Spring? Already?
2007 has been a slow year already. Last year by this time I already had 1200 miles under my belt, but this year I’m only at 580. Of course, last year I rode 4,600 miles, and decided I deserved a good, complete break from riding during the off-season.
And I just haven’t found the motivation to get out there yet this year. Part of it’s lingering fatigue from last year, part is the cold weather, or the idiot joggers who always flood the roads and paths before next weekend’s Boston Marathon. Or maybe it’s just that I fear how much condition I’ve lost in the past six months of comparative inactivity.
The one bright spot has been my one-day ride out in Las Vegas, prior to the 2007 DargonZine Writers’ Summit. Having read this report about a ride out to the loop road in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, I decided I’d do the same ride.
The bottom line is that it was a great ride, and I really enjoyed the bright sunshine and 75 degree weather in March, having left Boston when it was 20 degrees out.
I can’t say it’s an exhaustive writeup, but you can find a bit more detail about that ride in my Summit Travelogue post in my regular journal. Look at the writeup for Thursday, where you see the same picture as appears at right.