Originally Posted by
miss kenton
I woke up several hours ago to find it snowing...again.
I know some of us have suffered the results of horrendous weather conditions and I feel for you. I am not trying to compare my woe to yours. Moreover, some here are intrepid souls who delight in riding all through winter, and some live in climes with year round warmth and sunshine, but I’m a fair weather rider from the Northeast and I am just plain tired of winter!
I want to go out on long and aimless bike rides, stopping to cool down with an iced coffee, visiting farm markets, or just admiring the landscape as I pass by.
I want to prepare my body for long charity rides on the bike rather than in my basement.
I want to clean out my gardens, prune my perennials, and plant some annuals.
I want to watch the birds in my garden while drinking my morning coffee outdoors in my screen house.
I want to attend outdoor concerts.
I want to post on this forum about an interesting ride I’ve just had.
Okay, my rant is over. Anybody else dreaming of nice weather?
Well, Miss Kenton, looks like you got the snow that we were expecting. When I got up this morning and checked the radar, I saw the line of snow was to the east of us and looked like it would miss us altogether.
So, went for a ride. Had lunch at the Lambertville Station. (No pie - but chili, beer, ice cream and coffee.) Got 43 miles with 2400 ft of climb, but only averaged 8.8 mph. Sure would like the weather to get warmer so my average speed would go up!
Nemo gave us 5.5 inches. Spent Saturday after Nemo with the snow blower and Sunday riding.
Keep the pedals turning so you'll be ready for the long rides when spring arrives!
- Ed