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That's a beaut!

2026-07-25T14:00:52Z

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That's a beaut!

Smoky, eerie ride under Sauron's most terrible gaze. #NHwx ...

2026-07-15T15:00:40Z

Smoky, eerie ride under Sauron's most terrible gaze.
#NHwx #BikeTooter

Still struggling to focus. #sunspots ...

2026-05-26T13:47:53Z

Still struggling to focus.

#sunspots

After yesterday's hike I checked for ticks, as I did during ...

2026-05-05T14:28:58Z

After yesterday's hike I checked for ticks, as I did during the hike, and didn't find anything except some scuffs of dirt. One of those scuffs fell off onto the parking lot and started walking. I got this closeup, look at them jaws.

You can hop on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail in St Johnsbury, VT ...

2026-05-03T22:09:59Z

You can hop on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail in St Johnsbury, VT and take that over to NY State, hop on the Empire State Trail and be in NYC in just over 500 miles and 17,000ft elevation.
#BikeTooter #EmpireStateTrail #LamoilleValleyRailTrail

"Slime molds have little or no fossil history, as might be ...

2026-05-01T09:26:23Z

"Slime molds have little or no fossil history, as might be expected given that they are small and soft-bodied."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slime_mold
#SlimeMolds

I do mean, tiny. Around 12ft x 5ft and maybe 3ft deep in the ...

2026-04-30T10:28:07Z

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I do mean, tiny. Around 12ft x 5ft and maybe 3ft deep in the center. For ducks I imagine the only draw is that it's deeper and has less traffic than our driveway puddles.

It's a rainy morning and as I went out to hang the bird ...

2026-04-30T10:18:53Z

It's a rainy morning and as I went out to hang the bird feeder, two ducks took off from of our tiny little frog pond. I don't remember that ever happening.

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2026-04-29T10:50:04Z

What a strange, alien landscape.

2026-04-26T12:03:38Z

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What a strange, alien landscape.

Why Worcester? Good question! Kid picked UMass Amherst for ...

2026-04-24T22:07:00Z

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Why Worcester? Good question!
Kid picked UMass Amherst for college and to get to Boston you either take bus whole way or bus to Worcester and commuter train to Boston.

Kid and I are on mini vacation of sorts. Started day biking in ...

2026-04-24T22:01:08Z

Kid and I are on mini vacation of sorts. Started day biking in Worcester, then commuter train to Boston, walked around and ate, train back for more walking and eating. Your basic kid likes trains, dad likes bikes compromise.
#BikeTooter #trains

A few more from the morning hike. Oranges and greens on the menu ...

2026-04-14T18:17:56Z

A few more from the morning hike. Oranges and greens on the menu today.
#Mosstodon #FediFungus #RedEft

Got home from a quick trip and look what happened while we were ...

2026-04-12T16:32:38Z

Got home from a quick trip and look what happened while we were away.
#frogs

happy floating, Tim!

2026-04-12T11:07:48Z

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happy floating, Tim!

I took mine in 2024 after a mt bike accident left me with no ...

2026-04-12T10:43:59Z

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I took mine in 2024 after a mt bike accident left me with no other option but to walk all of the time. ":^)

I don't think it was that one, but that is excellent.

2026-04-12T10:38:42Z

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I don't think it was that one, but that is excellent.

I don't remember the original inspiration, just that it took ...

2026-04-12T10:26:20Z

I don't remember the original inspiration, just that it took a lot of walking to find the right combo of flower and Sun angle to pull it off.
#BloomScrolling #ShadowPlay

Along the Merrimack last night. #MagicInTheMundane ...

2026-04-11T10:01:50Z

Along the Merrimack last night.
#MagicInTheMundane

[picks Basic after clicking checkbox saying, essentially ...

2026-04-09T13:44:39Z

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[picks Basic after clicking checkbox saying, essentially "this option sucks and we hate you as a customer"]

Next page: HERE'S A BUNCH OF RED TEXT TELLING YOU HOW BAD YOUR CHOICE WAS AND HOW HORRIBLE THIS FLIGHT WILL BE. DO YOU WANT TO UPGRADE AND SAVE YOURSELF FOR $45??

Booked flight for sister and man has that experience become ...

2026-04-09T13:28:08Z

Booked flight for sister and man has that experience become awful. Ended up using Jetblue into Burlington and even though it was cross-booked on their partner, United, it was about 200% less obnoxious.

