DH and I opted out of the big 'Red White and Blue" local ride (too many people with lousy bike handling skills!) and drove up to a quiet county north of us. We love riding up there, and most of the time, we don't have time to do the drive and then the ride, so today was a good opportunity. We rode 45 miles of country roads in an incredibly unpredictable wind. It was DH's first ride on a new bike, so we didn't want to go too far, so it was just right.

The route we chose only had 3 major climbs. The nice thing about today's ride was that mother nature aparently felt badly about the wind, because she was super nice to us on the climbs. Each time we started climbing, a big cloud moved in to cover the sun and offer some otherwise nonexistent shade! Temps never got much above 95 either.

All in all, we had a fun ride.

Happy 4th of July to all!!