Winter Playground

I walk down the steps out the back of my apartment and make a right. I stare at this spot every day as I walk to and from the subway and now it's time to explore.

My footsteps lead down a steep path, and if I didn't look back, it would be hard to tell I just came off of a main street.

See that pile of wood? I don't. I see log-overs and ramps.  I feel air under my wheels.

That's not a pile of unused bricks and stone. It's the foundations of my stunts.

This steep slope begs for a line going down its face.  I see hours of work to pay for seconds of exhilaration, and the price seems just right.

To cap it off, there is a skinny that just hasn't been cut yet.  This could be the start or end of a sweet little run.

You might see some footsteps in the snow, but I see a winter playground.

I think I'll start building on Saturday.

Mark Webber's My Boy

Turns out Mark Webber raced the Japan GP at Suzuka where he qualified in pole and came second with a broken shoulder from a mountain biking accident. This is after he spent the 2009 season away after breaking his arm mountain biking.  Guess I just found my new favorite F1 racer.

My favorite driver

Info and picture from Autosport via Autoblog

And this is why

Picture from Life

Joyride 150 - First Trip

So I got to go to Joyride in Markham for the first time last Tuesday (I know, I suck at updating.)  Man was it ever fun! so many areas set up for you to learn and improve skills.  I don't think I've ever sweat as much within 30 minutes of being somewhere.  I had my buddy Jon take a video of me doing a lap of the pumptrack, you know, in case anybody doesn't believe I went: