November 18 rides (or should these threads be weekly)

[Ritamarie]

My friends and I did our mid-week metric on Wednesday. It was about 40 degrees, cloudy and windy to start, and about 58 degrees, sunny and still windy at the finish. On the way out we had a tailwind, so the first 30 or so miles flew by. We had a headwind the whole way back, so we got a bit more exercise on the second half!

This week we rode our "Cats and Buffaloes" loop, named from the inexplicable number of cats that seem to cross our path on this route and the two beefalo and buffalo farms that we pass. The route is 66 miles and about 4000 ft of climbing, which is not too bad for our area. We're in south central PA and if you want to check out the route, it is here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/15679

We always have such a good time, and the miles fly by. No sense in being serious. :-) What a great day, great friends, and a great ride!

(We only saw 7 cats today though if you don't count the 2 deceased ones... down from 12 last time we did the ride.)

Here are a few pics. These kind of days are the reason I ride!

Rita

Friends...


Posing with the Buffaloes...


Our ride mascot...


Maturity is over-rated....