Yep, today was a brilliant day for riding here in central NC - our first weekend day over 70 degrees this year, I believe, and with beautiful sunshine to boot! Short-sleeve jersey and shorts for me too! I did a bike club ride and had a blast. There was a huge turnout (60+ riders!) because of the wonderful spring weather. The loop was 30 miles and included a rest stop with a multitude of different varieties of chocolate chip cookies. This ride was actually written up as a "Best Club Ride" in Bicycling magazine in Oct. 2003! The woman who runs it does it about every two months and bakes all the cookies herself, carrying them in panniers. And yes, I ate three! Mmmm....

I love spring - too soon it will be hot and muggy here, so I really cherish these days after riding in tights and jackets for months.

Emily