We all wore our yellow cycling Jerseys today so that we could be seen. As we started out ride from Suffern, NY to Somerset, NJ, it was very foggy. How foggy you ask?....It was so foggy that every mile or so I had to wipe off my glasses, just so that I could see. Thanks goodness Bill could see without his glasses and had a Garmin 605 that mapped out our route. That was a life savor and puts Bill in the "Big Dog" category as he lead the entire way today.
By the way the name of "Big Dogs" is for Michel, Sam, Peter and a couple other riders because these guys are always finishing each days ride before anyone else. Our group is know as the "The Pups".
It was too bad that the fog was so thick and lasted until about 11:00 because we cycled through some very beautiful New Jersey neighborhoods. We were disappointed that we couldn't see the sights or take pictures.
No country roads today, we cycled through local neighborhoods and towns. Despite that, I still saw three smooches snakes, mostly when we were going by lakes. I also watched as a deer jumped across the narrow road, during rush hour traffic in front of cars and the cyclist riding in front of me. It took just one leap across the road while his buddy waited for him on the other side of the road in the bushes.
Our ride today was 64 miles and took about 5 hours. We still did a fair about of climbing, including a hill that was suppose to have a grade of 8-9% for .7 of a mile. Either I am getting stronger or the grade wasn't that steep, because it was rather easy peeasy! I would like to think I am getting stronger!
Those Big Dawgs didn't change from '09. You would think they would not just take pictures of smelling the roses but actually smell the roses! I would be a pup too.
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