memorial day miles & such

[bikeman564™]

37 solo for me, sunny & 69°

[Square Wheels]

10

[Guest]

Just got back from 25. Sunny, cool and windy but nice day to ride.

[petitepedal ★]

Wet...wet....wet

[ChrisL]

I went in my annual Memorial Day beach ride.  In my younger days I would cruise the shore to check out the girls.  Then I took my kids down for a beach day/ride. Now I go to enjoy the sun, surf and scenery, ahem.. & keep the tradition going.

25 Miles on the crosser. Cruised about 1/2, rode at a brisk pace the other 1/2.

Newport Beach & Dory. The dory fleet has been going daily since the late 1800’s

[ChrisL]

Balboa Island Ferry

[ChrisL]

Ride across the bay & Balboa Island Main St

[JerrySTL ★]

59.5 miles at 14 mph average. Hot, hilly, and humid. There was wind but it was more of a help than a hindrance as it got stronger when pushing me back to the starting point. 

[BR46]

Just under 3 miles of hiking trails at Devils Lake with lots of elevation changes.

We were planning on the big loop around the lake but with bad weather moving in we cut our hike short. 

if we would have time to hike the entire loop around the Lake the view would have looked like this. 

[Airehead]

3 walking with the Airedales on the Peanut Trail. Ferns, skunk cabbage, May apples and honeysuckle are popping out

[shotgun]

30 solo miles. 

[ChrisL]

1 hour ago, BR46 said:

 

 

The funny stuff we have our wives do cracks me up. I took this one in La Jolla yesterday.

[BR46]

I told Wo46 that she needed to back up about another 10 feet to get a good shot. 

[smudge ★]

Worked on the shed. Chilly and cloudy until 2:00 when the rain started.

[groupw]

0.  Nice day but just in pain from the road trip yesterday. Haven’t been able to get on my road bike for a month! Went to the Dr a couple weeks ago. Going to see if I can get back in because there hasn’t been much progress. 

[Parsnip Totin Jack ★]

23 miles. Rode to Great Falls and back with Mike, Rodel, Travis and Sasha. Quad espresso post ride 

[Road Runner]

21 miles on city streets on the SS.  A blistering 14.5 average in nice weather.  

No one threaten to kill me today.  

[Razors Edge ★]

Opted for a straightforward ride out and back with nothing too interesting in hopes of some calm after a tough few days.  Anyway, was rewarded with two separate groundhogs and two separate snakes on the trail. After the snapper (snapping?) turtle on Friday, I'm getting some of the less regular wildlife making appearances with the normal rabbits, squirrels, and deer.

50+ miles but not a very accurate measurement after my Garmin* locked up and then rebooted after I got a series of texts.  Bizarre, but the straight line shows the small amount of distance I got screwed out of

* I'm worried the 520 is nearing its end-of-life.  The "grade" has been off by 2^o-3^o for a couple weeks now.  I know when I am going up or down a 3^o grade - especially my regular routes -  and the Garmin is now lying right to my face.  Total elevation is still seemingly accurate.

[Ralphie ★]

12 as a break from patio cleaning. 

[12string]

Does ANY road in Virginia have a shoulder, or less than a million cars?  Riding in Jersey must have us spoiled.

Wife and I did 45, out of the campground at Bull Run.  Thanks to Old#7, we had a basic route to follow.  We were well over 25 miles before we finally got to roads without traffic!  She was NOT happy.  She's not afan of traffic or hills.  But it was an excellent ride, thankfully about the time the storms got ready to roll in, we had a tailwind and downhill all the way into Mannassas.

I do have to give the drivers credit, almost every one of them gave us the lane, waiting patiently for a chance to go around.  I really never felt like I was in danger.

[Razors Edge ★]

18 minutes ago, 12string said:

Does ANY road in Virginia have a shoulder, or less than a million cars?  Riding in Jersey must have us spoiled.

Wife and I did 45, out of the campground at Bull Run.  Thanks to Old#7, we had a basic route to follow.  We were well over 25 miles before we finally got to roads without traffic!  She was NOT happy.  She's not afan of traffic or hills.  But it was an excellent ride, thankfully about the time the storms got ready to roll in, we had a tailwind and downhill all the way into Mannassas.

I do have to give the drivers credit, almost every one of them gave us the lane, waiting patiently for a chance to go around.  I really never felt like I was in danger. 

VA is not much in the "shoulder" department, but then, I don't ride the roads that have & require shoulders (highways).  If folks are squeamish about riding on the road and occupying the 3' or so along the right side of the lane, then VA would be a little scary for sure.  If I wasn't lazy, I'd post some video of me riding out past Leesburg and the half dozen cars that pass me in a 30 minute stretch of roads.  I think most drivers are either okay with cyclists or just used to them, so when a car does pass, it usually gives a pretty wide gap.  BUT it just takes ONE psycho or distracted driver