Fred, that is some seriously beautiful country you are riding through. How many miles was it total? And it looks like it was a pretty cold day too!

I rode 50 miles this morning at 17+ with a new group I've started riding with a few times a week. They're all older than me, but they can seriously kick my butt. It was a cool morning - started out in the 60s - and very little wind, so it made for a pretty pleasant ride. I was impressed with how well the land around here has recovered after the apocalyptic summer fires we had. Just a smidge of rain and the landscape has a fuzzy green coat over the soil. Went a new route today too which is always nice, especially since the sights to see around here get old pretty quickly (and are definitely not picture worthy!)

Afterward, ate a bunch and then napped for two hours and although tired, my muscles seem to be recovering nicely. Going out for sushi tonight. Will hopefully be riding another 50 tomorrow too.