Mt biker, hiker, trail runner, programmer, electronics, photography. Living with cancer in NH, USA Profile pic: B&W photo of black cat on a shoulder, tail curling from out of nowhere to emerge from person's head. The cat is looking to the left. Header image: View from hilltop on a damp morning when streamers of moisture are rising from the thick forested areas. There's low clouds/fog in the distance and sun illuminating some green hill tops.
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I got this closeup, look at them jaws. https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/522/440/104/808/781/original/1a66408f0c2ec594.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/512/927/801/325/563/original/4573b3a797612de4.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/512/928/067/067/815/original/7fdd3195c6c608f9.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/512/928/329/631/619/original/98cdadfcaa7e2614.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² "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 https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/498/600/214/172/561/original/bf22386a4de9e3f7.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/498/600/510/658/917/original/f035eaefc42aca31.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/498/600/786/544/695/original/bce384ccae93c4a1.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/498/601/079/504/779/original/be03846502517099.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/487/605/471/380/561/original/ffb40f9c254772c5.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² What a strange, alien landscape. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/461/931/325/944/704/original/e364c8205548ef73.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/461/931/742/488/655/original/1d305cf9c169eb9c.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/461/932/113/610/986/original/5c854f99f63bb6fa.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/461/932/713/247/587/original/f2e3a6f6222f81ff.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² A few more from the morning hike. 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DO YOU WANT TO UPGRADE AND SAVE YOURSELF FOR $45?? npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 18Β°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. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Happy 18 years! npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Different pharmacy. Birthday Get Well, the category we didnt know we needed. https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/360/186/000/598/022/original/857cd04790a0a381.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/359/768/002/174/096/original/3fda52a3818aecb2.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Welcome back Frogger! npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² good call npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Congrats on the washer/dryer! Did you go with the tried and true or for the newer heat pump enhanced combo unit? npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² The last of our snow. https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/342/029/778/834/734/original/bdc9bf13cf5522fd.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Well, sure it's Monday, but have you seen the new box?? #CatsOfMastodon https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/319/976/872/470/942/original/4dc41cc414954465.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² #SilentSunday https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/312/110/742/817/940/original/5706cc9bb6e86c8a.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Scenes from the morning hike. #hiking https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/290/309/436/098/615/original/bb168d71ec79610d.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/290/315/342/931/371/original/755caa1dfa278cf5.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/290/316/023/288/245/original/cf6ef6b5a08facbb.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/290/316/900/973/217/original/873bc75861eca0f1.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Speaking of lines, is that bike-able? ';^) npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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/ npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² My buddy up north by Burke VT says they got 8-10" of snow this weekend. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² βMixed conditionsβ #BikeTooter #NHwx https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/278/794/793/576/720/original/e0ca8d9a50506a79.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/278/795/089/546/437/original/cd0c8ce9b05e98e5.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² That almost looks warm! npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Orange you glad it's Friday? #FungusFriday #RedEft #mosstodon #ferns https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/263/450/876/430/743/original/b26c06bba9469cd3.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/263/451/124/507/114/original/aa6ddeb0fe0a5cf3.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/255/795/197/743/367/original/0e79ee193ba260bc.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/255/805/903/108/290/original/55f8fbcff45a51f1.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/254/983/139/108/397/original/b5ccf965b8f061a9.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² For being below freezing all day the water was really rushing down this little stream, making all kinds of strange ice shapes. https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/252/329/272/907/213/original/f9d78056cab78f5b.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/252/329/604/680/032/original/7bf31fd53450cd7a.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/252/329/876/448/721/original/ecff005371977729.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/252/330/174/072/010/original/90270ef74447abdd.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/222/202/347/299/701/original/afc95d668e51e9ae.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 didnβt see it, thought βmaybe itβll fly over?β and just as I backed up enough to see top of roof it flew over. #birds #TurkeyVulture https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/211/374/224/404/314/original/7cc91b1071d75b8e.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² That's an interesting idea, but my brain is still frozen and doesn't think like that yet. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 66Β°FβΌοΈ (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 20Β° cooler tomorrow and maybe snow come Friday. #BikeTooter #NHwx https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/205/837/530/289/482/original/6834d723b8de44d9.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/205/837/820/627/501/original/14ce3492665c1caf.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² "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? 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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 npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/156/247/564/350/656/original/b63324dc4db5d704.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/156/247/852/178/703/original/c966577b1052e0c7.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/156/105/728/767/031/original/1e293255649fcedc.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² #SilentSunday https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/153/622/293/701/283/original/458d82914f325df7.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Just a little wind... npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Silly me, all this time I was thinking squirrels were eating the peanuts. #BlueJay #birds https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/108/936/926/312/553/original/399c1bc2f4b18826.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/108/937/212/521/216/original/31228c47f46e587f.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Poked this into existing snow before storm moved in, was almost 10" at the time. Weather service says from 5-8" possible. 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Itβs going to take me five minutes to get out of this hole!β Rated PG-13 for steady profanity and self-doubt ... https://youtu.be/Kl1B6L-LTyg #AppalachianTrail #AT #SOBO #Maine https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/063/657/637/951/864/original/270c7c0e2ba55223.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/063/657/902/883/945/original/21712683bf29ddb0.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/063/658/160/467/799/original/a204df39d5b72c1d.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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?" npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Meanwhile on strava they're backcountry skiing at 5:30 this morning. β·οΈ https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/051/907/615/164/659/original/9ffbdc8edd99d71a.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 10Β°F (-12C) while they are in the 50's & 60's (10 & 15C) range. https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/051/879/643/263/657/original/ed8b678ac2439531.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/040/088/106/660/906/original/c50f5d0b1afe1923.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² π§΅2 of 2 #SuperbOwlSunday #owls https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/035/710/843/715/485/original/c4f2319710bfb9af.mp4 npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² π§΅1 of 2 #SuperbOwlSunday #owls https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/035/701/762/665/480/original/6a4ccbad08156860.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Things are hopping! #birds https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/035/458/761/695/276/original/32f196811c9ef0ba.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² #Mushroms #Mosstodon #ThrowbackThursday https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/019/956/800/238/770/original/616f83e726edee29.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² "Bicycles are political - bicycles are about community. " https://youtu.be/6mtOySYCbOc #BikeTooter #USPol https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/116/002/977/458/641/181/original/8bc17478a580cbe5.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 π§π, but put the effort around main trailhead for the greater good. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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. π€ #BikeTooter #FatBiking https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/115/997/658/407/399/231/original/00d9531117a2bd64.mp4 npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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. 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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. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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. npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Almost 2 miles. My watch says 12k steps. ":^) npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² The difference between one pass and a few. #BikeTooter https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/115/962/577/859/100/853/original/1565f94404ebf432.jpeg https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/115/962/578/176/068/723/original/20bb1af5de79da16.jpeg npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² 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 https://files.techhub.social/media_attachments/files/115/962/548/039/844/056/original/f4e34632bd45973f.mp4 npub1x5a4fdzk3l09y2fkulpu0ghmwttkfv66ltn7ew0ejg6jqv0fdjys2hpxfq Jer π² Second packing pass "feels" easier, although it's probably nowhere near rideable yet except maybe downhill. 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