Over 200!

This week my goal was to reach 200 miles on the summer.  I got it by doing two days of bike path riding, since I didn't have too much time and had done the long ride over Nelson Hill earlier in the week.  They were both good, fast rides, ending at the "Wetlands Overlook" at the Eagle Point Nature Preserve.

Deer!

Nelson Hill

I decided I needed to update my bike picture on bikejournal.com, so I took some pics of the bike when I was at a spot that could have been the top of Nelson Hill in Derby.

  What I did not take a picture of was the dogs that chased me away from what was probably a private road.  My iPhone showed that there was a road, but it got smaller and smaller until it was just a path, and eventually unpassable.  When I turned around, I passed a house (camp?) just out of sight and the dogs heard me switch gears.  I rode very fast up a wet, slippery trail through the woods until back on the Nelson Hill Road.  I never looked back at the dogs, but they sounded scary and chased for quite a while.  Really, it was pretty dumb - I should have known better.

 

 

 

 

 

Not Quite the top of Nelson Hill

Overall, this 21-mile trek that started in Derby Line, went over Nelson Hill, around Derby Pond, between the two Salems, a break at the Wood's Camp, and then home, was very enjoyable.  Rides around 20 miles are very doable now. Where to go next?

Too long

I rode 33 miles through Brownington to Evansville.  Lots and lots of hills.  My legs were so dead by the end.  Saw some vultures by the side of the road.  I thought they were coming after me....

1st Day of Summer Vacation

So it's the 1st day and I got 20 miles in about 2 hours. Feels like I could have kept going, too!

South Bay

Rode around South Bay tonight - down the Coventry Road, past the dump, took a few lefts, ended up on the Glen Rd.  A few good hills, and some dirt roads.  No wildlife, very little traffic.  The dump stunk, but it's a really nice ride other than that.  My original plan was to go almost to Irasburg and turn back on the Back Coventry Road, but I was afraid it was going to be too long.  As it was, it started to get dark before I got home.

I got a cheap bag for the handlebars, and my iphone works really well in it.  The ENDOMONDO app works great.  I need to start taking some pics, too.  Maybe a movie once in a while.