(Long Distance) Ramblings |
I like to ride my bicycle - for long distances. I have earned the California Triple Crown and finished the Furnace Creek 508. My goals include qualifying for RAAM and ...(read the blog to find out). "The bicycle has a soul. If you are able to love it as it deserves, it will give you emotions you will never forget." "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
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Sunday, April 11, 2004
A nice 55 mile training ride today. Joanne and I rode with the Salem Bicycle Club south toward Corvallis. The sun was out and the temperature was warm, but not hot. Life really can't get much better than this. Highlights of the ride. 1) Observering a field being fertilized with green/brown liquid with a strong odor. 2) Wandering through a cemetery and noting the number headstones with the name of 'Carter'. 3) Hearing dirty jokes being told by Jim Henry.
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