August 18 rides

[makbike]

I joined the club for a 60 mile ride through southern Indiana. It has a fair number of hills tossed in but I felt strong and had a great ride. I have noticed this week that my legs feel really strong and I've been able to really push myself on my rides. I guess all my riding is paying off and I love the returns I'm getting!

We passed a baby opossum on the side of the road - it looked lost. I spied a yellow lab puppy lounging in an lazy boy recline on the front porch of a house we passed. The best sight of the day was the giant mushroom umbrella over a deck in a side yard. I wish I had a picture of this for it is hard to describe. It appeared to be a wooden frame with a giant blue tarp with yellow and red flowers painted on it stretched over the frame. It literally looked like a giant mushroom growing out the the center of this wooded platform.

The weather was perfect today - clear, blue skies, temps in the 70's when we started and low humidity. It felt a bit chilly after a week or more of 100+ temps. I think everyone enjoyed the cool air as we started out on our journey.

It was a great day to be on a bike!

It was such a great day here in Kentucky that I drove back into Louisville for the evening club ride! ExBF was the ride captain but we were civil to each other. I had a great ride - my little legs were packed with energy tonight! So I added another 25 miles to my day with an avg. speed of 17.5 mph. I think I'll sleep well tonight!