40 miles, 3200' of elevation gain and 58 degrees of cool weather
Cool wonderful weather was a treat today. This is my third visit to the Hill Country and it never gets boring. The natural beauty is wonderful to enjoy and you have plenty of time to do it since you climb often.
The day started with a chef Linda breakfast with scrambled eggs and steel cut oatmeal with all the toppings.Then off we went for a great ride that sometimes hit 12% up grades as well as 12% downgrades. Unfortunately, with the chip seal I couldn't really let the bike run at full speed as I would rather not become a source of vulture food. Haven't seen any of the wildflowers blooming that the area is famous for but we are probably two weeks early. Also, the entire area has had little if any rain since last August and that would definitely impact on the wildflower season.
I think the Hill Country and East Texas are the prettiest parts of the state - you should be seeing flowers soon. Congratulations on conquering all the "hills" - they sound more like mountains to me. I think the vultures are plenty well nourished without adding you to the menu - so keep being careful.
ReplyDelete700x23 tires at 120 pounds are pretty rough on chip seal. 7000x28 or even 700x25 at less pressure are much better.
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