Crankin, I am jealous of the nice scenery you must have to look at while you ride. I was out this morning with my guy and the wind was so bad and the dust was kicking up so much, we had to go a shorter route than planned to avoid choking to death. You couldn't breathe through your mouth or it got all gritty and when we stopped to rest, there was dirt in all the sweat rivulets going down my arms. Super gross. So it must be nice to have a orchard to go see!!

The ride was a good one for me today despite the wind and dust though - we caught a tail wind for a few miles and were screaming down the highway at 29mph. It was pretty fantastic. When you are down in the hoods like that and in as high a gear as possible spinning at 92 rpm... pretty awesome.