Left home today about 12:30. Today's ride was chock full of interesting events! After checking my PO box, I bought my favorite sub sandwich from Save Mart -- whole wheat, pepperjack cheese, and all the vegies. Rode out to Barnes & Nobles, and bought an Oregon map. Sat outside eating part of my sub sandwich. Then I went to the new sporting goods store, Sports Authority. Looked all around ... lots of cool stuff! Will have to wait until I get my tax return. I did buy three pairs of shorts on sale for only $7 each.

Sat outside Star Bucks (next to Barnes & Nobles), and ate some chocolate and fig bars. Then rode back to town. My thermometer read 80F. I rode some of the steep hills before hitting the Dry Creek Trail. Saw a tree with delicious grapefruit and asked the guy if I could some. He gave me enough to fill my backpack! As I was riding towards the trail, I noticed a huge oak tree, must be about 500-600 years old, and the biggest/oldest tree I've seen around town yet!

Lots of squirrels were out, collecting the acorns falling from the trees. There were so many squirrels running across the paths, I had to be careful not to hit them! Ran into someone who remembered me from Nirvana. He was riding around with his son and daughter. After chatting a bit, I continued riding towards the end of the trail (4.5 miles each way).

My feet were hurting, so I had to find a place to sit down. The only place I could find was a fallen log. I checked for ants really good! Two people on a tandem rode past. I tried to catch up to them, but couldn't.

When I got to the end of the trail, there was a guy riding up the hill at the trail's end. He said he usually rides the hill 10 times. I rode the hill three or four times, then headed back. Lots of adults and kids riding the trails. Lots of kids playing on the jungle gym. People playing frisbee golf, walking their dogs, jogging.

Riding back, I noticed two ducks flying right over my head! I noticed more blossoms on the trees than the last time I rode the trail. I didn't see very many birds out today. The sun had already set before I made it back to the start of the trail. Temperature had dropped, probably in the 40s. My hands were freezing.

Made it back home around 5:30. Average speed 10mph, 2 hours and 40 minutes. Burned 858 calories.