I have been seeing quite a few "Top 10 R.E.M. songs" articles on the we over the past couple of months. Jude Rogers of The Guardian has submitted a list and this has got to be my favorite so far. I really love all the songs listed and love even more how the extra songs mentioned in the descriptions are also some of my favorites. It's a bit shocking that "Losing My Religion" didn't make the list. To this day, that song really stands up and is a staple of the 1990's. Of course, I could never list just my top 10, it would be much too difficult. I'll just have to sit back and enjoy others lists.
This past weekend we took a trip to the mountains of Virginia. It is an area we have visited before with the Boy Scout troop, but this time we went without the scouts. I have been riding consistently again for nearly a year after I bought a new to me cyclocross bike. You can read more about that here . After more than 2,800 miles on that bike since last June, it needed some more work. The headset was pretty much shot and would not be repaired in time for our planned trip to Virginia. So Gina suggested that I get a new bike. I ended up getting a Giant Revolt Advanced 2 from Giant Wake Forest . We arrived at our rental house very early Saturday morning. 1:30am in fact. We found a place to stay that was literally steps away from The Virginia Creeper Trail . Saturday was to be a day we went hiking at Grayson Highlands State Park . We met Gina's co-workers at the park just after 10:00 am and started our hike. We have camped at this park before with the Boy Scouts but have never ...
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