Last night I rode Sycamore with several other folks, most of us (myself included) on cross bikes. I failed at getting pictures because I was trying to keep my relatively skinny tires upright. The trail itself is in great shape for the most part, Rob, Squirrel, and some others did a bit of trail work today, and reportedly made everything even better. If you live in the area, go ride it now. Winter is coming, the trail is finally in good shape, so get out there. Back to last night: we started around 5:30, and rode from the north end. Once we got to the paved trail that connects the north and south ends of the trail it was getting dark. With lights on, and sand everywhere, we braved the Targhetto side of the trail. It was brual. Slow, sandy, tons of dead fall, pretty sketchy to ride Lame. The north side is definitely the part to ride. Definitely gonna try to get back (on a mountain bike this time) in the next few days.
Interestingly, I've already got plans to ride mountain bikes at the Science Center Sunday morning. Should be a fun time, and the weather is amazing for November.
And to more interest to most of the few people reading this, I drank a new beer. It's a newly available (to Iowa at least) beer in the Lips of Faith series from New Belgium, Sahti. From the label,
"A Sahti is a Finnish rye ale brewed with juniper. A settee is a seat for more than one. A soiree is enjoying this cascade and amarillo hopped, orange and lemon peel spiced, hazy amber sahti on your settee with your sweetie."
This is a pretty complex beer, whose complexity becomes easier to discern as you work through the bottle. The rye is apparent at first taste, as are the citrus flavors, and the hops are there too, but not strongly represented, at least not up front. Interesting and complex, but not inaccessible.
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