I've been having oodles of fun on my commutes since I got the Trek. There are lots of dirt trails I've been exploring. My ride home yesterday consisted of a trip through woods and then a field of 6-foot tall weeds on a path barely wide enough for the handlebars. I got home with seeds stuck to my jersey. I wife said, "Did you fall?!" I just grinned and explained what I had been up to.

I also found a very steep hill and went to the bottom of it, then decided to see how easy it would be to climb it. Low gear, and I spun right up, grinning like a maniac the whole time.

This morning I went up on a trail I've seen MTBers pop out of before. Nice views of Lake Champlain, but the steep, narrow descent back to the MUP was scary. I went sssssslowly.

I should bring a camera sometime.