Thanks so much for the encouragement. Blaine keeps telling me that if I have the attitude of not being able to do it, I won't.

Yeah, I have a granny gear, and I'm not afraid to use it! I guess you just have to start working on those hills and keep trying. I'm still trying to get up the courage to tackle the one not far from my house that I died on when I first started riding back in July. I don't mind spinning up a hill. It's just the part where I run out of gears that I hate!!

So how was the ride yesterday? The weather was beautiful until about 3:00 and then that storm started blowing in.