Finally a good ride

I got up this morning early with Smap. I immediately went to Tim and Lindsay's to get the dog sitting duties out of the way. Their pups were so happy to see Ippon and me. We hung with them for a while until they were bored with us.

We came back and I got on my road bike for a perfect 40+ mile ride. Well, not exactly perfect...when I had my bike in the little ring, it was not wanting to stay in any gear except the easiest or hardest in the back, so I pretty much did a lot of climbing in my big ring today. It was good though! The air temp was not roasting yet, and the air was not completely filled with humidity.
I wish I had taken my camera so badly because I saw a lot of cool shots I could have taken. I rode all the way out to the dam in Lenoir City. There is a steep grave yard hill leading over to the dam, which has a huge grave yard field at the top. I got up to the top and thought I heard music. As I got to the bottom of the hill, the music grew louder and louder, but I could not see anyone in the grave yard field. Finally, as I approached the next hill leading up to the dam, I saw a lone bag piper playing near a freshly dug grave. Soon I saw a caravan of funeral folk heading the way. It was pretty cool seeing and hearing the guy play. It is a beautiful sounding instrument.

Anyway, as I got to the end of my ride it started getting a little bit hotter. I have been suffering this summer with the intense humidity and heat already. My asthma just doesn't do well with it. I was really glad to get a good ride in this morning and still feel like I can actually ride well at a nice fast pace. Recently I have been sucking on the bike because I have just been riding when it has been too hot. Now, if I can just get out to Haw Ridge to ride my single speed!

Cheers!