{"id":423,"date":"2011-02-26T23:19:26","date_gmt":"2011-02-27T04:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/blog\/?p=423"},"modified":"2025-03-08T06:59:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T06:59:57","slug":"closing-out-january-photos-of-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/2011\/02\/26\/closing-out-january-photos-of-the-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing out January, Photos of the Weekend 1\/29 and 1\/30\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You wouldn&#8217;t hardly know it was winter this weekend &#8211; highs in the 60&#8217;s, warm breezes. \u00a0I decided to take short hike on the back side of the mountain, looking of all things, for a single tree in the middle of the forest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/jan-hike11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1218\" src=\"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/jan-hike11.jpg\" alt=\"jan-hike1\" width=\"553\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/jan-hike11.jpg 553w, https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/jan-hike11-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t find the tree but on the way back into town we decided it was time to stop and try a local bar that is well known for it&#8217;s music. \u00a0Molly&#8217;s has bands there 4 or 5 nights a week, but closes at 9pm. \u00a0If you want to dance, be sure to get there early.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going back.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2329\" src=\"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/mollys1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"934\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/mollys1.jpg 934w, https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/mollys1-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/mollys1-768x583.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I thought about trying to climb the mountain on Sunday, but didn&#8217;t buy microspikes yet. \u00a0I wasn&#8217;t in the mood to try and push through iced over snow drifts so I went back to find the tree.<\/p>\n<p>So there it is &#8211; one individual tree that has a split trunk and all. \u00a0Don&#8217;t ask me how I know this, but this singular tree had it&#8217;s gestation back in 1678 &#8211; or thereabouts. \u00a0Lady Godiva rode around town naked to protest taxes that spring.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/lighttree1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1219\" src=\"http:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/lighttree1.jpg\" alt=\"lighttree\" width=\"559\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/lighttree1.jpg 559w, https:\/\/nsrider.com\/oldBODblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/lighttree1-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You wouldn&#8217;t hardly know it was winter this weekend &#8211; highs in the 60&#8217;s, warm breezes. \u00a0I decided to take short hike on the back side of the mountain, looking of all things, for a single tree in the middle of the forest. 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