Winter Thaw

It looks like Punxsutawney Phil prediction of a early spring may be correct as the pass couple of weeks have been warm enough to melt most of the snow. It's still been a little hard to get out for a ride as the weather is still a little crazy. This past Saturday was over 50 degrees but with 25 mph steady winds gusting to 40+ there was no way I was going out for a ride.

Luckily Sunday the wind died down. It was below freezing but was sunny. Some people wuss out in the cold weather but I have become a little braver this season. I still won't go out on the road if it is much below 40 but on a mountain bike if I dress right and stay in the woods I can ride down to 25 and be comfortable.

So Sunday I decided to ride the canal path from Princeton to Rocky Hill and back. Even though I have lived in this area for over 20 years I have actually never rode along the canal path so it was a fun ride. There was still some deep snow in a few spot which I had to walk around but the trail was mostly clear and easy to ride. The warm weather of the past couple of weeks have me itching to get back on the road but for now I am happy to be able to get out any way I can.