Where is Everyone Again? X-(
I tried to meet up with BBKings this morning, but I guess I was 1 minute late! I was dawdling with my ipod to get new songs loaded and left my place too late! Doh! So hoping to catch up to them, I rode as fast I could, even took a short cut to try to catch up. But never did. 
But I decided to do the route anyways on my own. Always wanted to see how hard it would be. It didn’t sound too hard - up Rock Store, drop down Mulholland, and up Encinal. It was a bit chilly this morning - I shoulda worn my long gloves and jacket as my teeth were chattering coming downhill on Mulholland. BRrrrrrrr….. I was greeted by a beautiful dog at the foot of the Rock Store climb. I should have taken a picture, DARN IT! She was so gentle, sweet, and BEAUUUUtiful. Her name was Dreamer. She looked just like how she sounds. Lots of white fur everywhere,.. big white dog with lots of white fur. So much white fur that you could get lost in it… Her owner said that she was a therapy dog at UCLA, comforts the patients when they are sick in bed. Darn it, I should have taken a picture! I had even brought my camera and carried it with me in RL’s Bento box. I want a dog just like Dreamer…
Anyhoos, I didn’t run into anyone from my group on my route. I did run into Rich and Cindy from the CVC while climbing up Encinal. He invited me to ride with them, and I laughed - no WAY I could keep up with them. He suggested that I ride with Thalo who might be my speed… Shortly thereafter, I finished the ride, and swung by the restaurant to see everyone there. Talked to Linda and Turi, and a few others over some bagels. The ride actually was NOT BAD AT ALL. It was pretty easy. Well, maybe not easy, but not strenuous to the least. Climb up Encinal was pretty steady, easy. Climb up Rock Store was harder than Encinal, I think. Either that, or I’m actually getting better? Could it be? :-\ I’m not any faster though, I don’t think… The only thing that bothered me on the ride today was a sore bum while climbing up Encinal and numb toes… Yes, STILL numb.
Distance: 43 miles
Elevation gain: about 4500 ft
Average speed: 11mph
Top speed: 36mph
Time in saddle: 3 hrs, 42 min
Animals seen: 1 road kill skunk, 2 flattened lizards, 3 black beetles(?), 1 dead snake, and a bunch of birds that I don’t know what the name of them are. Just black and brown birds.. :-]
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