Friday morning I woke up feeling a little off, and wondered do I really want to bike the Black Friday Ride? Then I thought about it - I'm lucky enough to have the day off, and I'll feel better if I go ride (thanks, mom - that sounds like something she would tell us when we were kids - go outside and play!). Besides, I had my Pugs Neck Romancer all ready to go.
I biked from downtown to the start at the Scoop on the South Hill. The temp was in the 40's, but the wind was brutal cold, and I had second thoughts about my choice of clothing - 3/4 shorts, long-sleeve t-shirt and light base layer. Real glad I threw some arm warmers in my bag before I left. I made my now traditional (ok 2 years in a row) stop at the Rocket Bakery at 14th & Adams for a latte and no-bake cookie to fuel the ride.
There were five of us - 3 mountain bikes and two fat bikes. Let's see, John, Glen, Justin, me, and um, a strong rider on a Pugsley.
Either the wind died down, or I got used to it, or the trees on the hill protected us but it quickly got warm and off came the arm warmers and wool beanie. The High Drive bluff trails are fun to ride, and I don't get up there often enough.
No pics, didn't feel like digging the phone out of the zipped up pocket on my shorts.
Turns out I didn't have to toss the heavy Pugs N/R across the creek - we modified the route a bit from years past and skipped the creek crossing. It was a most excellent ride. I posted it at garmin connect - take a virtual ride here. Finished with some well deserved brews at River City brewing.
Sunday rode to the YWCA to meet my wife then over to the Backyard on Broadway (formerly the Broadway Bar and Grill) for breakfast then back home. Took the long way there, went on Gov't Way and then when I was crossing the Sandifur Bridge, a heron landed in one of the pine trees across the river. Another I-should-carry-a-better-camera-than-the-phone-but-smaller-than-a-DSLR-moment. Something small with a good zoom, decent quality pics and can fit in a Revelate Tangle or Feedbag.
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| hint: above the brownish trees in the lower middle lower of pic |
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