Friday, lunch time... sandwich? Nah, hit the dirt. A windy day in the low 40s with flurries blowing was perfect for a quick lunchtime spin on the Monocog fixie. I can leave my office at the J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center and connect the four state campuses of JIRDC, Broughton Hospital, the North Carolina School for the Deaf, and Western Piedmont Community College.
The four campuses in Morganton occupy some of the most beautiful land in Burke County. The rolling pastures were once farmed to feed the residents of Broughton and NCSD. This picture was shot from the back of the Jim Richardson campus of WPCC looking over the NCSD campus toward the Linville Gorge.
The pastures in between the campuses are connected by double-track. Although not technical, the scenic paths serve up some short, steep climbs for a good, short workout. This tractor path leads up to the fields behind Broughton's old livestock stables.
Hay bales in the fields behind Broughton. A careful look at the horizon behind the hay will reveal the cupola of the Avery building of Broughton Hospital. Broughton opened in 1883 as the first of the four facilities to occupy this land, and the Avery building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
"She thinks my Redline Monocog Flite 29er Fixie's sexy..."
Division WW treats anxiety-based gram-counting disorders. The patients live on wards CF, Al, and Ti. My friend KJ has been involuntarily treated so many times he gets his meds for free, but he refuses to take them.
Double-track on the Broughton campus.
The old railroad grade between NCSD and Broughton. Trains used this spur to deliver coal to power the two campuses.
A short quad-buster behind the North Carolina School for the Deaf. NCSD was established in 1894 and boasts examples of some of the same historic architecture as Broughton.
A tractor path connecting the campuses of NCSD and WPCC.
Road connecting the back part of WPCC with the new Jim Richardson campus of WPCC.
A gravel path behind the horse pastures of the Exceptional Equestrians stables at JIRDC. The J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center was founded in 1963 and built on former farmland of Broughton.
Hey, a hard ride deserves a little siesta afterward! Your tax dollars at work...
Friday, lunch time... sandwich? Nah, hit the dirt. A windy day in the low 40s with flurries blowing was perfect for a quick lunchtime spin on the Monocog fixie. I can leave my office at the J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center and connect the four state campuses of JIRDC, Broughton Hospital, the North Carolina School for the Deaf, and Western Piedmont Community College.
The four campuses in Morganton occupy some of the most beautiful land in Burke County. The rolling pastures were once farmed to feed the residents of Broughton and NCSD. This picture was shot from the back of the Jim Richardson campus of WPCC looking over the NCSD campus toward the Linville Gorge.
The pastures in between the campuses are connected by double-track. Although not technical, the scenic paths serve up some short, steep climbs for a good, short workout. This tractor path leads up to the fields behind Broughton's old livestock stables.
Hay bales in the fields behind Broughton. A careful look at the horizon behind the hay will reveal the cupola of the Avery building of Broughton Hospital. Broughton opened in 1883 as the first of the four facilities to occupy this land, and the Avery building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
"She thinks my Redline Monocog Flite 29er Fixie's sexy..."
Division WW treats anxiety-based gram-counting disorders. The patients live on wards CF, Al, and Ti. My friend KJ has been involuntarily treated so many times he gets his meds for free, but he refuses to take them.
Double-track on the Broughton campus.
The old railroad grade between NCSD and Broughton. Trains used this spur to deliver coal to power the two campuses.
A short quad-buster behind the North Carolina School for the Deaf. NCSD was established in 1894 and boasts examples of some of the same historic architecture as Broughton.
A tractor path connecting the campuses of NCSD and WPCC. 
Road connecting the back part of WPCC with the new Jim Richardson campus of WPCC.
A gravel path behind the horse pastures of the Exceptional Equestrians stables at JIRDC. The J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center was founded in 1963 and built on former farmland of Broughton.
Hey, a hard ride deserves a little siesta afterward! Your tax dollars at work...
Skid Stop descending Globe Mtn Road, plenty of light left!
Amy continued to have good results at LMS, placing first in her age group with a time of 39 minutes and change. She raced on a Cannondale modified into a ghetto TT ride with considerable input from Chris at TRC.
Alas, Jim finished dead last in the fixie division with a time of around 37 minutes. He did add some speed gear to his TRC Soma, but to no avail. However, he did improve on his average speed from the previous race in October. 
The newly fixed TRC Redline Monocog made an appearance at the race on its way to a dirt session at Hobby Park the next day. Maybe Jim should have raced it instead.