18°F (-8C) with hints of sunny and 50's today. Each winter, ...

2026-04-08T10:07:48Z

18°F (-8C) with hints of sunny and 50's today.

Each winter, in the sub-zero dregs of February, the thinking goes that we've hit the worst of winter. It's not. Not even close. The worst of winter comes after a taste of warm weather. An afternoon in a thin jacket, footsteps light and carefree, resiliency to cold slipping away. Then it's back to freezing, a familiar winter temperature that somehow now creeps into joints and bones and won't leave. Tomorrow, tomorrow we'll go outside, but tomorrow isn't listening.

Happy 18 years!

2026-04-08T00:25:59Z

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Happy 18 years!

Different pharmacy. Birthday Get Well, the category we didnt know ...

2026-04-06T22:45:37Z

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Different pharmacy.

Birthday Get Well, the category we didnt know we needed.

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2026-04-06T20:59:19Z

Drew, the guy who is SOBO on the AT got past Killington and ...

2026-04-06T17:01:35Z

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Drew, the guy who is SOBO on the AT got past Killington and started talking about mailing his snowshoes home. That was 2 or 3 episodes back, still spending parts of the day on snowshoes, especially after existing snow warms and turns into posthole land.

Welcome back Frogger!

2026-04-04T20:41:03Z

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Welcome back Frogger!

good call

2026-04-03T23:50:19Z

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good call

Congrats on the washer/dryer! Did you go with the tried and true ...

2026-04-03T23:11:36Z

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Congrats on the washer/dryer! Did you go with the tried and true or for the newer heat pump enhanced combo unit?

The last of our snow. ...

2026-04-03T17:48:15Z

The last of our snow.

Well, sure it's Monday, but have you seen the new box?? ...

2026-03-30T20:19:54Z

Well, sure it's Monday, but have you seen the new box??
#CatsOfMastodon

I haven't been out to any of the lakes recently, but with all ...

2026-03-29T19:51:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…675t
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I haven't been out to any of the lakes recently, but with all of the warm weather I figured they'd be all well on their way. The other morning folks I follow on strava were ice skating on the big lake. Looking at the photos it's got a while to go.

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2026-03-29T10:59:26Z

#SilentSunday

Yep, this morning's hike was before a medical appt. Either ...

2026-03-25T15:54:18Z

In reply to nevent1q…chw3
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Yep, this morning's hike was before a medical appt. Either walk 200ft to entrance or head exact opposite direction through woods and streams and side roads to end up at a different entrance an hour later.

Scenes from the morning hike. #hiking ...

2026-03-25T14:37:00Z

Scenes from the morning hike.
#hiking

Speaking of lines, is that bike-able? ';^)

2026-03-24T19:30:36Z

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Speaking of lines, is that bike-able? ';^)

Black bears emerging from hibernation. From the comments someone ...

2026-03-24T10:39:30Z

Black bears emerging from hibernation. From the comments someone in NH says they've already had bird feeders hit by them.

https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/black-bears-emerging-from-hibernation-4/

My buddy up north by Burke VT says they got 8-10" of snow ...

2026-03-23T14:32:37Z

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My buddy up north by Burke VT says they got 8-10" of snow this weekend.

“Mixed conditions” #BikeTooter #NHwx ...

2026-03-23T13:46:51Z

“Mixed conditions”
#BikeTooter #NHwx

That almost looks warm!

2026-03-21T22:26:51Z

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That almost looks warm!

Orange you glad it's Friday? #FungusFriday #RedEft #mosstodon ...

2026-03-20T20:44:40Z

Orange you glad it's Friday?

#FungusFriday #RedEft #mosstodon #ferns

Waiting with a few others outside pharmacy for it to open at 9. ...

2026-03-20T14:18:08Z

Waiting with a few others outside pharmacy for it to open at 9. Last time a lady showed up and unlocked it from inside about 9:05, so when 9 comes and goes I'm not fretting.
Somewhere around 9 I heard what sounded like a small solenoid. Like, maybe if one were to have an electronic lock. That's silly, the lady unlocks it like always. Eight minutes later, still no lady, I just check and of course it was unlocked electronically.
#UIFail

Drew made it to Franconia Ridge (3/10) where it's in the ...

