Wow, I think that we all forgot about updating this blog or something. No, in reality the site was down for a long time and since no one here knows how to actually work a computer it took even longer to get it going than it should have. Some things are different though. We no longer have our main site running, now the Berkshire Backcountry address will bring you to the blog. This was the most viewed and updated part of our site although it hasn't seemed that way in a while. Besides all of our computer troubles and the non-stop rain we are still getting after it. I know Chris has been entering a few races this season and he is really pushing it. Just last weekend we went for a real good road bike ride and as soon as we got done he asked me to go for an eight mile run with him. I went home, he went running. So I can tell Chris has been busy. I've been pretty busy myself this summer. There has been alot going on with the upcoming ThunderBolt Ski race. Every month we have had a trail day, and every other week we have a board meeting to discuss all the important issues that come with holding this race. All in all the race is coming along great and the trail has never looked so good. Other than that it has been a well rounded summer with a bit of everything. The rain has only put a damper on my climbing, I have far fewer days in this year than in the past. But the routes that I got in this season have been some real classics. The trails have been a bit muddy but that hasn't stop any of us from putting a ton of miles on our mountain bikes. The next thing everyone has been enjoying is the fresh pavement on the Mount Greylock auto road. From my house in Adams it is a smooth and fast forty mile ride around, up, and over the mountain which we are all starting to get dialed. Besides riding and climbing we have been doing a lot of paddling. The water has been record high and I have finally got around to finishing the canoe I started to build a while ago. Hard to believe the Summer is almost over but that's fine with me because the Fall and the Winter is my favorite time to play anyways. Hope to see you all out there and I promise a more regular blog to be posted. Enjoy the rest of your Summer and I will leave you with a few pictures of my canoe and a recent climbing trip.