Been a tough week for riding – really cold here, and foggy as well. I did manage to get on the bike about 3:30am on Christmas morning. We were headed north to visit Sammi’s folks for Christmas, but by the time they caught me around 8:00, I was only 65 miles out, and frozen solid. I opted for a “better use this day as a family day” approach, and climbed in the van. The fog finally lifted, but somehow that didn’t seem to help much, as I had frost on the insides of my booties.
I thought about riding home on the 26th, but it was 5 degrees out when we got up, so again, a family day. Starting to look like one century may be all I get in December. And only five months to RAAM.