating Dock Launch
Artistic AnchorOriginally uploaded by Big Dadoo Normally, the floating dock or swim platform would have been set in place much earlier in the year, but I needed to build some new “anchors” to replace the huge rock that got away last year. To replace the rock, this year there are three five gallon pails filled Read More …
The need for speed
The need for others to know your speed that is.
Food Fight
Who’s got my fish?Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo On the weekend we were out on the lake boating back to the cottage after finding a geocache on Strawberry Island and we noticed a large number of birds on the shore of another island. We headed over and counted in excess of 10 eagles, a number Read More …
Commuter Challenge
Today is the start of Commuter Challenge Week, and as it turns out my ride into work this this morning was a little extra “challenging”. My route takes me over the Seine River on a path that parallels Fermor Ave. A rider in front of me slowed and stopped just as the path was descending Read More …
Daily Double
Air Kiss, awesome stuff! First road ride at the lake this year was a little more interesting that some. I followed the usual route of heading out Storm Bay Road, east on Hwy 17 and then taking the bypass, Hwy 17a west back towards Winnipeg and then turning back on Hwy 17 into Kenora, a Read More …
Cottage Opening for the 2010 season
Failed Parts With the great weather we’ve decided to open the cottage a week ahead of the traditional May long weekend opening. We had a birthday celebration for Scott with the whole family on Friday and then drove out later that night arriving at a little after 1am. Eric, Dez, and Kellie are out with Read More …
Crash Blackout
After getting home from the ride this morning, I noticed something unusual on my jersey. If you look carefully at the lower right, those of you who are cyclists will most likely recognize the imprint of a chain ring. Now, it’s not totally unheard of to get a “chain ring tattoo” on you calf with Read More …
Maah Daah Hey in a Day movie
This is an awesome video with a great message at the end. Well work the time to watch, especially if you like mountain biking. Maah Daah Hey in a Day from Chad Ziemendorf on Vimeo.