It's a beautiful warm sunny day here, which is wonderful, except that we desperately need rain and snow! Rode 29 miles...had planned to go farther, but then this happened:

Got a rear flat. Put in my spare tube and the valve stem broke off. So I patched my original tube, got it all put back together, and it went flat again while I was putting my tools away. I was ready to give up and call for a ride, but no cell reception, so...got everything back out, found the second hole, patched it, and put everything back together again. My tires are SO tight...I curse them every time I have to put them back on. They are almost worn out and I can't wait to get rid of them. After putting them back on three dang times, my right thumb is completely raw and bleeding and my left one has one of those nasty cracks in the side of it. Ouch. But luckily the second patch held and I was able to ride home on just a slightly underinflated tire.

363 miles for November...a lot more than I was expecting. But since winter won't arrive here, there were plenty of opportunities to ride.