Ride on the wild side

It has been snowing since this morning so the daily commute today was...well rather interesting. I'll let the photos do the talking. Hope you are all warm and cozy where ever you are!

Today's ride to the UPS Store near the plaza

Local artwork at Warehouse 21

 

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”_ Jimi Hendrix

“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”_Jimi Hendrix

SOLAR OVENS FOR HAITI

On January 28, 2010, FOHO (Friends of Haiti Organization), in partnership with Feed My Starving Children, will be sending a shipping container with 270,000 meals and Sun Ovens to 

Port au Prince, Haiti. There is room for additional Sun Ovens to be included with this shipment and additional shipments are being planned.Dear friends and family, this is how I will contribute to help Haiti. This project will last much longer than money. 
SOLAR OVENS FOR HAITI

Today's Commute

gimme some light



















Fire in the sky












Under a blood red sky

Looking the other way the sky is totally different!

Here comes the train!















Looking down from the light pole

Train light pole now known as Roxxi's personal Photo Tower :)

Looking down at my backpack

Gear Test

OK so I'm testing my new tent for the snow load and so far so good...tonight I will sleep in it to test for leaks.
Cute isn't it?                                                                            

                                        

                                                  

Let it snow...

Getting to work today sure was...fun. We got about 8 inches of snow last night. I rode my bike and got about half way to work then the bike chains froze on me, so I tried dragging my bike. That got old real quick...so I had to finally lock it in front of the Second Street Brewery until I can get it after work. I schlepped the rest of the way to work and thanks to my brand new Ski pants (on sale at REI), I was nice and dry when I arrived :) Here are some photos of my adventure:

My bike route

A Friendly Smile                                                                

Nature's Artwork                                                                                                                                      

   

Where the hell are my feet???

Looking back at my lonely tracks

Posting this for Nikhil and Susan.

Find yourself a decent Hotel near Connaught Place to use as a base to see the sights. 

I'll post some Delhi contacts for you soon :)

My thoughts on blogging

I set up this blog as a platform for my family and friends to mostly keep track of me on my next trip to the Himalayas in Northern India end of May 2010. Even though I have a Facebook account, I wanted a separate space devoted to this trip in particular. In preparation, I've been riding my mountain bike (Beast) since August of 2009. Beast is generously on loan from my friend Jennifer...thanx Jen Jen :) It was interesting to "gear up" every morning before riding to work. My wardrobe suffered a drastic change and I started to purchase only Smartwool products. On the crazy snowy and freezing days, the Smartwool base layers and face protection is a total life saver...I cannot even imagine life in the wintertime without it! Anyhow, since I joined an online India Travel Forum (BCMTouring.com), I've been inspired to get out more and taking lots of photos of my training or travel or just my daily commute.

My First Post on my blog

Hey Y'all! Is this thing on? How exciting that this is my very first post here!