Crusty Cassette

Corrie encourages me to write about my rides in S. ID, so my weekend tale follows. However, I, like everyone else, am eager to read of Sheila and Julie's adventures this summer on the Continential Divide ride! I hear Julie will soon have it up with some photos. Right, Sheila?

Summer seemed to return this last weekend of Sep with highs in the 80's and lows high enough I gave a jacket no thought at dawn's departure. S. ID had a mild frost last week, so there's a touch of fall colors around.

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Carol enjoys the hill with a view!"

We had a surprising turn out for this challenging fat tire ride.

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Lance showed up to ride to Web Ridge with me at 8. Mike Riddle stopped on his way to work on his motorcycle to ask if I was going for a ride. But save one lone cyclists on going East on highway 12, I so no other cyclists all day, yesterday.

So, after Web Ridge it was solo for me. Weather permitting, I had always considered a century. Now, alone, my options were to do Winchester or out to Kendrick and around to Troy and Moscow. Climbing those hills didn't sound attractive knowing Sean's leading us around Soldier's Meadows on Sunday. I stayed with the called for route over Cottonwood Creek Drainage but I added a jog out to Zoey's Cafe for lunch. By skipping the boat launch on the return trip and riding up Evans, I got within a 1.5 of a century. Without hesitation I pedalled past my road to add the extra mileage.

While I much prefer company and on such a fine day couldn't quite grasp that I was alone, it was nice to ride always at my pace, stopping when I wanted, staying as long as I wanted.

But I missed my nap on the grass.

It wasn't these clouds that got us.

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