My sister and I are making August boot camp for granolas. We’ve committed to hiking four times per week and at the end of four weeks we will tackle a 15 mile hike! I am beyond excited about our collaborative health kick; it’s just what I needed. In addition to our hiking, I’m maintaining my regular cardio and weight routine.
After just one week I feel so much stronger! And I’m wearing a pair of jeans that haven’t graced my ass for quite some time. Granted, they’re damn bootylicious, but what’s a little cushion for the pushin’? (Not that I’d know, because I’m rocking Club Celibacy HELLA hard, yo. It just sounded like the right thing to say.)
The one thing that baffles me is the mountain biker uniform. Is there some sort of law requiring them to have shaved heads and big-ass goatees? Yesterday, we saw like eleventy-hundred of them. I’m not even exaggerating! We were surrounded by baldies with ginormous facial hair, running us off the trail. Not that I’m surprised a state that drives like utter and complete assholes (how Christian of them!) have bad manners on bikes; but how hard is it to say, “On your left?” instead of running over two girls with kid in tow? Seriously though, can anyone make sense of their uniform? Because I’m baffled.
I dunno, their uniform sounds kinda hawt. Hmmm, maybe I should start hiking?
Hey! Just like The Fella!
You are so inspirational! Um, wait, I need a nap.
I am really glad you are taking care of yourself. Now, send some of that energy to the southwest part of the county, please.
I could tell you my theory, but then I might get shot. My X is that description (can you say mid life)
I’m laughing because when I was heavy into mountain biking I had a goatee.
The bald head is to keep them cool and the goatee is to catch the sweat? Ok, really I have no idea but it doesn’t sound awful to me…do they look bad or just all the same?
I hate when people fail to say a simple “on your left”. It isn’t that difficult!
Men with goatees in Utah? Shocking!
Bells Canyon @ the mouth of Little Cottonwood is a great hike. I’m so jealous that you get to enjoy the Wasatch mountains. I would seriously trade the beach for the mountains in a heartbeat.
As an avid pedestrian / hiker, I try and be the world’s greatest biker whenever I take to two wheels. But there is some kind of magical and awful transformation that happens that turns normally good people into assholes when they get onto a bike. I’m still trying to figure out why. In the meantime, try and push them over if you can.
Hmmm, sounds like a very SoCal look. There’s a lot of guys around here like that, with the addition of multiple tattoos and piercings.
Hiking with your sister and neice sounds so nice, as well as healthful. I bought a pedometer to inspire me with how much I walk, and, in a typical move, have yet to use it.
I’m wearing some jeans that used to be tight today too, and I’m SO excited about it.
Yeah Club Celibacy!!!
lostinutah,
I’m sending it…did you get it?
justagirl,
Ha ha!
The Grunt,
See!
tori,
No, it’s not awful or unattractive or anything…it was just a little odd to be surrounded by a clone army.
Amy,
I knew you’d be shocked! When my sister and I were talking about it I told her you would love it.
You would trade the beach for Wasatch? Get your butt back here!
Noelle,
A few weeks ago I moved out of the way for a mountain biker who was drop dead fucking HOT. I lost my footing and almost fell over on him. Which would have really sucked because we would have tumbled down a deep ravine and both been disastrously messed up. But wouldn’t that be a great story to tell our children?
J.,
Yeah, I’m all over the multiple tattoo thing. Not so much the piercings but tattoos? Yum-o!
Rachel,
Hooray!
Jessica,
*bumps fists*
Bald head as a solar panel for their love machines (you can thank The Hubster for that one!)
Bald = more aerodynamic
Prodigious facial hair = place to hide snacks for later
Hooray for your hikerness! It might sound fun if I had an ounce of outdoorsyness in me.
The bald head/goatee combo is the mark of an aging bad-ass… They ride mountain bikes because their wives won’t let them ride motorcycles. They have Tool and Pantera blaring in their i-pods which is why they can’t bother to let you know of their presence… their brains are being slowly disintegrated by devil “music” and they wouldn’t even be on their bikes still if it weren’t for the fact that their magic shoes stick to the pedals.
Ahhh…see here on Lawn Gisland we have “serious” bikers. They wear spandex and uber-fancy helmets. They think sharing the road means taking up road space ON THE ROAD – of the expressway service lane.
And usually, if there’s a group of them – they wear the SAME spandex outfit.
I’d take the mountain bikers over the uber-bikers any day.
also now I have a motley crue song in my head
The bald head is to cut down on the wind resistance while the goatee protects their precious faces from the inevitable over-the-handlebars-and-eat-shit fall. Mystery solved!