This morning's 9 mile ride was under cloudy skies but with humidity, which means I worked up a good sweat even though it was only in the 60's. It was early enough on a holiday weekend that there just weren't a lot of people out. I like it when I have the trail to myself, but since I'm riding in remote areas (although they are paved) it does leave me open to encountering unfriendly wildlife.
So far, that hasn't happened, and I do try not to ride too early or too late in the day, when there will be fewer people and therefore more chance of encountering a problem I can't handle on my own.
This past Friday was my 11 year old daughter's first day off school for the summer, so she went with me. That meant a bit of a slower ride than I normally do, but we still did 10 miles and she did awesome. There are a lot of "land mines" in the form of goose poop all over the trail this time of year, and she kept saying "So much poo!!" while riding behind me. I taught her to avoid the wet piles, and worked with her some more on how to downshift when her legs got achy. She's getting it, slowly but surely. She will ride with me most Fridays this summer, until she goes back to school in August. It will be as good for her as it is for me!
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