Newbie hooked hard

[NorCalGal]

Hi Ellen..

Congratulations on your new bike! I love the look of the Townies. What kind did you get?

This site is wonderful, and you'll learn so much from the ladies here. They're a warm bunch; so welcoming, so encouraging, such great cheerleaders.

Karen

[yellow]

Ellen,

It sounds like you are motivated and really want to do the ride. That will carry you a long way. Good luck with your training and we'll see you at LRRH!

[Ellen 06]

I went for an easy ten mile ride saturday out in the valley. Back when I had a bike before I never went out of town-I only thought of is as transportation. Never again, birding from a bicycle is terrific. It was a gorgeous day, there was a marsh hawk on a fence post that didn't stir when we went past. A sandhill crane flew so close overhead I could see the red patch on it's head, saw many glossy Ibis. And we saw the tail end of a courtship flight and the mating of a pair of smaller hawks. And we barely went out into the marsh. Can't wait till next weekend.

I put 53 miles on the bike in the first week.

[KnottedYet]

53 miles!!!! You are a total hot chick!

Whooooo-hooooo! Congratulations!