July 7th Rides

[emily_in_nc]

Very nice ride with DH on our Bike Fridays to the post office, farmer's market for some organic local produce, plus some extra (and rather hilly) rural mileage in between. Just under 24 miles. By the end, it was really getting HOT, so I was glad to be home.

Emily

[Blueberry]

Very nice ride with DH on our Bike Fridays to the post office, farmer's market for some organic local produce, plus some extra (and rather hilly) rural mileage in between. Just under 24 miles. By the end, it was really getting HOT, so I was glad to be home.

Emily

Yay Emily! Hadn't heard whether you were (road) riding again!! Glad to hear you're back at it!

You were brave to ride yesterday - I wimped because of the heat!

CA

[Aggie_Ama]

We went down to Bastrop and did the 51 mile Piney Woods ride. It goes through Bastrop and Buescher State Parks which are winding and have steep hills. On the second pass through the parks we got stuck in a hard downpour. UGH! It was an awesome ride although the cue sheet was a little messed up and with all the hills it was a slow one.

[emily_in_nc]

Yay Emily! Hadn't heard whether you were (road) riding again!! Glad to hear you're back at it!

You were brave to ride yesterday - I wimped because of the heat!

CA

It actually wasn't too bad starting out - about 76 degrees but definitely humid. It stayed overcast for most of the ride, which made it very tolerable. The last 8 miles or so back from the farmer's market were sunnier, and mostly uphill, so that's when we started to suffer. When we got home it was 87 degrees (and still humid). Not nearly as bad as they're predicting for the coming week - ugh! Highs of 99, heat index of 105+. If I can't ride (mtb) tomorrow afternoon due to rain, I won't be riding for awhile - anything above 93 degrees with humidity is just too miserable!

Emily