Economic Housing Stimulus

Thanks to Dubbya for the economic stimulus tax rebate! The house was showing its age and the hardwood floors needed a little TLC. We decided to stimulate the house with our stimulus checks and put in a little sweat equity.

Before: Plenty of nicks and scratches.

After too many sanding applications to remember, the floors were ready to seal and coat.

Next up: the guestbedroom. Fix cracks, remove wallboard and paint.

Demo is fun!

Chipping lead-based paint.

A nice 'home run' crack spanned the entire ceiling.

After: fixed with some joint compound.

No need to tape off the walls. I've got a steady hand and spent some time as a painter in a previous life. Not too bad if I may say so myself.

AZE- Kentucky Camp

Arizona Endurance Series was hosting the Kentucky Camp Epic. Yuri and self decided to partake and ride the ride, as opposed to those who were there to race. We were treated to sunny skies and relentless wind.



Yeah, and partying, too!


Sunset the first night.

50 some people showed up to ride, considering this was a free, grassroots event.






Mt. Wrightson in the distance. Keep climbing.












Let's see c'here...Was that a right or a left turn?




Lunch time!

Dropin' the Lemmon

With several guys coming down from Phoenix, a group ride was in order. The temps were still too warm to ride down low so Lemmon was the venue. Twelve of us would make the run from the top down to Molino Basin. Two flats less than 20 minutes into the ride were later parlayed into 1 torn pair of shorts, one daring Sadcow who cut the ass out of Dane's shorts, two gents riding thru and/or stepping in human feces in the middle of the trail, one run over snake and one very patient rattler.

Nice of you to join us, Senior Basura!

Count 'em...12 riders

Trail Junction: Carter Canyon Trail: Circa 1880's

Trail Steward Cooper demonstrates the importance of a properly irrigated tree

Cousins!

How's that saladito taste, Todd?

"Riding all this singletrack sure gives me wood!"

How it all went down: 'Get Owda Mah N'Yah!'