Love the foto, Jim. Flew over your territory a week or so ago, from Ottawa south to DC and then onwards to points further south (see below.) Those rounded hills, all barren of leaf cover cover now -- thought of Hemingway's description, "hills like brown elephants". Nice contrast with the lake, for sure. Really must try to get to the Catskills on my Raven next year.
Just saw a friend's foto sent from Ottawa: 25 cms of snow on Tues night, -15 before the windchill. :-( Not much riding just now, I reckon, not even for the hardcore. But I did check in with the guys at my LBS, now in their new digs, and we worked out a calendar (mid-January start) for building the boike.
Oh yes, points south, and why I'm getting snowy fotos from home: writing this from, ah, how shall I say this, a hotel window overlooking the surf of Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro. Have just finished a small learning forum with friends & colleagues from Brazil, next week, will begin the followup. Tough work, but someone's gotta do it. Terrifying traffic for cyclists, though -- can't bear to look.
Happy Thanksgiving to Jim, Dan, and all your families,
Abraços a todos,
John
