Here is my mountain bike getting ready to go out for her first ride in a very long time! She has been through alot of abuse...Mountain Men, 3 Xterra Maui's, 1 Battle of the Saddle (at 6000ft!) and numerous rides across sand, lava (Pahoehoe and A'a), through Kaloko rainforest which actually just hides the sharp lava. You can see her scars..and I have plenty as well. Actually I'm a little sad that the K-shaped scar on my shin from Kaloko is starting to fade.
Anyhow...I got the shock redone, refilled (whatever it's called) as it was totally mushy and dangerous. I don't think I'll be mountain biking enough to justify getting major, expensive new parts. So..this morning I went on my first ride outside of Be'er Sheva! It wasn't the most scenic..but it was fun!! And it felt very good to be mountain biking..I haven't forgotten all my skills though I am pretty weak. I went with some friends from the BGU bike club for a very mellow 2 hours. We followed the train tracks for a while...turned east for a bit, were chased by a few dogs, cut across into a eucalyptus grove and just meandered around. Especially nice as I've been sick and haven't done much for the past 10 days! Oh!! and I saw some camels which still makes me excited though it's like seeing a cow to people that have lived here for a while. :-)

I'm not actually in any of the following pictures, but you can pretend I am.


See the gamalim?