First Ride of 2010

I haven't posted for over a month mostly because I have had nothing to share. Between the cold weather, snow, and work I haven't had much time to ride. In fact this past weekend was the first time I rode this year. The weather so far this year has been very cold and hasn't gone above freezing until the last couple of weekends. Although I am willing to ride in cold weather, my limit is some where around 35 degrees. Any colder than that and I will think twice before going out.

I hadn't been out since the end of December so when the weather hit 40 this past Saturday I jumped at the chance. I ended up heading to Bruce's ride which was at noon. He had a big crowd and a lot of the regulars showed up including Herb, Ira, the Joe's and Mary. I hadn't seen Mary since before her accident so it was good to see her riding again and to catch up with everybody.

We had a leisurely 40 mile ride. Since I hadn't been riding for a while I was happy with the slow pace. It also gave me a chance to take some pictures. The landscape is pretty barren but I did take pictures of some vultures and a frozen lake. My winter pictures can be seen here.

It is not as nice or fun to ride in this weather but it is always good to be able to get out for a quick ride.