I’ve been trying to ride more to and from work to stay in shape for the XC races. Riding through the woods at night is a little spooky, but I haven’t run into any bears yet. I have been seeing glowing deer eyeballs from my headlamp as they graze in the spring just above Martis Dam.

I nearly walked into a bear at work tonight. I came down some stairs in the dark at the mid-mountain lodge, came around a corner and found a bear standing on the stairs. Fortunately, we’re both familiar with each other and she just scampered away.