Happy Trails

We haven't been riding our bikes much this season, and didn't much at all over summer, but this past week we hit the trails and it was a blast. The weather was perfect, slightly cool even with a decent breeze. I was dreading the pain and suffering because I'm so out of shape but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, I thought I did pretty okay. Sure, N was miles ahead of me and had to constantly stop and wait for me, but in the end I didn't feel like I was dying. And it was fun.

I've actually been doing the so-called "power ride" fairly regularly, which encompasses about 3.5 miles with some major hills. Mom and the kids often do this as a walk and call it aptly enough the "power walk." The beginning hill is a killer but what a good workout, and I think it helped prep a bit for the trails.

Now that the weather is cool and dry, I'd like to ride more, at least until the snow arrives. We'll see how that goes.

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Until then, thanks for reading, and thanks to Pepe' Cam Photography for the pic.