Mountain Biking Lakeview

It had been quite some time since we biked the Lakeview Trails at Pocahontas Park.



Mountain Bike Mike joined us for the Memorial Day spin and Dynamo was our talented photographer.





It was a beautiful morning for a ride!



We had so much fun! And, even took advantage of the beautiful new benches on the trail!



The trails were in great shape! It was just a gorgeous morning for a ride!







And, sure enough...our snake family was back this year at the creek. Eek! I think we counted between 3 and 4!



One just sunning on top of the rock!



I guess we weren't the only ones enjoying the morning at the park. So were the creatures!

Hiking Texas Beach

Over the weekend we decided to head to downtown Richmond to check out Texas Beach. We had heard it was a great place for hiking and for fur-children to enjoy the water.



We headed out first on North Bank Trail...



And then over the walking bridge to Texas Beach...



Charlie loved the rocky waters



There were lots of big rocks to climb and navigate over.



And, some really neat sights...



The trail was lush and green on the island.



It's amazing that this beautiful rocky river runs right through the big City of Richmond.





Really neat ruins in places...



And, then we got to the Nickel Bridge...



How amazing to be underneath it!



The City has so many treasures waiting to be discovered.





It was a beautiful day for a hike! We did about 5.5 miles and enjoyed being together soaking up the fresh air and getting some great exercise.

Spearmint Eucalyptus Goodness

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I just love the fresh clean scent of the spearmint eucalyptus soap.



The smell is just enough to pick you up!



Mint is such a delightful cleaning fragrance! And, the activated charcoal inside is an added bonus!

Mountain Bike Monday - Some single track riding

Finally, we were able to get back to some single track riding at Poco over the weekend. We even caught up with our friend, Mountain Bike Mike!



The boys were all smiles! It was good to be back out in the beautiful green woods! What a great time of year to be riding.



The trails were so smooth and packed. They were fast and flowing. I just love the green and blue trails at Poco.



Even though the weather was really warm, it wasn't too bad under the tree canopy.



We snapped some pics of Dynamo rolling over the rocks!





What a star! Like it was nothing to it!



Look at the smile!





We have been mostly riding on the road and trying out our new bicycle built for two, so it was a lot of fun to explore the park again!



We ventured over the boat ramp to the Forest Exploration side of the park. We wanted to try and find the new trails that are part of the IMBA Richmond Ride Center.



And, there it was! The new trail!



It was hard packed clay and was fast!





We had a ball flying through!



It will really be awesome when it's finally completed. Such amazing things going on at our favorite park!!



It was such a great time being back out there together. I love riding with my Dynamo! And, it was a bonus having our friend, Mike, there too!