A lot has happened lately. The adventure of life never stops, especially with kids at home. Sometimes this is joyful, sometimes a challenge. As you know, I want to ride the transamerica trail with my son when he graduates high school in 2012. When hard times hit sometimes it seems as if that will never happen.
Well, it has been a challenge with Alex as of late. He is becoming a man, testing boundaries and trying to find himself. It was a diificult time for me too, if my memory serves me correctly. We have had to make some new rules, draw up a contract and make some changes in the house. We will make it through this. Sometimes it seems too hard, but I do believe being a father is my most important job, so the blog sat for a few days.
So last Friday, I was planning on taking a nice long Friday ride, until Alex got in big trouble and I had to force him to come with me on a bike ride. I want him to enjoy the ride, but I had no other choice. The ride ended up being miserably slow, since I had to keep my eye on him. He’s not in cycling shape, so I can shred him. I rode up a ways ahead, knowing I should record this miserable moment.
I didn’t take too many more pictures, since I was in a bad mood. I didn’t get to ride as hard as I wanted to and more than anything else I was dissapointed by my son. I wasn’t in the relaxed, open minded, artsy mood since I was kinda mad and I felt bad for making Alex ride. Things are better today only because of communication and Jen and I not giving up on him, ever. Here’s a few shots:
Nowhere Road
The Fargo
Dark brown bar tape to match the saddle
Ok, stay tuned because I took the most amazing 58 mile bike ride last Sunday. I saw an abandoned missle silo from the cold war and I road a ways on the rails to trails trail near Bushong. I have some great pictures and a great story to share. Thanks for reading!
Feed Your Monkey!
–Eric
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