February 14th ride

[pfunk12]

Wonderful powder today at the small, Ski Cooper today in Leadville Colorado. We came to this small, family-oriented area to avoid the crowds of the big resorts and to get ourselves acclimated to the altitude. Of the many years I've been coming to Colorado, I think today was the first time we ever had more than about 3 inches of "powder". Empty trails, no lift lines (sloooow chairs), and a mix of snow showers and sun all day. It was fantastic.
Tomorrow is Breckenridge.

Have fun biking.

Awesome, 7! Glad to hear your vacation started off so well. Enjoy!!!

[azfiddle]

Yesterday we had The "Valentine's Day ride" a day early. My DH and I went 38 miles in perfect Arizona winter sunshine. It was our first time on this route. The distance, and the ride profile were great as long as we didn't look too closely at the scenery- we were surrounded by copper mine tailings piles for half the ride.

Today, my Dh went running and I rode 42 miles with with a group that was just a bit too fast for me, especially after yesterday. They are a nice group and very encouraging, it was a beautiful route that I've done before, and they regrouped & waited for everyone about every 6-8 miles, but I was discouraged about dropping off the back almost every time. I felt like I was pushing myself to keep up, and couldn't and then ending up riding alone about half the time.