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Before I ever became obsessed with got into mountain biking, Jen and I did a LOT of hiking. Today the temps were in the mid 70′s with a mix of sun and clouds and my ‘weekend’ upgrade project at work went so smoothly that we finished it all yesterday, so we decided to go to Castlewood Canyon State Park: one of our favorite hikes and 10 minutes from our house.

To mix it up a little, Jen and Ava went one direction around the loop, and Laney and I went the other way. We traded kids 1/2 way, so Jen and I retraced our steps while each kid made the whole loop. We also used it as a chance to use our new 2-way radios that we got recently.

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The eggbeaters are back, fixed and AWESOME!!

Tonight, for something different, I tried attaching the camera to the frame, just behind the headset. For a smooth paved trail, it’s perfect, but I’m afraid the vibration would be too much for offroad use.

Here’s a sample: