Quirk Ride

One of my easy as pie pleasures allows me pedaling out my dirt driveway to a multiple choice of close by fire road climbs. The Edison Road climb requires a short pedal through town, Frazier Park my home, a quirky miniature mountain metropolis. I love this place void of fast food, traffic signals, & cookie cutter housing tracts. Getting to & fro the start of the fire road climb allows me to shuck & jive through some short streets with hidden cottages & array of diverse homes. Quite the quirky place, onward to the mountain.

Looking toward the top of the climb about two thirds up Edison Road

Looking back down towards town

The view towards Lebec & Interstate 5

This climb makes its way from town up & away toward Lebec. Not my favorite climb, but a nice one & offers a quick heart rate increase & panoramic views.

At the peak of the climb looking down toward Lebec

The short but sweet single track on the way back down

Then through town for a quick cool down jaunt back to the house. Making my way through the multiple optional routes arouses my curiosity about this sundry spot in southern Cal.

One of many dirt roads through town. Connect them to make for an in town MTB ride.

These are signed residential roads. Just around the corner ahead you can look up at the house in the next pic.

Like the sign says, For Sale, listed at 199k with a priceless view

Another cute cottage with a mindful message.

State of the Left Leg

The most common question I am asked in the last two years, “how’s the leg?” I am most appreciative of all my friends concerns & questions regarding my gimpy leg. So, with the intent of avoiding a repetitive report of my current condition consistently again & again, I am telling all who care to know on this blog.

(pictures taken Sept 29 2009)

Frankly, first & foremost I wish I could hug n hold everyone that has been so kind, considerate, supportive, encouraging & giving these past two years. Thank you, thank you, & thank you so so much. I am forever indebted to all. I will have to share sometime soon all the lessons learned through this simple set back, that’s for a later date. Onward to my current state

I can walk… somewhat similar to a normal human… I say hooray. Sometimes noticeable after a car ride or sit in a crowded restaurant booth I do have that stiff limp walk but normalcy returns quicker each week. I can’t run… yet!! I can ride my bike, quite well, but am handicapped in certain situations. I can read a book, watch movies, make coffee, cook dinner & stand up in the shower. Some simple pleasures enjoyed now more than pre break. I can’t jump off a stool without excruciating pain, unless I land on my right leg. I still don’t understand women, that said with only one good leg to stand on.

So here’s the low down; my left leg is very weak compared to my right, I can’t bend my left nearly as far as my right, my ankle doesn’t have full range of motion, I can’t kneel, my left leg has atrophied (see pics) so much that it may take another year to build the muscle, after a few hours on my feet the leg swells up like a plump dog on the BBQ, & yes at times it plain ol hurts. All of the above is an abbreviated version, but it’s to the point.

More important is that I am blessed with what I have, able to do, & who I know.