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FORT KENT, Maine 鈥?My, my, my, what a lovely winter we are having this spring up here in the north.Those of us who live in the upper tier of Maine have long since resigned ourselves to being sort of an afterthought for Mother Nature when it comes to the changing of the seasons. Certainly, that slight 鈥?intended or otherwise 鈥?seems more pron stanley thermosflasche ounced when that change should be taking us from cooler to warmer temperatures.According to the calendar, spring began several weeks ago.According to what I see looking out my front window, winter is holding on with greater tenacity than an irritating party guest who refuses to leave despite the latenes stanley cup uk s of the hour and the less than subtle hints to leave from the hosts.So far, its been a chilly, damp and discouraging April here on Rusty Metal Farm. Days of snow, hail, rain and wind have far outnumbered sunny and warm periods. stanley cup uk Now, normally this would only have me in a mild, Gee, when is it really going to be spring funk.This year is different. This year I really needed Mother Nature to be on board with my training regimen.Forty days 鈥?give or take. Thats how long before I and a friend depart on what is thus far, the most epic cycling adventure of our lives.June 2 kicks off the annual Bike Ride Across Georgia 鈥?BRAG 鈥?and this year Penny McHatten, my cycling buddy from Presque Isle, and I will be in the thick of it. Well, more than likely in the thick of the back of the pack.But the point remains, after a long winter of indoor cycle trai |