Cold on the Road

Well, it was not really that cold.  Maybe it was the coldest road ride yet this fall for me, 35 and windy when I left the house.  Thankfully my clothing choice was good and I felt fine after a 10 minute warm up on the road.

I was heading out Heyl Rd, with head down to the wind, and passed three cyclists pedaling in the opposite direction.  They were enjoying a tail wind and probably saw me long before I saw them.  An OCC jersey was in the bunch. 

It was a fine afternoon to be out on the road.  Hardly any traffic along my route and the air was crisp and skies sunny and blue.  I do like colder weather riding!

Back to the sun, and wind, on the way home.

Fall Fell at Mohican

It's been a long dry streak of spinning the cranks on a bike.  A stomach flu that came and went and came and went and came and went has had me out of action.  Today's agenda was to get down to Mohican before the deer gun season lights up and blow out some cobwebs.

Where does the trail go?

The leaves were disguising the trail making for interesting riding.  It was not possible to pick through the terrain, just roll and go.  The air was crisp but it was warm for mid November, just above 40 degrees.  It sure felt good to be out in the woods.

Just before turn around.

I rode out about 6 or 7 miles before turning around.  At this point I was content to get some mild exercise and hopeful to not trigger a relapse of illness.  Just before turning around I came upon a squirrel hunter.  It was the first time I had talked to a squirrel hunter out at Mohican.  We talked about how crazy deer gun season is down here and both agreed it was best to avoid the woods.

Dropping fast.

The sun had dropped below the tree tops but not yet below the hillsides.  I knew It was going to get dark quickly in the woods so I rode steady back to the start glad to have been rolling on two wheels again.