Re: Today's workout: Riding up Mount Tabor (45 minutes)

[Guest guest]

That sounds wonderful, ! I biked alot when I

lived in WI (Madison) it was a great biking town/city!

Donn

--- Pink Pussycat

<pinkpussycat@...> wrote:

> It was uncustomarily warmish for winter today! It

> wasn't raining, and the sun was out! I hopped on my

> mountain bike and decided to go for a bike ride

> outside. I didn't even need my biking gloves!

>

> I just love this ride, because you wind through my

> hip urban neighborhood, then through some ritzy

> neighborhoods; last summer they filmed a movie

> there! Anyway, the ride through these neighborhoods

> is even harder than when you get to Mt. Tabor itself

> (a small, extinct volcano). The ritzy neighborhood

> area is on a steep incine, and I have to drop down

> to the lowest gears on my bike (I have a 21 speed)

> to make it!

>

> Once you get to Mt. Tabor Park it's still tough, but

> there are switchbacks which make the climb more

> gradual. There were lots of other cyclists there

> and people walking their dogs. I exited via the

> reservoir, and stopped by Fred Meyers (Krogers) to

> pick up some groceries and head home. I'm sipping

> on some pinot noir and watching my old Dark Shadows

> videos and life is very good!

>

> Hope everyone enjoyed great workouts today!

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