I hosted a 50 mile ride for the club this morning. Nine adventuresome souls made their way up the expressway to my community to join in the fun. It was quite chilly this morning (51 F) with a 10 mph wind blowing out of the NE but the skies were a solid blue and the sun was doing its best to warm us up as we made our way through the little communities of Jacksonville, Bagdad and Chestnut Grove. I put the arm warmers on, my wind jacket, tights and glove liners in an attempt to stay warm (I'm a weather weanie). The pace was gentle and everyone seemed to be having a great time. We were treated along the way to a small herd of horses (I counted seven) racing us across their pasture as we may our way up the road which runs parallel to their lot. We passed the rooster ranch and that stirred up some conversation. It was a great day to be on a bike!