2nd day of #hardlyridingatallinDecember

After successfully #ridingeverydayinNovember I've pretty much taken the month of December off and have been #hardlyridingatallinDecember.  There has been measurable rain in Portland for the first 24 days of December, laying down 14.70" of rain. (10.18" above the normal total December average) Despite it being very wet, it was not impossible to get on the bike, but with the nearly constant rain, and hectic holiday preparations, it was easy to find other things that needed to be done.

Today was the second dry day in a row so the excuses ran out. 5 of us took off on a leisurely pedal. We started at 10:30 AM from Sellwood Riverfront Park, allowing time for the morning frost to clear up. We first rode north to Portland and pedaled both sides of the Willamette River.

On the way northward

On Tilikum Crossing.  -Mark H photo

After making the loop we pedaled out to Cartlandia for lunch. Cartlandia was in a holiday slump with a number of carts being closed, but there was still enough food available to keep us from starving.

After our lunch break, where we happened to strike up a conversation with Kelli the Credit Manager of Niner Bikes, we split up with Russ taking a more direct ride back to his home in Beaverton. Mark, Jim, Julie, and I continued pedaling back to Sellwood.

It was a cool day, never getting out of the 30's, but for the most part we were all dressed appropriately for the weather.

It was nice to be back on a bike, not so nice that it was only the second ride of the month.


.........Road Bike.....Rollers.............MTB..........Lifecycle......Total
Today .......21...............0...............0.............0............21
Jan.........765..............0...............0.............0............765
Feb........248..............0...............0.............0............248
March....183..............0...............0.............0.............183
April......228...............0..............0..............0.............228
May.......200...............0..............0..............0.............200
June........199..............0..............26............0.............225
July.........246.............0...............0..............0.............246
Aug.........502.............0...............0..............0.............502
Sept.........974.............0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,44.............0............1018
Oct.......... 962.............0..............45.............0............1007
Nov...........504..............0..............20.............0...........524
Dec...........86...............0...............0.............0............86
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total.......6001.............0.............118............0...........5219