{"id":6102,"date":"2013-10-02T22:09:33","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T04:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=6102"},"modified":"2013-10-02T22:10:20","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T04:10:20","slug":"birthday-ride-at-hartmans-29-sept-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/birthday-ride-at-hartmans-29-sept-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday Ride at Hartman&#8217;s (29 Sept 2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I originally had different plans for a birthday ride.  But, Mother Nature didn&#8217;t cooperate and brought a snow storm a few days before that muddied the trails I desired to ride most.  Still, on my birthday, the sky couldn&#8217;t have been bluer and the sun couldn&#8217;t have been brighter.  It was a beautiful day to soak in the rays and enjoy our outdoor playground.  So, Liz, Frank and I headed down to Hartman&#8217;s Rocks.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/946037_brit.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>In the fall, the desert still lives.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/dscn4113hartmansrocks.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><!--more READ MORE--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/dscn4109desertaspens.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Our ride took us through varied terrain.  Liz.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/dscn4127liz.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/dscn4135liz.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/p1100105liz.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/dscn4126liz.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Frank.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/1235453_frank.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/dscn4118frank.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/dscn4136frank.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/602077_frank.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Me.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/45558_brit.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/p1100096brit.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/hartmans_29sept2013\/p1100102brit.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>While I would have rather been soaking in the golden leaves that decorate our mountains this time of year, it was still good to have some desert time.  With the expansiveness of the blue sky and vastness far greater than the eye can see, the desert is always humbling.  It was a good day for a good birthday ride \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.avantlink.com\/link.php?ml=1430&amp;p=23393&amp;pw=29053\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I originally had different plans for a birthday ride. 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