Appreciate Your Own Backyard

Sometimes those amazing things in life are in our own backyard.   Yet, sometimes we completely overlook or fail to appreciate what is right at our fingertips.

I had friends visiting from Colorado who have a great enthusiasm for outdoor activities and have made the decision in their life to make time to play.  While they were here, we decided to ride mountain bikes on the trails in the neighborhood preserve.  As we were riding along, my friend noted how nice these trails were, scenic with some good technical sections and asked how often I ride them.  Since I like to consider myself somewhat of an outdoor enthusiast, I had no other option than to suck up all pride and say…”twice…in the last 5 years!”  What can I say?  Note: I ride them far more regularly now!  🙂

Maybe mountain biking isn’t everyone’s thing but a nice sunset helps refresh the soul, take time to enjoy those little things!

Neighborhood Sunset