2026-03-19T12:17:39Z

Drew made it to Franconia Ridge (3/10) where it's in the upper 40's (F). Quite a change from his start in Maine, trying to jam his feet into solidly frozen boots every morning.

https://youtu.be/oDzY3ahcvac
#AT #hiking #NHwx

Where there's a will (and bad product choices), there's a ...

2026-03-19T08:51:08Z

In reply to nevent1q…q88e
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Where there's a will (and bad product choices), there's a way. ';^)

Powering an E-Bike using Disposable Vape Batteries
https://youtu.be/VcVp9T8f_W4

For being below freezing all day the water was really rushing ...

2026-03-18T21:36:27Z

For being below freezing all day the water was really rushing down this little stream, making all kinds of strange ice shapes.

I think this is the best shot from this morning's hike. I ...

2026-03-13T13:54:33Z

I think this is the best shot from this morning's hike. I recognize moss, little bits of lichen, but fungal "teeth"? No idea.
#FungusFriday #lichensubscribe #Mosstodon

Looked out basement window and saw vulture soaring above ...

2026-03-11T16:00:49Z

Looked out basement window and saw vulture soaring above neighbor's house. Ran upstairs and grabbed zoom camera in case it flew by the deck. No memory card, it's downstairs. Flew downstairs and grabbed it, ran back up, went out on deck, looked around corner didn’t see it, thought “maybe it’ll fly over?” and just as I backed up enough to see top of roof it flew over.
#birds #TurkeyVulture

That's an interesting idea, but my brain is still frozen and ...

2026-03-10T17:00:12Z

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That's an interesting idea, but my brain is still frozen and doesn't think like that yet.

66°F‼️ (19C) and once again overdressed for most of the bike ...

2026-03-10T16:32:50Z

66°F‼️ (19C) and once again overdressed for most of the bike ride. Stopped to vote and then climbed hills with legs that don't remember this whole "climbing hills" thing. Going to be 20° cooler tomorrow and maybe snow come Friday.
#BikeTooter #NHwx

"Approximately 70% of the route is on unpaved roads, with ...

2026-03-10T16:19:02Z

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"Approximately 70% of the route is on unpaved roads, with most of the remaining 40% on low-traffic paved roads and bike paths."

I'm ready to give 110%, are you? ';^)

Biting off a bit more than you can chew? #FungusFriday #RedEft ...

2026-03-06T10:35:34Z

Biting off a bit more than you can chew?
#FungusFriday #RedEft

Is it a fungus or a shy little forest creature poking it's ...

2026-03-06T10:21:16Z

Is it a fungus or a shy little forest creature poking it's head into the bark so you don't see it?
#FungusFriday #MagicInTheMundane

I started building some up on this morning's ride! ';^) ...

2026-03-03T14:16:31Z

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I started building some up on this morning's ride! ';^)

Very cool texture!

2026-03-03T13:58:16Z

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Very cool texture!

Each club has its own techniques. The WAMBA guys have snowmobile, ...

2026-03-01T22:55:15Z

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Each club has its own techniques. The WAMBA guys have snowmobile, snowdog, and electric tracked motorcycle thingy. Not sure about Kingdom Trails, but that's a big network and organization so I'm guessing they have a fleet of grooming devices. There's also Green Woodlands up by Dorchester NH, which isn't fat biking but a big (free) cross and skate skiing area with very nicely groomed trails.

https://www.trailfinder.info/trails/trail/green-woodlands-winter-trails

If you're up for a trip to the Northeast Kingdom, Kingdom ...

2026-03-01T22:21:28Z

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If you're up for a trip to the Northeast Kingdom, Kingdom Trails is, as one person on strava wrote, "Best fat biking conditions I've seen"

https://www.kingdomtrails.org/trailmap

#BikeTooter #FatBiking #VT

Meanwhile, over on the Woodstock, VT trails ... Photo from a ...

2026-03-01T21:45:19Z

Meanwhile, over on the Woodstock, VT trails ...

Photo from a trail maintainer, says conditions are great!
https://www.mtbwoodstock.com/winter-biking

#BikeTooter #FatBiking #VT

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2026-03-01T11:13:44Z

#SilentSunday

Just a little wind...

2026-02-22T12:55:58Z

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Just a little wind...

Silly me, all this time I was thinking squirrels were eating the ...

