Ziptie

Anyone lucky enough to get out of town this weekend? Where did you ride and who did you ride with?

I'm down here in La Quinta, south of Palm Springs. Talk about heat. 118 the last time I looked. I was lucky enough to hook up with Debbie, aka "Shunddy", and her husband, Alan. They graciously invited me to join them on their Sunday ride, apbtly titled the "beat the heat ride".

We got an early start, 6am, and set out to a beautiful sunrise with the sun hiding for most of the ride behind a cloud bank, which kept the temps fairly mild, low to mid ninties for most of the ride. Debbie and Alan gave me a great tour of the area, and at a pretty darn good pace to boot. Great roads, no traffic, and awesome company, what a way to spend a Sunday morning. Even got in a quick sprint interval out running a fiesty farm dog. Finished off the ride around 10am, just as the sun started burning through the cloud cover, and got to meet a couple of Debbie and Alan's brood, a sweet bloodhound, and to my knowledge, the world's only hugging dog. I'll let Debbie tell you about her. If you've never ridden in this part of the world, do yourself a favor and come give it a whirl. Beautiful. You just might want to wait til fall or spring if you're heat adverse.

Thanks again to Debbie and Alan for a great ride, look forward to doing it again.