LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

[Tombeur]

Welcome back, Mighty Thor. As of this morning, I note you exceeded 100;000 meters. A personal word of caution: Don't overdo it too quickly, as yours truly unfortunately did. Do as I now say, not how I mistakenly did. Great to see you again accumulating the meters. Tom

[Kona2]

Welcome back, Mighty Thor. As of this morning, I note you exceeded 100;000 meters. A personal word of caution: Don't overdo it too quickly, as yours truly unfortunately did. Do as I now say, not how I mistakenly did. Great to see you again accumulating the meters. Tom

Good thoughts, Tom. The hurrier one goes, the behinder one can get.



MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.35 MM Minnie
550 K Patrick Hmr
450 K Tombeur - hitting your own milestone, too!
100 K GMan
100 K Thor

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
GMan 2,024 m
Rebecca 3,000 m
Patrick S 3,129 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Dan O' 5,010 m
William Ch 6,742 m
Ian 7,059 m
Tombeur 7,070 m
Michael C 7,500 m
K2 8,058 m
Thor 8,333 m
Ken P 8,584 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Patrick Hsr 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Eric 10,034 m
david w 10,102 m
AJ 11,522 m
Rich Mc 11,561 m
danwho 13,131 m ....lucky 13 palindrome!
William C 13,253 m
Minnie 17,542 m
Ron 2...3....4...5....6 m ...counting up the meters! Mooner!
Patrick Hmr 31,241 m ...mooner!

[Kona2]

The Time Between

The time between Challenges might find you chasing other forms of exercise. Our hiking trails, recreational areas, campgrounds....packed. It was hard to find a place at lake's edge to "launch" the pups into the water. Good thing we have places for people and their families to get away - but get your s'mores supplies early in the week! They sell out fast.

That said, next up in the Challenge queue is Dog Days of August. You'll need to gather distance as the four weeks of August progress...and this will set you up well for the NEXT Challenge...which currently is the Fall Team Challenge. Concept2 may well throw another one or two Challenges into the mix, so watch the Concept2 space!

Also a good time to take a look at the Annual Meters Challenge...before your goal gets away from you. I'm reminded that six weeks ago, I was at a 16K per day average...and I'm at half that right now. So, if you want to get on the 10K a day Honor Board level....you need at least 810K since this is day 81 of the Concept2 calendar year. Tick tok. Although it is REALLY hard to understand how the year can be flying by when aspects of it feel like summmmmr is crawling....

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.35 MM Brett
1.35 MM Ed
1.05 MM David A
750 K AJ
650 K danwho
650 K Andrew C
450 K Rebecca
400 K Tom R
200 K Salvador

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us.

Tony 1,111 m ....a onesie palindrome!
Ben 5,000 m
Corey 5,000 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Sorin 5,000 m
GMan 5,019 m
Liz 5,039 m
Dan O' 5,204 m
Ian 5,269 m
Karin 6,000 m
Rebecca 6,000 m
Tom R 6,609 m
Louie m ...a onesie palindrome of a different kind..
Robert E 7,000 m
Patrick S 7,092 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Tombeur 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Trevor 11,001 m
AJ 11,029 m
Norma 11,111 m ...another onesie palindrome...embiggerated...
Patrick Hmr 11,907 m
danwho 13,131 m ...a palindrome with some threes...
Michael C 15,000 m
Minnie 17,543 m

Mooners:

Ron 23,232 m....a Sinatra palindrome! Mooner and crooner...
Brett 25,064 m ...mooner!
David A 25,215 m ...mooner!
Salvador 30,714 m ...mooner!
Ed 76,667 m ...mega palindrome!

[Kona2]

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.75 MM Ron
1.4 MM Minnie
800 K Eric
700 K Michael C
600 K Johan
550 K Dennis
350 K oerg
200 K Patrick Hsr
200 K Michael S

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Leigh 1,133 m ...a double double!
Bill L 4,802 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Jantuut 5,643 m
Dan O' 6,026 m
Louie m...a devilish palindrome, plus some!
Kevin Mc 7,058 m
Angelo 7,410 m
Ian 7,980 m
Larry 8,000 m
William Ch 9,176 m
Thor 9,311 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
david w 10,000 m
Derric 10,000 m
Gary 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Tombeur 10,022 m
K2 10,153 m
Norma 11,111 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Zach 11,481 m
AJ 11,679 m
Steve H 12,652 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
Eric 14,012 m
David A 14,652 m
Michael C 15,000 m
Johan 15,220 m
Minnie 17,482 m
Patrick Hmr 17,603 m
Michael S 20,763 m
Ron 22,822 m ...a palindrome...mooner!
Joerg 58,803 m ...mega!

[BAZzy]

Meteors and comets! Oooooh Aaaaah! This is a great time of year to get out the air mattress and watch the night sky. You might see the satellite train (Starlink) that's up there, too. International Space Station. And, if you're lucky, you'll see the Milky Way. You can't always get a reservation at your local, state or national parks this summer (night sky visibility might be better there)...but for many, there is the backyard or even, perhaps, the rooftop. Tucson has many homes with flat rooftops, and we had an exterior staircase that led up to the roof for night sky viewing. Watch for bats.

Howdy, and I trust all Luna-tics are well as I catch up on Luna-tic news. Janet and I have been Out & About in the outback over the past month or so and picking up on Kona's comments, I must say it is one of the most enjoyable things we do whilst 'on tour' - watching the night sky. The Milky Way dazzles, you can see stars all the way down to the horizon, and we did catch a glimpse of the satellite train whilst out in February - awesome to see, although just a touch spooky (if that's the right term...!)

We are planning another couple of trips over the next couple of months, but perhaps Covid will change those plans. We'll take each day as it comes, in the meantime back on the Erg or the boat...

And for those who would like to see some pics of the Outback, we've put some up on our website. https://thelandy.com

Take care out there, Cheers, Baz

[Kona2]

Lunies are laying down some good meter numbers this week! Great erging by all !

Temperature + humidity ...heat index....try to stay cool wherever you are!

Thanks, Baz, for sharing your photos from the Outback and beyond! This trip looks somewhat like you went to Mars - simply amazing colors!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

800 K Gary
650 K Derric
450 K Ted
400 K Baz
400 K Joerg
350 K Ian

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Jantuut 2,370 m
Patrick Hmr 2,800 m
Gines 3,307 m
Leigh 4,540 m
Heather 5,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Josh 5,040 m
Angelo 5,237 m
Tom R 5,294 m
Patrick S 6,106 m
Dan O' 6,519 m
Corey 6,604 m
Louie 6,666 m ...another one of a kind palindrome!
Ian 7,309 m
K2 7,395 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Robert E 10,000 m
William C 10,000 m
Tombeur 10,013 m
Ken P 12,025 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
David A 14,767 m
Michael C 15,000 m
AJ 15,068 m
Eric 15,407 m
Brett 17,105 m
Baz 17,500 m
Minnie 17,621 m
Derric 20,000 m
Ed 20,002 m ..a two aught palindrome!
Gary 21,097 m ... mooner!
Laurie 21,250 m ...mooner!
Ron 23,032 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
Ted 30,000 m ... mooner
Joerg 34,125 m ... mooner!

[BigBrett58]

Like some others, I've been doing some other forms of exercise while doing a little less meters on the machines. Looking forwards to the dogs days of August. Hopefully, the kids will be back to school in a few weeks. Would be nice to start getting life back to somewhat more normal.

[Kona2]

Photobucket had "lost" Shaun for awhile....but thanks to Concept2 archives....Shaun is found again.

And Brett - we're all sure with you on the return to some kind of normal.

[danwho]

[normadelaney]

Photobucket had "lost" Shaun for awhile....but thanks to Concept2 archives....Shaun is found again.

Thank goodness--I'll have to go crank out a few meters!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, K2!!

[Kona2]

Finally.

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.8 MM Ron
600 K Patrick Hmr
600 K Virginia
550 K Steve W
450 K Jantuut
350 K david w

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ....a one of a kinder...
Angelo 1,817 m
Keith F 2,000 m
Rebecca 2,000 m
GMan 2,020 m
Larry 2,551 m
Howard 4.012 m
Corey 5,000 m
Heather 5,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Jantuut 5,209 m
K2 6,828 m
Gary 6,921 m
Ted 8,000 m
William C 8,017 m
William Ch 9,018 m
Tombeur 9,860 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Kevin Mc 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
Ed 10,001 m...a one aught palindrome!
11,111 m ....a one of a kind palindrome!
david w 12,208 m
AJ 13,032 m
Dennis 13,431 m ...a palindrome!
Brett 14,149 m
Ian 14,217 m
danwho 14,441 m ...a palindrome!
Michael C 15,000 m
Steve W 17,633 m
David A 18,177 m
Minnie 18,684 m
Derric 20,000 m
Ron 22,822 m ...a twosie of a palindrome! Mooner!
Patrick Hmr 23,258 m....mooner!