2026-02-21T13:49:44Z

Silly me, all this time I was thinking squirrels were eating the peanuts.

#BlueJay #birds

I need to work on social/sales skills and try to get more people ...

2026-02-20T21:45:21Z

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I need to work on social/sales skills and try to get more people stomping along with me. But, yeah, if I get bored you know where I'll be.

Poked this into existing snow before storm moved in, was almost ...

2026-02-20T21:11:58Z

Poked this into existing snow before storm moved in, was almost 10" at the time. Weather service says from 5-8" possible. We'll see how it goes!
#NHwx

Looks like a beautiful day to be up high in the Whites!

2026-02-20T18:51:48Z

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Looks like a beautiful day to be up high in the Whites!

#FungusFriday #Mushtodon ...

2026-02-20T10:11:07Z

#FungusFriday #Mushtodon

Double success on today's ride: the camera angle is much ...

2026-02-17T14:53:15Z

Double success on today's ride: the camera angle is much better and since it was a group ride, there's other people (and a dog)!
#BikeTooter #FatBiking

Cat posts are read Hashtags are blue I'm crafting alt text ...

2026-02-14T13:05:01Z

Cat posts are read
Hashtags are blue
I'm crafting alt text
Before federating with you

#badvalentines #caturday #CatsOfMastodon

Man, there's some pretty views when he gets to the top. ...

2026-02-13T16:13:36Z

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Man, there's some pretty views when he gets to the top.

That feeling of not making a lick of progress but being more ...

2026-02-13T14:01:57Z

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That feeling of not making a lick of progress but being more tired than you've ever been.

SOBO in Maine has not been easy or fast this year. “Tits high ...

2026-02-13T13:54:41Z

SOBO in Maine has not been easy or fast this year.
“Tits high post holing. It’s going to take me five minutes to get out of this hole!”

Rated PG-13 for steady profanity and self-doubt ...

https://youtu.be/Kl1B6L-LTyg
#AppalachianTrail #AT #SOBO #Maine

Being older you have to be careful who you follow on strava. ...

2026-02-11T12:20:01Z

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Being older you have to be careful who you follow on strava. They'll do things like a 60 mile virtual ride before skiing 40 miles. Clock in a century ride and there's pictures of nothing but tasty donuts they ate along the way. You start to think, "hmm, maybe I could do that? It's the donuts, right?"

Meanwhile on strava they're backcountry skiing at 5:30 this ...

2026-02-11T12:06:22Z

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Meanwhile on strava they're backcountry skiing at 5:30 this morning. ⛷️

3-4" of fresh snow overnight. Having just shoveled the deck ...

2026-02-11T11:59:15Z

3-4" of fresh snow overnight. Having just shoveled the deck there's big piles building up below. My sis out west, who I chat about weather with most mornings, probably doesn't want to hear it. They've had hardly anything this year and lots of heat. We'll be hoping to reach 10°F (-12C) while they are in the 50's & 60's (10 & 15C) range.

gotta snail on my lip and that's just fine gotta snail on my ...

2026-02-09T10:00:30Z

gotta snail on my lip and that's just fine
gotta snail on my lip and that's just fine
there's a snail over there
but I don't really care
gotta snail on my lip and that's just fine

#MonFrog #frog

🧵2 of 2 #SuperbOwlSunday #owls ...

2026-02-08T15:27:19Z

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🧵2 of 2
#SuperbOwlSunday #owls

🧵1 of 2 #SuperbOwlSunday #owls ...

2026-02-08T15:25:00Z

🧵1 of 2
#SuperbOwlSunday #owls

Things are hopping! #birds ...

2026-02-08T14:23:12Z

Things are hopping!
#birds

#Mushroms #Mosstodon #ThrowbackThursday ...

2026-02-05T20:40:51Z

#Mushroms #Mosstodon #ThrowbackThursday

"Bicycles are political - bicycles are about community. " ...

2026-02-02T20:42:47Z

"Bicycles are political - bicycles are about community. "

https://youtu.be/6mtOySYCbOc
#BikeTooter #USPol

I rode the 3x shoe trail yesterday but no video. It was a lot ...

2026-02-02T00:00:18Z

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I rode the 3x shoe trail yesterday but no video. It was a lot smoother and wider than this. Normally I would snowshoe this one because I want to *control* the lines 🧐😂, but put the effort around main trailhead for the greater good.

