Talk about your latest bike ride

[Twitchin Kitten]

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Well, after a late start in our day, we made it to Turkey Swamp Park to ride. Burned off 225 calories for a grueling (for me anyway) 5 mile ride.

It's a nice park but they don't manage the roots across the trails. I wouldn't be surprised if I wind up with a flat from all the damn roots. First half was all downhill and the second half is uphill a bit. Riding through grassy fields SUCKS.

I shouldn't have to learn several languages to get pedestrians out of the way either. Place was full of Indians and Arabs, none speaking English - or at least letting on they know what "ON YOUR RIGHT" means. "PASSING THROUGH" didn't have much of an effect either. Matt nearly drove right into some kid who thought playing chicken with the bikes was funny.

Don't be laughing about the roots. These were pretty bad in some spots. If I had the horses I can tell you that some shoes would be thrown because of them. Very close, very "high" and very bumpy!

I love my new saddle! Being asthmatic sucks. I had to stop twice to catch my breath and I even used my inhaler before the ride. Totally sucks.

But I got a couple of nice pictures that I'm going to upload to TrailFu later.

We stopped at the fruit stand and picked up some really nice Maryland cantaloupe and watermelon and honeydew and some berries. Making fruit salad now (taking a break to check things and post) and Matt's out food shopping for some BBQ rations.

Stopped at Staples and got myself an external hard drive because I've got a gremlin in this machine that won't go away. Going to back things up and clean it out real good. Was hoping for a rainy day but it's not going to let me have that leisure.

OK some pics to come later. I have to shrink them down and I'm transferring a massive amount of stuff to the new external drive that this thing is boggy from it.

*photo update*

Here are a few photos taken during the ride. These photos don't do the river justice on how red it really looks. Lots of iron and cedar in the water I suppose making it so red. Matt called it the River of Baby's Blood.

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