Distance pedaled: 127.39 miles.
2.5 days of not riding and feeling sorry for myself, I thought it was time to get back on the bike. Body be darned.
After the 147 mile day two years ago, I was pretty much convinced that anything over 100 miles is, well, you know, just not enjoyable. And after today, well, so, uh, yeah. The weather was perfect: we started off at 48 degrees and topped out at around 70 degrees, the wind was mostly a tailwind, and the roads/trails were mostly smooth.
Thoughts:
The trails weren't always perfectly smooth. One had a section of deep sand and it led to the first crash of the trip:
Other upright pictures from the trail:
To reiterate, I love the rails to trails. I moved to the front of the group for a little while and pretended I was the engine of a train. Choo-choo. I might have made some sounds. (Sidenote: Ben Gura has joined us this evening and I hope he does his Choo-Choo (come and ride the train) dance tomorrow.)
I still like trains.
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100 miles is a long (drive) ride inside of a (car) bicycle.
110 miles is a long (drive) ride inside of a (car) bicycle.
127.39 miles is too far inside of a (car) bicycle.
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But 127.39 miles in perfect weather conditions wasn't the worst thing in the world. It really was enjoyable.
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I ended up with three ticks today. None embedded.
Even though the trails were smooth, some were overgrown and legs kept getting whacked by brush. It reminded me of an idea I had about running with someone (nobody in particular, just a test) on an overgrown trail in Houston. If she complained about the blood and bruises on her legs post run, so be it. And if she had fun and was amazing - elope.
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No Outlet signs sometimes means No Outlet.
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Oodles of road killed deer today. Too many Bambi's, too.
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Track 11: Camera Obscura - Country Mile.
I won't be seeing you for a long while. I hope it's not as long as these country miles. I feel lost.
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