A different angle, using the old GoPro Session mounted near front ...

2026-02-01T22:10:31Z

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A different angle, using the old GoPro Session mounted near front of helmet instead of handlebars. I forgot to pull visor all of the way down and didn't clean lens, so it has a dreamy high school prom photo look to it ... or something. 🤓
#BikeTooter #FatBiking

Back out on the fat bike again, different trailhead. This one ...

2026-02-01T20:23:13Z

Back out on the fat bike again, different trailhead. This one gets a lot of foot traffic, which turns the highest trafficked areas rock solid. The others were rideable, just more bumps and sudden soft spots. The hope is that more riders see my strava activity, and more tires out packing it in.
#BikeTooter #FatBiking

Found a new IR palette to try, crazy. ...

2026-02-01T20:07:28Z

Found a new IR palette to try, crazy.

well, you answered my question of what a sleep routine could ...

2026-01-31T23:23:48Z

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well, you answered my question of what a sleep routine could reveal.

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2026-01-31T22:28:29Z

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Lord knows we need the frogs.

2026-01-31T21:58:05Z

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Lord knows we need the frogs.

I think it would be neat to go and look at the ice, maybe look ...

2026-01-31T21:55:16Z

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I think it would be neat to go and look at the ice, maybe look behind it the ice fall.

Meanwhile, somewhere in NH ... #iceClimbing ...

2026-01-31T21:46:19Z

Meanwhile, somewhere in NH ...

#iceClimbing

probably turns into a frog 🐸 if you do

2026-01-31T21:23:51Z

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probably turns into a frog 🐸 if you do

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2026-01-31T21:07:03Z

#MagicInTheMundane

At medical center for labs I was surprised by how many cars in ...

2026-01-29T20:22:23Z

At medical center for labs I was surprised by how many cars in the parking lot were running, no one inside. Most were normal modern sedans, a truck or two, and even a Prius. I'm guessing they didn't want to risk it not starting or deal with a really cold car (4°F) when they finished appointment.

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2026-01-29T13:01:15Z

#MagicInTheMundane

First AT SOBO I've seen for this season, started on the 10th. ...

2026-01-27T09:54:24Z

First AT SOBO I've seen for this season, started on the 10th. He hiked the AT northbound 8 years ago.

https://youtu.be/wrIeU2N7jh0
#AT #hiking

It's exercise that, if all goes well, leads to even more ...

2026-01-26T19:47:04Z

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It's exercise that, if all goes well, leads to even more exercise that's way more fun.

That was an hour and a half. The first 15 minutes hips were ...

2026-01-26T19:42:18Z

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That was an hour and a half. The first 15 minutes hips were saying we should go back, then everything loosened up and it was just listening to music and checking out all of the new tracks in the snow while stomping.

Ugh! Frozen, deep postholes are the worst. I've invented all ...

2026-01-26T19:40:26Z

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Ugh!
Frozen, deep postholes are the worst. I've invented all kinds of complicated devices in my head to fix them, but really if they just stayed off the groomed trails on a hot day everyone would be happy.

Almost 2 miles. My watch says 12k steps. ":^)

2026-01-26T17:48:03Z

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Almost 2 miles. My watch says 12k steps. ":^)

The difference between one pass and a few. #BikeTooter ...

2026-01-26T17:28:43Z

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The difference between one pass and a few.
#BikeTooter

Third pass shifts the opposite direction, again making sure to ...

2026-01-26T17:21:03Z

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Third pass shifts the opposite direction, again making sure to re-pack the center line. Ideally you can find friends/family to join in and get the 2nd & 3rd part done in first pass.
3 of 3
#BikeTooter

Second packing pass "feels" easier, although it's ...

2026-01-26T17:17:39Z

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Second packing pass "feels" easier, although it's probably nowhere near rideable yet except maybe downhill. Basically everything is shifted about 3-4" to the right so one foot is reinforcing center while other is slightly widening track.
2 of 3
#BikeTooter

After clearing driveway I drove to trailhead to snowshoe pack ...

2026-01-26T17:15:40Z

After clearing driveway I drove to trailhead to snowshoe pack some fat biking trails. What's it look like trying to pack a foot of powdery snow? Here's the first pass.
1 of 3
#BikeTooter