A little warmer

After church we ate lunch and I set out to meet Ryan on the road.  I realized I had left about 15 minutes earlier than we planned, so I made a little detour to get in some off pavement riding.

The light was working well for this picture!

We met on Messner Road and headed south to Fredericksburg.  It was in the upper 30's and frequently overcast but it still felt cold.

Nice row tunnels.  Green stuff growing inside.

After a good climb out of Fredericksburg on Harrison we rode north and split off.  I felt particularly cold on the ride back home.  Must have been the headwind.

Wow, that's a trash filled jam at a bridge.

Left turn.

First 2014 Ride

Our schedules finally matched, allowing Ryan and I to get out for a ride.  We rode into the swamps but were blocked passage across Valley due to streams flowing across the road.  It didn't seem like a good idea to risk wet feet in the cold weather.

 Back tracking on Valley.

After an out and around we were back in the swamps.  We climbed Clark and circle around before getting some more snow covered gravel roads.  While discussing the virtues of Kool Stop brake pads I drifted into some thicker snow and lost my front wheel.  It was a pretty quick bounce to the ground on my left side before jumping back up and remounting.  Maybe more concentration is in order on such surfaces.

Overcast, snowy landscape, but not too cold.