I do a lot of beach fat biking in the cooler weather. I have an insane amount of rocks and shells that I find.
I wouldn't trust myself not to poison myself picking mushrooms.
I though same like you do couple years ago. I just read one book and desided to start with these safe ones here in Finland.
I pick only those that doesn't have poisonous lookalikes and that is my method to minimize the risk.
Above may not be valid outside Finland so you have know your area and musrooms growing there.
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Nice mushrooms!
I'm planting apple trees, running chainsaws in the woods and rock climbing in the gym.
I just need to stop working.... Too much interference with my life ;-)
The lack of time is actually the idea of this thread.
Combining two or more nice things and do them simultaneously will double the fun and saves time so you may not need to quit your day work.
Wood work all the year round. I'm into odd large painted wood carving sculptures right now because I can only make so many tables before we all have too many.
We paddle a lot except for December, January, and February when it's generally either too cold or too much water. Mostly flat water right now. See my thread "Dustiest bike ever" in the NorCal section for some pics of the most incredible remote paddling in Eastern Oregon after the eclipse.
Ski. Skiing is the best physical activity ever devised. Yes, even better than that! You can do that anytime you've got a willing partner - powder, now that's precious! Mostly all cross country now in big teleboots and big skis. Lassen Park and Mt. Shasta are my regulars.
I grow nuts in a small commercial operation. Eat more pistachios - get the price back up! Nuts pay for my bikes and skis. Tools? I guess I pretty much have enough now.
I like also skiing both downhill and crosscountry.
Still prefer fatbiking during wintertime.
Actually I opened this thread to find ideas what you can do simultaneously with mountainbike.
Like taking pictures, pick nick, enjoying nature, orienteerin, observing animals...
But it is still nice to hear what others are doing while they are not MTBing.
Sorry that I couldn't pick the correct words to clarify my attention.
I do mix a few other activities with mountain biking. I'm old, so I can't ride for five hours straight anymore so I pack a SiFi paperback in my pack and find a bench, a picnic table, or a handy shade tree to read for an hour or two just enjoying the wonderful wild places I ride and a cold beer wrapped in my jacket.
I also do photography while riding. Carrying a huge DSLR and lenses would be kind of over kill so I use a very good quality Canon 30x optical compact camera. I especially like wildflowers in season and wildlife anytime. Nothing guarantees seeing the elk herd or a cat like forgetting the camera!
Lastly, I often bring a small pair of loppers and a folding pruning saw when riding in a certain area near home. I am trying to keep old ranch roads rideable as the vegetation grows back in. No locations - it's guerilla trailwork.
I mix mountain biking with other activities. I love mountain biking, I love flying down a trail. I love the speed and the slight risk involved along with the quick thinking skill it requires. And I like doing activities that help me be a better mtbr: crossfit, and running. I love down hilling but I've had to dial it back following a very bad crash 2 years ago; recently I tried dirt biking and loved it.
I help my hubby with trail work; it is very satisfying to build, and maintain trails and give back to the community. I like being in the forest, take pictures... we both took a mushroom identification workshop.
I ride year round. In the winter I switch to studded tires and ice bike on frozen lakes, rivers and ponds.
Combine fat biking with craft beer drinking year long, that's it.
Used to road bike (even thou hated it), photography, golf, snowboard and paintball. The road bike was "loaned", the board, clubs and guns are collecting dust and the DSLR rarely comes out the case but the beer fridge is almost always empty.
- finding and identifying wild flowers
- maintaining current trails
- cutting and/or developing new trails
- exploring paths, abandoned roads, old rail beds, etc.
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