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.
Category: Family
MDH2010 – Day 2
Eric & Doug chomping at the bitOriginally uploaded by Big Dadoo It’s early. Some are still trying to sleep. But the keeners in the room next door are up and revving up the bikes in the parking lot. I think they slept in their cycling gear. As the ranch is not fully open for the Read More …
Ride Report
Well the first trip to the Maah Daah Hey trail is over and we’re on our way home. This years ride was dry and sunny all weekend long as opposed to last years mud fest. Our hosts at the Buffalo Gap Ranch we’re awesome and treated us to some excellent steak meals. We consumed quite Read More …
Rullupylsa in the Raw
The making of an Icelandic Tradition Back on December 8th we re-vitalized an Icelandic tradition that has been in our family for as long as I can remember. My Ama made it, then my Mom, made it and somewhere along the line I started making it. For a few years we sort of dropped the Read More …
Caddy Lake Memories
I was looking through some drawers the other night and I came across some pictures from my Mom & Dad. Two little 3 x 3 booklets of black and white pictures from 1950s. Is these pictures I’m 3 and Gail would be 7, and were standing in front of the first cottage in what would Read More …
update
I’ve been getting a little flack for not posting anything to the Blog for a long time so here is an update. I’ve actually been thinking aboot a lot of things for a post but just not putting the thoughts down. One of the recurring thoughts is around sentimentality and memories. For the last number Read More …
On the Long X Trail
We’re about 1 1/2 hours into an almost 8 hour “character building” ordeal when we stopped for a photo op after a long muddy climb of about 500 vertical feet. It’s rained Friday night and we’re out on a spur trail off the Maah Daah Hey trail in North Dakota called the Long X Trail. Read More …
Return to Maah Daah Hey
In just under a week I’ll be heading off to ride the MDH trail in North Dakota with the boys. For many years we made an annual trip to ride this outstanding single track trail, but this will be the first time since 2005. I’ve been taking with some of the guys and everybody is Read More …
Has me thinking…
Thanks to Bill over at kinnon.tv and his post on two shirts I end up reading… A Life of Gifts | Pastoralia I remember exactly when I first realized our fun little experiment had swerved completely out of my control: it was the day I learned someone had given away a grandmother. which leads to Read More …
New Years Eve
Fireworks-9Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo Happy New Years to one and all. Last night we spent the evening with good friends over dinner and conversation with a little outing to the Forks to take in the fireworks. Even though it was not all that cold at -15° the walk back to the car was a Read More …