November 12 rides
Sheesh. So...it's breezy and showery here. We are actually in between fronts, though, with another coming through tonight. So Mr. Salsa and I did a 30-mile tandem ride on the trail---headwind 15-20 knots on the way out, tailwind on the way back. It was pretty fun, actually, because the showers were sporadic and not serious rain. Tested the new Shebeest WindPro tights, and the new SIDI Dominators (on Susan Otcenas' advice, I got the guy version because they're wider, so I can wear my really warm Smartwool mountaineering socks in winter. My feet get cold! Thanks, Susan--the width is definitely better for me). Liked the WindPros too, although they didn't get the full rain test. Stopped at Blazin' Bagels in Redmond and got bagels, bialys, and a brownie. Added in a fairly challenging albeit short hill. Got eggnog lattes on the way home. Nice to be home with the front moving in and the showers and wind picking up! Glad we rode.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks