Happy July 4th US!

[Brandi]

Happy 4th!!
Well my day is starting out with a ride with my best friend. Then I am coming home to make brownies for our little celebration tonight. Every year my dh and I get our kayaks and meet our best friends ( we have at least 6 best friends,very lucky) in morro bay with thier boats and we all paddle over to this sand spit. We bring blankets,hot coffee and chocolate, maybe a couple desserts. And watch the fire works they set off from the boat launch docks. It is really nice at the sand spit cause the tourist that come to town all hang out at the park by the docks. they don't have boats like us. So it is all locals at the spit. I think last year there were only 5 big groups of people on the three mile long sand spit that seperates the ocean from the estuary. And then by the time you have paddled back to the docks the crowds are gone. It is really cool! And most 4th of july's I am working and don't get to relax so it is nice to be able to spend one at home with the one's I love!

[bikerchick68]

I'm at work today... hoping to sneak out a bit early tho and then go home and rototill a new island flower bed I am creating... have about 30 plants just waiting for homes! Then at some point I will bbq a chicken breast, make some veggies, open a beer and watch the Tour.

[hirakukibou]

I rode with the club today again. I rode over the weekend almost 100 miles, and then another 67 today. The most I've ridden in one day. I have been improving and it is fun. I can actually keep up most of the time and today I even pulled for part of the ride. My skills on hills are improving too. I told the leader that today I want to wear the polka dot jersey. It was a fun day. No other real plans other than to rest.

[Fredwina]

My club had a "show n' go " ride today. Only two of us showed. Warren and I changed our minds halfway through the ride and went up a road in the mountains that is closed to cars (Glendora Mountain Road). Despite it being blazing hot, we both made good time. We had to make little detour for the City Of La Verne's 4th parade. I did a little extra so I could get a metric century in for the day. watched Le tour, too

[LL_Super_D]

Went mountain biking today, and discovered what a clipless wonder I am off road . Fell too many times to count cause I couldn't clip out in time (maybe it's just time to admit I need different pedals). No harm done though! In fact if I wasn't clipped in to my bike as I fell, there was one point where I definitely would have fallen a lot further into the ravine! Off to a bbq and a game of kickball.

[Geonz]

12 of us went on a ride (45 miles), then I went out on the parade route ChampaignCountybikes.org with the blender set up and my piggy helmet. There was a two-person bike wtih mujsical instruments as part of it, a "buddy bike" (tandem with two people next to each other), some amazing bike decorations... and at least soemthing else besides Scot's neat 3-speed that he built... It was neat 'cause there were about 20 riders. We were the very, very last people in the parade (besides the street sweepers). THe smoothies were great at the end.

[im4smiley]

Well I left the family while they were still in bed and headed out to do a group ride and picnic in Vermont. We drove to Putney and then we split into two groups, one doing an old race loop that was 62 miles and my group did a 25 mile trip that really ended up being 35 miles. The first seven miles was a slow steady uphill climb! ugh! We had a nice down hill run to the town of Saxtons River. They were having a town celebration so we walked through town because there were too many people to ride. Then we headed uphill again. I don't remember all the towns but we went through Bellows Falls and ended up back in Putney. I couldn't believe the hills! The heat and humidity made it tough, we were (dare I say this) actually wishing the sprinkles that landed on us would turn to a rain shower! After the ride we went to one of the group members houses and had a nice potluck picnic. I got home around 5pm and now will spend time with the hubby. Our fireworks are next Saturday!