First Cyclo Commute 2010

Just for the archive&log, not logging any further commutes... Today morning, little sun sneaking out, looking fine, just a bit chilly. Last minute decision to hop on the bike to set the start of cyclo-commuting again. At least occasional until DST starts.

Back on the road

Tuesday, finally looking good. Going for a little extended Road Ride Lunch (=RRL). Just ready waiting for Ed and Trevor. Trevor was little delayed, Py and Ed took off and went out via the Main Gate, T. took the North path and managed to hook up just in time.

Good and decent paced ride, a bit tough for Py just as this was the first ride in a while.

Mt Snow -- The New England Way

Back on the Island. Wet wet wet days greeting Py Tuesday .. Friday, turning into a snow day on Friday, cool. Some how Py had enough of all that fluffy white. OK, a bit more XC free style skiing and goofin around. But wait -- over 50 inches of new snow in VT on Mt Snow? May be a good chance to figure out what New England and VT is in winter all about. One day trip to Mt Snow on Sunday.

A hill with cut into the woods slopes all around with a set of mostly ancient chair lifts... good play and to get a work out -- and definitively plenty of fresh fairly heavy powder like snow. Py would like to say New England powder. A fun day, just a bit too much time driving.

Klosters - Davos

The last day -- again at Klosters - Davos, the 3rd day at Py's favorite place.

Picture not looking so different, so here is the mountain and his GPS tracks:

And the link to the data of one of the days:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/25350949

Scoul - Rodeln

Py got convinced by his friend to give it a try (again). It, it is sledding or "rodeln". And it, scares him, since he managed long ago to fracture his right radius in two parts while not getting a turn right on ice and bumping in and over a wooden panel.... this was at Braunwald in 2004 if he remembers right.

However, this time, equipped with much better steerable "Toggler" sledges. Heading to Scuol. Hoping for better weather, little concerned first. But, it came as it was predicted.

Here on a 4km long sledding dedicated run. They did it 7 times until it got late enough to take the way back. Well, worked all out fine, he liked it -- but no need to do this more than once in a while. He be leaves it's for kids, well, and just a times for big kids ;-)

The way back to the village Scuol, part sledding as well -- was in actually a bit more challenging that the previously run due to ice.

Finishing the day with a nice bath in the Scuol Thermal bath. And a good pizza dinner -- finally, after some just funny experience with weird pizza place -- not any longer knowing about there previous reservation o-] Well, there is more than one place to eat, and he like the other place even better.

Late/last train & bus back to Seewis.

A foggy, cloudy, snowy and wet day

Thursday, Davos again. Friday, foggy, cloudy, wet and snowing later. The morning, just good to sleep in and get one more mountain run, the same 10k thing, 5k, 500m up.... done and relax the rest of the day.

Just returning with the first drops of rain or snow.

Home Home and Quintus

A short trip home, very home to his parents in Negenborn, Germany. Now he the first time meet the "new" dog Quintus.

Here are some previous pictures, about little under a year ago:

And this is now, he is a pretty smart and lovely dog :-)

And also new, the second half of the house now is filled up with Photo-voltaic in addition to the high efficiency solar-thermal on left: