The Speed Of Lightning
I spent much of my Saturday afternoon writing this blog. Only I wasn’t at a computer, I didn't have an iPad or even a pad of paper. Rather I was on a bike trail with my brother-in-law and one of my neighbors. When the weather is nice, as it is now, there are a ton of trails near my house where you can hike or walk or as we prefer, ride a mountain bike. I am far from an expert, but I do enjoy the opportunity to get out and burn some calories. I’m not sure we are ever going to run into Lance Armstrong, but some of these trails can be quite challenging. We started uphill, as we always do, then made a choice to head east, down a series of trails, which leads to an area where we could really push the limits. Well that was the plan. About five minutes later, or halfway towards our destination, it looked like someone from the paparazzi was taking our picture. Flash! Boom! Flash! Enter Mother Nature. And as our luck would have it, we were located right next to an area were a bunch o...