Blaine and I ended up riding about 15 miles... we had a short time window. But it was great. Cold, but great! The descents were incredibly chilly, as a matter of fact. Thank God my husband used to ride in Chicago, or we probably wouldn't have all the cold weather gear we do. He was a sweetie and let me wear his wool tights.

But I'm very happy because I had some chances to try getting out of the saddle on climbs and it felt REALLY good!! Also, we went to Los Gatos and came back on the LG side of Shannon Road and I made it all the way up with only one stop! WOO HOO! A few weeks ago with Becky I had to walk the last bit. Now I just have to tackle the Almaden side.

Mountain Puddles and I are going to try to get in another short ride tomorrow afternoon. We'll see how the weather holds up!