I need to get this monkey off my back. This addiction to endorphins is wearing me out. By tomorrow morning it will get worse. My pool is back open. I was last in it 6 days before the Winter Solstice. We are now about a month from the Spring Equinox. It would seem this should mean the water is warmer than when I was last in it.Before noon, after sitting too many hours in front of this computer, I went to the Tandy Hills again and ran up steep hills. That quickly gets the endorphin fix happening.
That's the Tandy Hills tower known as the Fort Worth Needle, in the picture at the top. It's really tall. It makes me dizzy to stand under it and look up. Part of that dizziness may have been due to having run up the hill to get under the Needle.
There's a library a short distance from my abode. I went there about 3 this afternoon to get some books. Reading too many books is the other monkey on my back addiction that is taxing me.
When I left the library I decided, why I do not know, craving more endorphins, maybe. For whatever reason, I went to River Legacy Park. I had not biked the mountain bike trails there in a long long time. I don't know why.
It has been so long that several new trails have been added. I've never seen the River Legacy Trails in such good shape. New bridges have
been added. Bypasses and shortcuts have been added. Real good signage has been added.One section is called "Fun Town," for Experts. There is a red skull and crossbones on the sign. Fun Town had some really steep drops and some really steeply banked turns. I should wear my helmet. The River Legacy Trail used to be so tame. Not anymore.
And there were a lot of bikers there this afternoon. Word must be getting around, River Legacy has some really good mountain bike trails in really good shape.
I only went one time around, that's about 5 miles. My bike was making a weird squeaky noise. I knew it'd been too long since I'd greased all the moving parts. So, I cut it short and went to Wal-Mart and got some grease and some new bike shorts.
I see a return to biking and swimming in my immediate future. Weather permitting.
Thanks for covering R.L.P. it makes me want to visit the park. I'm just now getting into mountain biking so I enjoy the info on local trails.
ReplyDeleteTo find the mountain bike trail at RLP, drive into the main park entry off Green Oaks Blvd, then take a left, then another left into the MTB parking lot. The trailhead is at the southwest corner of the parking lot.
ReplyDeleteIf you've not yet found the Dallas Off Road Bicycle Association website, go here, www.dorba.org for info about trails all over Texas and beyond, including all the trails in the Metroplex.
If you need a RLP guide, arrange a time and I'll try and guide you.