Dec 2 Ride short summary
Big Bird and I met up at Dunkin in Atascocita, but my new rider from work didn't make it... didn't hear from him. Hoping all is well, but I didn't get his contact info, so I couldn't check on him... bummer! Hope he can make the next ride!
We got out of Dunkin a bit late, but got to Flying J pretty close to schedule. Met up with LeloTX and TJ29607 there.
It was a bit cool for mesh, but my rain shell made it perfect!.. Saw a LEO or 2, but we weren't playing hoodlums today, so that's good.
Fall foliage colors usually aren't very impressive around here, but it surprised me that we saw as much color as we did... some nice yellows, reds, browns, greens... Certainly a nice day to be out.
We had one deer that had me concerned for a moment, but I saw it in plenty of time and it jumped the guard rail and disappeared in the woods. No problem! Came up on a buzzard feasting on a treasure in the road that didn't want to fly off quickly, and a Kamakazi squirrel that darted in front of me along the way.
No panics, no real close calls... no bike issues... just perfect weather, good roads, some good scenery, and all with some really great riding buddies.
After 3 months of racing around trying to keep up with the new contract job and finishing my last grad school classes, I had forgotten how much of an escape the rides have been... I had an awesome day, and it was great to get back with some of the best riding partners in Texas.
Thanks for coming out, guys! It was great!
Christmas is coming, and that makes it hard to get out, but I'm looking forward to the next ride! I think the schedule says I'm good for next weekend, so unless I'm wrong, I'll have a ride set up for next weekend... but that may be it for the rest of the year for me.
So... where do we want to go next weekend?????????????