Now that it's warm out, I'm hauling out the road bike again! Training has been under full swing for a month, so I tested my progress with the longest bike ride I've ever been on.
It was a sunny day, and a little chilly, but that's what layers are for.
It's striking how pretty howard county is when you get out to the farms - 30 years ago, it must have all been like this! But beneficiaries of suburban sprawl couldn't care less. Horses? no thanks. Homegoods and Home Depot, that sounds about right.
Interesting things seen along on the ride: Silky black cows a-grazing, a former corn field covered in a dusty purple wildflower, bushes full of loud birds, two Hooters girls posing next to a toolshed, and LOTS of trash. Yuck.
I also spotted a wicked-looking hill that I remember deciding to ride up last fall when I was tired -- I thought it would be a good place to take a short-cut home. What's worse was I managed to get a bee stuck in my bra so I was stung a couple of times on my way up the "wall."
Check out my 37mi ride on bikely.
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