Today I went up to Kensington Metropark (one of the real jewels in Michigan's park system, up by Brighton, some 30 miles north and very slightly west of us) to ride with a former student, Tonia, and her spouse, Eva.
Kensington has a lovely paved bike trail that encircles Kent Lake, and I had hoped to do multiple loops of it. But I had only ridden it once before (a couple of years ago, with my friend Kahle), and had forgotten how extremely hilly it is. These hills no doubt did good things for my legs, but they beat me down psychologically so that I stopped after only one lap, completing a ride of 8.8 miles in 1:09. (Tonia noted, accurately, just before we began, "OK—here goes eight and a half miles of hills!") I hope we can repeat the experience, and next time, I'll go into it a little better prepared mentally.
Eva took several pictures from behind of us riding —me wearing my bright yellow Visibility Vest, and Tonia in an orange shirt—(including one over her shoulder):
It was a great ride, those hills will beat you down. You passed everyone that was still in bed or on the sofa! Until we ride again!
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