Thanks for the ride report. Did you feel the urge to shift on this ride or did you forget all about it?
BTW, where are you located? I have no idea where R. Regan grew up!
We got over two feet of snow last weekend on top of the 8 inches we got the week before, trails are buried and now it is raining all weekend - no biking for me. I've avoided breaking out the dreaded trainer all winter so far, but it looks like I'm going to have to do it now.
We rode the trail in the early stages of the blizzard last weekend when we only had about 6" of snow. Picture of the one speed post ride: