![Managed to get in plenty of great riding during my recent mid-winter stay in LA [despite battling some sickness]. As you can see from the vertical feet my favored terrain is easier to come by in SoCal than back in Iowa!](http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/jasonweinberger/15509809397/1/tumblr_lxey2tD1Pm1qaocac)
Managed to get in plenty of great riding during my recent mid-winter stay in LA [despite battling some sickness]. As you can see from the vertical feet my favored terrain is easier to come by in SoCal than back in Iowa!
The meeting place of ocean, land and sky here in my hometown of Santa Monica is the perfect backdrop for the start of a new year. I hope your 2012 brings similarly inspiring vistas!
[Images from various year-end bike rides around LA, including the stunning climb up to Saddle Peak summit]
![Indian summer in the Iowa prairie
[Shot with Pano on an outing with the Mrs and B earlier tonight]](http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/jasonweinberger/11007847603/1/tumblr_lsisu284kN1qaocac)
