Thursday, November 6, 2008

What an amazing ride with the Thursday group

Our usual ride is up to Alpine and back. Sometimes we ride beyond the new Starbuck's before coming back there for a break.

Today, we took a really different route, riding on surface streets through El Cajon where Steve got a flat tire. There was a lot of glass on the road, and that is what his brand new tire picked up. I watched Larry put in a new tube in near record time, putting the tire back on the rim without the help of tire tools.

After that brief break, we continued all the way out to El Capitan Reservoir, riding past several horse stables. At the reservoir, we were surprised to see how full it is at this time of the year. We were also surprised there were not more people enjoying the lake on such an amazingly-beautiful, and incredibly clear day.

Before we headed back, we stopped at a nursery where they also have a coffee bar and a patio where we rested and visited for a while.

Here is the profile of the long ride, the longest I have been on so far.




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