Rush Monday

Today is the first of the week and everything seems to be loaded up front for the week. Yes, I could have adjusted it, but we have family in town and it seems to be working just fine as I write this huffing and puffing to get it all done before a mid morning meeting....

I Made It!

Yes, I did the ride yesterday. Forty-four miles, 4300 ft of climbing in 4 hours. It was beautiful. The hills are covered in green. After 4 years of drought, everything has it’s finest coat of green. And it showed. As we reached the top of the first large climb, there...

Big Hill Ride

Today I plan to ride up the largest hill in the area. It’s several miles up and the grade can be as much as 18% towards the top. On my morning walk I was excited. Now I’m nervous. Am I strong enough? Will I have enough lung capacity, aerobic ability? Maybe the...

Weird Ride

Well, yesterday was a cold ride. Sun was out when I got home from my morning walk with the dog, but the fog was starting to roll in. It has a brown, grey cast and is less dense looking than clouds. I knew there was a possibility of rain, but it didn’t show up on my...

New Start

Mid year seems hardly a new start, but we just sold our old truck. It was part of an era for us. It was an old Explorer that moved with us from house to house as we moved around the country. Selling it so someone who was really interested and wanted to fix it up was...