I had to pull my brother in-law out…

He borrowed my trailer.  When he brought it back, his off-road SUV with street tires was no match for the mud.  Luckily, I know a guy with a Jeep nearby 🤪

Everything I have looks like this…

…often covered in mud or dirt.  Bikes, Jeeps, ATVs, watches, even ME, hahahaha.

I realized I can clean Zoe off on our rides…

When she gets all muddy from running beside me, a quick trip through the edge of the full pond cleans her right up, mostly… She seems to love it too.

It was a little slippy out there last week…

I had to drive through the pond to get around it!

The bond is so full that Zoe and I couldn't fit between the bushes and the edge of it, so I had to put my bike wheels in it to get us by.  Nice!

The pond is FULL to overflowing this year!

It's all the way up to the top of the overflow cap where I have a couple drain holes drilled.  It's only been that high one other time.  It usually settles out about 7 feet deep through the year.  It's more like 9 as pictured!

Taking a look at the “bumpy parts”

We joke about keeping the "smooth side" or the "shiny side" up.  I like the looks of all the mechanisms underneath my Jeep rig though too.  It's crazy the abuse they take!  This is also a good thing to check out after a ride and make sure it's all working as it should and where it should be…!  After the winter and salt, there are quite a few places I need to wire wheel and paint…

A beautiful day in Indianapolis…

…Julie and I had a fun afternoon of going to pick up some crabs for her tank.  It was a good day to NOT be out in the weather…

I managed to catch a cool shot of the cannon firing

Windrock Trail 57 Highlights Kilted Trail Guide Day 2

This is day two of my Jeep off-roading fun from the weekend before last. We got half of trial 57 done… I’m having fun learning how to edit all this Live Multicam and Final Cut stuff…

The coolest part of the Blue Jackets games

They fire off the cannon every time they score.  You also get to hear it during the pregame and if they win.

US, Ohio and Hockey team flags.

I like how the Columbus Bluetooth Jackets logo incorporates the Ohio flag.

Treating Julie to an NHL game!

This was her Valentine's Day present.

I see where the mud goes…

…once I wash it off the Jeep, on me!

Cleaning him up after the weekend fun

Reverse up onto the ramps for the front, turn them 180º for the rear and drive up onto them.  Makes it easy to see and do safely and gives decent access to the important parts underneath.  I can clean them and inspect them at the same time.  It usually gets a quick check here, then I crawl under later for a more thorough look around.