My First Night Ride

[jobob]

I got home relatively early from work on Wednesday (for me, relatively early is before 6:30 ) so LeeBob and I went out for a night ride along the Alameda Creek Trail, the west end of which ends out into the San Francisco Bay.

On the bay end there are no lights at all except for the lights from the cities across the bay, so the path itself is pitch black. Excellent for testing light set-ups.

It was crystal clear out on Weds evening so we could see the lights of San Francisco up nort of us. Very pretty, and very serene. I have to agree with Velobambina, riding at night is very peaceful and relaxing.

[li10up]

Amanda, when am I going to learn to keep my mouth shut!? I'm trying to beat you to 3500 but you aren't making it easy on me!!! Seriously though, I'm glad you enjoyed your night ride. We rode one of the same routes we do during the rest of the year. All pretty rural roads. Some places had decent shoulders others did not. But a blinky or two on the rear and a reflective ankle band allowed the cars to see us from a good distance. The headlight illuminated the road and let the oncoming cars see us. It seemed like all the traffic slowed down and gave us lots of room. It was great! I can't wait to do it again. Maybe we can both gain some ground on Lisa. I just looked...you've almost caught her!

[Aggie_Ama]

She will pull away after this weekend and you will as well. I am leaving Thursday and will be gone until December 2! I did notice an Artic Cold Front is heading our way on Thursday, hopefully you are ready to pull out the tights and arm warmers.