Had a nice ride, although battling those winds going north was kinda tough! It's always nice to have a tailwind for the second half of a ride, though.... Nine riders met up - Phil and Lauren Climer (GDB), Bob Millay, Lynn, Carolyn, Daniel, Matt, Terrie and Me. At 7:15, the sun was out and there was no wind -- but that soon changed! By ride time, the winds were already kicking up from the north pretty good, giving us a headwind all the way to Lavon.
This route is hillier than I remembered, and Terrie and I were constantly lagging behind on the climbs - including one hill where our gears slipped and we had to walk the last part. But, everybody was fine with the occasional regroup - thanks!!!
Carolyn coerced us to stop at her house instead of going to the gas station -- thanks for the stop and the tour, Carolyn! I cut the route a bit short due to the winds (which were about 15mph from the north on our way back) - so we wound up with 24 miles and change instead of the planned 30. We went to Joe Willy's afterwards, for lunch.
Thanks, all, for coming out to the East side!!!
Photo slideshow is here:
http://s977.photobucket.com/user/pbrown8js/slideshow/RBENT_RKW2LAV
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Rockwall to Lavon 24-miler (Read 1148 times)
