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November 19, 2005
Mountain biking with Tim
After lunch I accompanied Tim to his mountain biking club. Pierre suggested last night on the phone that I'd go with the bigger kids to keep them in line. They were getting a ride uphill to a parking area on the way to the Granier pass from Chapareillan. But another guy Pierre expected to show up didn't, and so I tagged along with him and the four younger boys, including Tim.
Probably just as well. I'm a timorous downhill mountain biker, and don't see the point of going only downhill. We stayed mostly on the flats down by the quarry in Pontcharra. Around the lakes were they excavate the gravel are bumpy trails the boys enjoy. Then we came back up the hill behind La Gache, the one to the north rather than up the road in front of our house. That trail brings you out on the other side of Fort Barraux.
That trail is quite steep and rocky. The boys ended up pushing their bikes before we even left the street. The road there looks to me like an excellent short, straight climb for intense hill repeats or intervals. But when you're under 10 you don't see it that way.
Emma's been at a birthday party, and Diane's been painting. Diane was calm enough that Nathalie could finish one of her frames around a photo of a little girl looking in a mirror. Time to pick Emma up soon.
Posted by Mark at November 19, 2005 05:07 PM
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