Oct 11 rides

[makbike]

Debated about riding today because of the threat of rain and the nasty wind. However, I could not stand the thought of not riding during my fall break so I donned my wind pants, a short sleeve jersey and my wind jacket and decided to give it a try. I figured the worse thing that could happen to me would be I might get wet and I knew I would not melt. The wind was quite helpful the first 10 miles or so and I was flying. They clouds broke up and the sun came out and I took my jacket off for I was getting warm. The last 14 miles proved to be tough for I spent most of it fighting the wind. I did have a close encounter with a dog that decided to play chicken with me as I was zooming along at 20 mph. The little fellow (about 40 lbs) ran out in front of me and stopped - I missed him by millimeters. I had a great ride today, my ankles did not hurt, my legs felt strong and I enjoyed my day on the bike. A great way to pass 90 minutes and see 24 miles of beautiful fall colors.

[emily_in_nc]

An hour of singletrack at Lake Crabtree State Park after work with friends. Fun! Still have to walk a couple steep, rooted descents (I'm such a wuss) but did pretty good overall -- and no falls! Perfect temperature, around 70 degrees.

Emily

[salsabike]

She said it--gorgeous fall day here. After getting those gold/copper streaks put in my hair in the morning, I spent the afternoon riding---39 miles along the river trail. Ran into KN early in the ride, rode together for a bit, yakked for a bit. Her Flossie is quite gorgeous and she was speeding along! After she left, I continued my ride--pooped and slow, for no good reason, but did it anyway. Looked for more spawning salmon but their activity seems to have decreased since last weekend--maybe they're almost done with spawning. YES, ate some gnats, so we know the world is spinning properly, since that is de rigeur for me.