[Kona2]

Laugh tracks and recorded crowd noise...no denying that the fans and the audiences are really a big part of the experience! More COWBELL !!!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.45 MM Minnie
1.1 MM David A
1.05 MM Norma
800 K AJ
750 K Michael C
600 K Dennis
200 K Jodi
200 K Kevin Mc
50 K Leigh

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ...a onesie palindrome...awesome! Keep going!
Trevor 1,520 m
Leigh 4,352 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
GMan 5,035 m
Ian 5,688 m
Steve W 6,000 m
Larry 6,131 m
Louie 6,666 m ...a devil of a palindrome ... plus some!
Patrick S 7,074 m
Kevin 7,126 m
Tombeur 8,033 m
david w 8,871 m
Ted 9,000 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Derric 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
AJ 10,019 m
Norma 12,121 m ...a Welkian palindrome!
Jodi 12,854 m
Dennis 13,431 m ....a palindrome that generates an extra 10K every 3 days....
David A 14,733 m
Michael C 15,000 m
Minnie 17,925 m
Patrick Hmr 20,022 m
Ron 23,432 m ...mooner of a palindrome!

[Kona2]

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.85 MM Ron
1.4 MM Ed
700 K Derric
700 K Andrew C
500 K Tombeur....look at you go! A cool half million!
200 K Corey
100 K Linda

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Leigh 1,928 m
GMan 2,047 m
Tombeur 3,000 m
Brett 3,351 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Tom R 5,263 m
William Ch 5,635 m
Dan O' 6,513 m
Gary 6,846 m
Corey 6,609 m
K2 6,619 m
Norma m ...lucky 7 palindrome!
Bill 9,018 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Derric 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
AJ 10,016 m
Keith 10,400 m
Jantuut 10,792 m
Ian 11,645 m
Joerg 12,000 m
David A 14,605 m
Michael C 15,000 m
Ed 20,002 m ...a two aught palindrome!
Ron 24,642 m ...a palindrome! And a mooner!
Linda 48,000 m ...good update!

[Kona2]

Big Easy, Mayhem Gulch, Cannonball, and Oxbow....these are some of the trailhead names along the Peak to Plains trail that has been under construction for about six years just outside of Golden CO. This legacy trail will one day connect the South Platte River in Denver to the headwaters of Clear Creek at Loveland Pass. When I first sat in on community meetings at the Mountaineering Center in Golden CO, I will admit that I thought this project was too big, too expensive...but it's getting done via a bunch of partnerships. This is a multi-use trail, designed to blend into the canyons, and offer residents and visitors a truly Colorado experience. It's top of mind today because a 163 ft bridge is being put in place to span the creek - and that bridge placement will result in some highway closures in the next week. There's a short video on the construction update that shows where the bridge will be placed at the Peak to Plains website. You might find it a good visual - and gain an understanding of why some of these projects are time consuming and pricey. Very cool stuff.

https://www.jeffco.us/3792/Peaks-to-Plains-Trail

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.4 MM Brett
650 K Patrick Hmr
450 K Ken G
300 K Larry
150 K Howard

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us!

Tony 1,111 m ...a onesie palindrome!
Rebecca 5,000 m
GMan 5,540 m
Steve H 6,022 m
Larry 7,249 m
Tombeur 7,368 m
Norma m ...lucky 7 palindrome!
Robert E 8,000 m
Howard 9,024 m
david w 9,760 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Derric 10,000 m
Thor 10,210 m
Ted 12,000 m
Steve W 12,171 m
danwho 12,821 m ....a palindrome!
Brett 13,884 m
Patrick Hmr 14,328 m
AJ 16,009 m
Minnie 17,716 m
Michael S 19,549 m
Ron 23,832 m ....a palindrome and a mooner!
Ed 33,333 m ...a palindrome! And a mooner!
Ken G 118,509 m ...emptied the meter piggy bank!

[Kona2]

Welcome back to Briana P and Michael L! Always good to see returning teammates!

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.9 MM Ron
1.15 MM David A
400 K Dan O'
400 K Ian
300 K William C
200 K Mike M
100 K William Ch
100 K Jeff M

Thanks, everyone, for erging with us! 123 Lunies on the roster!

Tony 1,111 m ....a palindrome...one of a kind!
Michael L 5,000 m
Mike M 5,000 m
Patrick Hsr 5,000 m
Rebecca 5,000 m
Dan O' 5,012 m
Jodi 5,753 m
William Ch 5,780 m
Ted 6,000 m
Louie 6,666 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Tombeur 7,376 m
Patrick S 7,579 m
Norma 7,777 m ...a one of a kind palindrome!
Robert E 8,000 m
Bernie 8,327 m
Briana 8,430 m
Trevor 9,019 m
Andrew C 10,000 m
Virginia 10,000 m
AJ 10,014 m
William C 12,027 m
danwho 12,821 m ...a palindrome!
Michael C 15,000 m
Ian 15,754 m
Minnie 17,622 m
Brett 20,032 m
Patrick Hmr 22,853 m ....mooner!
Ron 23,464 m ...a palindrome and a mooner!
David A 25,042 m ...mooner!
Jeff M 56,535 m ....emptied the meter piggy bank!