June rides, summer begins

[north woods gal]

Thank you so much, Emily. I'm thinking my mind just doesn't want to relive the collision. I'm good with that, because it was horrific enough. Went back to the accident scene and I think I found a big sharp-edged boulder that did me in. Still makes me sob out of gratitude when I think of how lucky I was. I'm in a pretty emotional state, right now.

I'll be fine, though. I'm too much of a doer to sit and mope for long. In fact, I walked a mile and half of my trails, yesterday, mostly to see where I was as far as my physical ability. Used a good walking stick I had as a precaution against taking a fall. Would walk, again, today, but we're in the midst of a heavy rain. Don't want to walk muddy trails and risk a fall. It's all part of a new mindset I have to develop, now. I'll just walk up and down the driveway or something.

This layoff also gives me time to do some upgrades on the bikes that I've been putting off. It also gives me time to do some serious thinking about changes I need to make in my bicycling - and there will be some major ones. That's a good thing, too. I'll turn this disaster into a learning experience.

Thank you for the link to the blog. Although I hate to think anyone would have to go through such an injury, it is good to know that others like you have and have continued with your bicycling.

I'll stick around, here. I'll let you guys do the riding for me. Reading the monthly rides thread will be great therapy. Get out and ride, everybody.