Glad to see that so many were out riding this weekend.

Two good rides this weekend -

A nice early ride (5:30 a.m.) with a few friends on Saturday morning, 45 miles riding rolling country roads (and a few good climbs) around some of the inland lakes in the area. Since it was a holiday weekend we knew traffic around the lakes would be heavy by mid-morning, so we wanted to get out early. It was already hot and humid, and a few times the weather looked threatening, but it did not rain. We did something we do not normally take the time for when we ride together and stopped for about 20 minutes at a coffee shop on one of the lakes about half-way through our ride. Nice chance to chat without worrying about traffic.

On Sunday, did a 51 mile trail ride with a few of the same group. It's an interesting trail, in that it is not a "rail trail" so it's got some nice rollers. As it passes through some of the communities, you are routed through the towns on some lower traffic roads instead of trail. Although we did take a detour to Main Street in one of the communities to stop at a shop that makes their own chocolates. Since it was about 85 degrees, I only bought one piece of really scrumptious chocolate to be eaten on the spot, since I knew chocolate would not survive the rest of the trip in my jersey pocket. We had a chance to refill water while in town, also. It's a popular community for cycling, so the shop proprietors there are very accommodating.

Today I needed a recovery day, so no ride.