Eye Spies

   The trees have been looking at me funny. Perhaps they knew I was going to hit one of their brethren... Yes, I hit my first tree. Fortunately I wasn't going very fast, and no one else was on the slope, so I got off scot free. It was a simple result of it being the second-to-last ride of a 7 hour day of riding. My legs literally were so tired that I was unable to make the heel side turn, and I just couldn't stop. It was actually very funny. But I AM glad no one saw it!
   More beautiful birch! They are everywhere out here... these happen to be just outside our front door. Forests full of eyes. Watching me. Waiting to jump out and bite me!