my life as a nomad

snow day

today was a hard-core day.


riding a bike with snow on the ground is tricky enough. riding a bike while pulling a heavily-laden trailer full of packages is trickier still.


but doing all of that in the middle of a blizzard = insane.


at one point today we got four inches of snow in an hour. which is pretty intense, to say the least...it made the difference from slow going at the beginning of the day to having to get off the bike and push (literally) a couple hours later. all told i think we got around a foot of snow, which is a respectable early-december amount.

i was doing pretty good biking in the snow at first... there was only a couple inches on the ground, and once you get going you don't feel too much of a difference. but when the snow got above my boots... while i was biking... it got to be more than i could handle. fortunately by that point i had finished most of my deliveries, so i unhitched the bike, threw it in the back of the trailer, and pulled the whole thing the rest of the way.

it's a good feeling to get everything done, and feel like you came out on top despite the weather gods throwing everything your way that they could. i didn't even have any wipeouts, although i had several close calls. but my jedi-like biking skills helped keep me upright. then i got home, drank some hot chocolate, and proceeded to shovel the driveway.

needless to say... it was a pretty sweet day.

i wouldn't like days like this all the time, but i relish adventure when it presents itself on a semi-occasional basis. plus when you're finally back inside for the day, you feel like you deserve to just sit down by the heater, sip on some hot beverage, and curl up with a good book. which is exactly what i've been doing most of the day.


some pictures:


the trailer; snow got up to the bottom of it in some spots today


the bike. it's nothing fancy, but it gets the job done. i've been attempting to switch it out with a higher-class bike from home, but the trailer has a problem fitting the scenario. oh well. at least the free spirit has gearss, and a seat, and pedals. what more do you need?


me after work today. was i stupid for not wearing a hat? probably. does it make me look like i'm prematurely graying? most likely. was i warm anyways despite the snow and ice? yes indeed. that's what being motivated will do for you

the diad. i hope it's waterproof. it still seemed to work at the end of the day, so that's good.





tomorrow, we visit narnia.

i've been there before... many, many times. but this time will be different, i think.


and i'm pumped.



-noonan-

posted by Patrick @ 10:30 PM