These rides are from my weekend in the White Mountains of NH (Saturday and Sunday). We arrived Friday night and checked into the B andd B. it was a trip with our club, but I did not know most of the people. We drove up with friends, so at least I knew there would be someone I like to ride with. Saturday was about 75 and cloudy, with rain threatening. Our ride was 48 miles of 2 big climbs. We soon found out that there were a large number of people there from another club that is more competetive. They were acting very un AMC-like! My husband and I swept and helped a woman who was struggling on the first climb. When we got to lunch, of course half of the super fast riders pooped out and took a shorter route back. We ended up leading the rest of the people back. We must have been flying, because my average was 14.3, even with all of the climbing. I was not happy at the end; the last five miles felt like h***.
Sunday it was 87 degrees out! We drove about 30 miles and rode over the border, to Vermont. We followed a great, flat to rolling route to a town just south of Quebec. I didn't care about the others, they were still acting like show-offs. The lunch spot was beautiful, saw lots of cows and horses, and most of the ride was along a river. My husband and I and a friend rode over the Canadian border, took some pictures and went back the same way. When I got back to the car, I had 49.2 miles on my computer, so I rode around, until i hit 50! I can tell it was flat, because usually my time for 50 miles is 3:35 and it was 3:16. Boy, it was hot, though. We decided not to ride today and left early to beat the traffic. I sat by the pond and relaxed.