Saturday, February 17, 2007

Donald/St. Paul Loop - 25 miles

We had a great ride today. It was foggy and damp, but there roads were pretty traffic free, and we had a lot of rolling hills to work on. There were about 20 of us riding today and every one did a great job.

As we started out, miles 2-5 were though a great park on a pretty crazy bike path. It was all moss covered and slick (it probably is all year long, but even worse in the damp NW winter), but pretty peaceful and provided good practice at watching the road ahead and finding the best "line" to ride and not hit all the bumps and holes.

Once we got through the park, we headed out onto the back roads. We rode past a few Christmas Tree farms, a few nursery's and unfortunately, a few dairy farms (Wow, they really do stink).

We finished the ride in 1 hour, 40 minutes and my bike computer said it was exactly 25 miles.
The rides are getting longer, but the team is getting stronger.

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