Playing in the woods until dark
Well, it's only now truly acting like summer, but Nick and I have been able to get out once or twice a week to ride in the woods after work. Last night we were in Whipple Hill, and there is so much to explore in such a small space. In fact, we only ride in half of it this time of year, because the easy half gets overgrown with poison ivy.
So the nicest part of these evening rides, besides one on one time with my favorite person, challenging ourselves up the hills? Near the end of our rides, when the light gets dim, it is just us and the color green. It's almost oppressive riding in between the trees and the overgrowth, but mainly just cool. I always have to take off my riding glasses by this point; they're a little bit scratched and slightly foggy and it's the difference between seeing and not seeing. Even with them off, there's that delicious feeling of the light fading while you are (almost) alone in the woods.
...until we exit and find that it's not that dark out in the regular world.
Of course, the other great thing about riding in Whipple is the llamas. There are either 7 or 11 of them, and they're spread out over a 3-acre overgrown property at the entrance. Very cool!
So the nicest part of these evening rides, besides one on one time with my favorite person, challenging ourselves up the hills? Near the end of our rides, when the light gets dim, it is just us and the color green. It's almost oppressive riding in between the trees and the overgrowth, but mainly just cool. I always have to take off my riding glasses by this point; they're a little bit scratched and slightly foggy and it's the difference between seeing and not seeing. Even with them off, there's that delicious feeling of the light fading while you are (almost) alone in the woods.
...until we exit and find that it's not that dark out in the regular world.
Of course, the other great thing about riding in Whipple is the llamas. There are either 7 or 11 of them, and they're spread out over a 3-acre overgrown property at the entrance. Very cool!