Winter is upon us

All I can say about today’s ride is BRRRRR! I did manage to force myself to go out for a ride….the air temperature was a sweltering 31 degrees plus riding in it made it feel more like the 20s. Anyway, I went down to the bike shop to meet up with the folks down there and evidently they figure that is was too cold for them. There was only one other guy that was crazy enough to go for the ride. James Clark was his name….a nice guy from over at the base. We had a good ride up the river. The cold made it hard to talk and my toes went numb even though I had thermal booties on. We only saw one other guy out on his bike when normally I see about 20-50 people. Are people really that afraid of the cold? It was nippy…but I’m so glad that I went out and got to meet a new cyclist buddy. I only rode for 40 miles…but with the air being so chilly, it did seem longer. Tomorrow I am planning a 80 miler…should be warmer I hope.

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