No photos!. I think we were too busy! We both had work, Linc's mostly being in Grand Junction, doing HVAC/plumbing design/drafting, with some additional engineering and water treatment work from home. Jeanne continued to work at PACE at the senior center doing physical therapy two days/week, as well as taking care of all of the chores while Linc was away.
Linc's e-bike motor burned out after a month or so of exciting pre-dawn and post-sunset winter commutes across the Grand Valley to work from his friends' home, often in sleet, snow, rain. Still, he was impressed, and immediately made plans to order a better made kit for Jeanne's town bike.
While on the subject, here's what I like about these e-bike kits. They're fast, silent (well, the newer ones are), one can pedal as much and as hard as one wants for a work out while commuting or running errands, and if tired or hauling a big load of groceries in the trailer, the motor is always there to help out, or even take over completely if need be. Uphills and headwinds are no longer an issue, and given the speed boost, it's possible to nearly keep up with traffic, which gives car drivers more time to react to the sight of a bicyclist flying along in the bike lane with a huge grin on the rider's face. All this, and a 20 to 30 mile battery range, and the ability to recharge (2000 to 5000 times) for 6 cents worth of electricity per charge (if grid tied, free if off-grid solar electric). Errands (and the associated finding of parking spaces, undoing seatbelts and hauling oneself in and out of the car - all associated with errands in a car), are a breeze. Cruise up onto the sidewalk, lean the bike against the front of the store, back out in a flash, then whip across town to the next place. Santa Claus needs one of these!
In February, Linc drove down to Flagstaff, Arizona for a week to visit his mother and sister, and help with Mom's filing and tax prep.
One weekend in February, Linc took at weekend-long workshop in Paonia called Transformation Mind Dynamics, a self-examining, dysfunctional pattern exposing, self-actualizing program similar to the EST trainings that were held in the 70's. Immediately hooked, he began spouting TMD terms like "I am now RADICALLY HONEST!", or "I'm out of INTEGRITY!" on a regular basis, which amused (or irritated, depending on the day) Jeanne and any neighbors who hadn't already taken the training, quite a bit.
We used up the last of the root cellar-stored apples in late March, and a day or two later, the first Robin of spring started singing outside the cabin. In early March, we planted the first spring greens, parsnips and beets in the garden. Not complaining, but WHERE, did the winter go?
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