July 3rd holiday weekend rides

[owlice]

I took a short ride tonight; started a bit after 9 PM and rode 13 miles. I thought maybe I'd see some fireworks as I rode around the lake, and I did. I was hoping for legal ones, though.

I had an experience while riding I've not had before: I got buzzed by bats! Each time it happened, I was in the woods or otherwise under cover, so to speak; it didn't happen when I was riding around the lake, which is in the open.

[Zelda_K]

yesterday the weather in Luxembourg was extremely hot and sweaty. So my hubby & me had a relaxed mountainbike ride in the shadowy forests, stopping often to make pictures or to try to find our way, as we were lost several times.

http://picasaweb.google.com/kloodinn...fCMNurBbrbq9g#

[Owlie]

I set out to do 30 miles as a bit of a celebration of my bike's "birthday", so I headed north on the Little Miami trail. I wound up in Fort Ancient...18 miles away. It was getting hot, so I turned around and went back. Lots of people with their kids and dogs (not surprisingly) on the trail, so getting back was a little hairy. I went through less water than I thought I would (though I drained the camelbak and the Gatorade). I was afraid I'd run out of Shot Bloks, but I made it back with two still in the package. I definitely saw an owl fly across the trail on the way back.

36 miles total. I'm definitely in better shape, though I'm not setting any speed records.

[ZooZoo]

Did 20 miles on the 3rd. I usually try to get up early to avoid the walkers/dog walkers as much as possible. Like Owlie, I don't break any speed records either, but I have fun.