A short ride

But a good workout for sure. My best riding buddy Erinn and I rode from Troutdale to the Vista House and back today. It was only a twenty mile ride but with the brisk wind and climbing (and Erinn setting the pace!) it was a good workout. With the talk of snow coming and the grey skies I dressed warmly....too warmly. The temperature was 45 when we left Troutdale, we saw 51 on the return so it was really quite warm for December.

We rode for 1.25 hours to get to Vista House, it only took 35 minutes to get back, and we even stopped at an overlook to watch the Sandy River roll by for a bit. We had limited time today, Erinn had work to do this afternoon and I have plans to go shopping with my sister.(!!!!)
Though it was a short ride it was still good to be out on the bikes. Depending on if we get the predicted snow this weekend there should be a chance to get more miles over the next few days.

I'll have to start carrying my camera on the bike. I notice, and was reminded today, that I haven't been putting many pictures on the blog lately. I'll make a better effort in the future.

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...............Road Bike.....LifeCycle.....Total Miles
Today............20...............0.................20
Jan total.......98.....+........402....=..........500
Feb total.....385.....+.......220....=...........605
Mar total.....659.....+........41.....=...........700
April total...629.....+........57.....=...........676
May total.....642.....+........23.....=...........665
June total....804.....+.........0.....=...........804
July total....933.....+.........0.....=...........933
August total..732.....+........23.....=...........755
Sept total....338.....+.........0.....=...........338
Oct total.....632.....+.........0.....=...........632
Nov total.....352.....+........75.....=...........427
YTD...........6347....+.......841....=.........7225
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