Ouch, Rich, be careful!

Today I had a major headwind. I'm still trying to build up distance, so I set out early and took a side trip to make my ride-in 20 miles. (And it helped, not having to take the whole 8 miles against the wind in one go!) Went near Oneida, on some of the roads I used to have a paper route on once. Still a beautiful area, and I saw a garter snake. On the way home the wind was with me.....hot, muggy, and buggy--I think there's something to be said for headwinds.

Before I even got my bike off layaway, I took my bike map and marked out routes to local points of interest. One route is mapped to the N.E.W. Zoo, though I thought I'd probably never actually bike there, as it's 18 miles away. I'm going to try it this Saturday, if the weather is good.