A bit over 25 miles this morning -- up hill and down, up again and down with an around the corner look out for the gravel, and where the HECK did that head wind come from!

I don't remember riding into a wind like this one that wanted to push me around like this one before, so I decided to try something new for me -- I don't use my drops much yet, cuz unlike that svelte broad in the logo up top of the page, parts of me crowd other parts when I use the drops! So, I thought I'd experiment with that, and wow, what a nice difference that made! I think it was good for about three miles per hour, so I worked at staying there -- or at least going back to it often on this great stretch of road. Kind of rolling, long long stretch between any intersections, the gravel companies aren't driving their trucks today, so NO traffic at all! Well, no WONDER: we got to the end, and discovered the tow truck, the truck with the boat trailer, and the two sheriff cars, and the rolled pick up sitting on top of the tow truck's bed. (wheels down again) An abundance of people milling around too -- hopefully no serious injuries, and certainly not among the group standing around. We carefully cruised through the tail end of the clean up process....

Stopped for a bit under a shade tree to mess with the wheel DH broke a spoke on again, so we could finish the ride, then took a less direct route from that stop to the new favorite coffee shop, and then a pretty direct route home.

Chased by a chubby chihuahua on the home stretch, but he was no match for 18mph! Kind of exciting -- they usually go after DH, but he took a short cut and didn't get chased...

Now I need some lunch, and I should probably remind him that he needs to fix his wheel before long, or he'll be cussing before work tomorrow morning!

Karen in Boise