swalker
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- Joined
- Dec 11, 2014
- Messages
- 1,576
- Reason
- DX MND
- Diagnosis
- 07/2014
- Country
- US
- State
- CO
- City
- Vail
We had a clear day today, but it was very cold. I decided to go for a wheelchair ride on the bike path that goes to the top of Vail Pass. My intent was to go about half way. I did not make it quite that far. Apparently, pushing away the snow with my wheelchair caused it to overload and go into thermal shutdown. That was a bit scary, but it fire right up once I was pointed downhill again.
While it was sunny and beautiful, it was quite cold. It was 32 degrees (F) when I left and about 25 F when I made it back home.
I was dressed warmly, but was painfully cold for the last hour of the ride. I wore my old winter mountaineering down jacket and had chemical heating packs in my gloves and shoes. It was still pretty close to unbearable.
The day was absolutely glorious. I rode through about 4 to 6 inches of snow for most of the ride. The views were magnificent. There were not many people out and I did not wear a mask for the ride. I only saw 3 other people and they were all quite distant from me.
I snapped a few photos with my phone and thought I would share one of
them with you.
Steve
While it was sunny and beautiful, it was quite cold. It was 32 degrees (F) when I left and about 25 F when I made it back home.
I was dressed warmly, but was painfully cold for the last hour of the ride. I wore my old winter mountaineering down jacket and had chemical heating packs in my gloves and shoes. It was still pretty close to unbearable.
The day was absolutely glorious. I rode through about 4 to 6 inches of snow for most of the ride. The views were magnificent. There were not many people out and I did not wear a mask for the ride. I only saw 3 other people and they were all quite distant from me.
I snapped a few photos with my phone and thought I would share one of
Steve