An interesting weather day where our high was probably midnight last night. Rain till about 11:00AM with the temperatures dropping more dramatically around noon and then more rain about 1:00. So, I ran errands in the morning in the rain and finally got on the bike by 11:20. Planned on getting in 22 miles which would put me over 9,400 miles, the amount I wanted to reach by December 1.
Needing to get back to later take David to the airport, I focused on riding and did not worry about pictures unless something really struck me; I needed the break. A silent Saturday. The title "Salient Saturday" came about because I misspelled "silent" as I was typing it in and "salient came to mind. I liked the sound of it and kept it even though it has absolutely no relevance to the ride or day.
These short rides are sometimes more laborious than long ones as I expect them to be over in a snap. 22 miles is still 22 miles. But, even though I would have liked to be slouching back home on a couch, once on the bike I was still content to some degree or another.
Let it be known that when it came to crossing Hwy 265 today, I stopped, waited patiently until the closest car was several hundred feet away.
With about 8 miles to go, I stopped to zip up as the air began to get a bit more of a chill. A minute later, the wind kicked up and the rain fell for the remainder of the ride. There is definitely something about rain that seems to oxygenate the air as I was instantly refreshed and had more pep. Someone should do a study on whether more oxygen reaches the brain when it is raining. A different study may have to be done with rain in the tropics where the reverse may be true.
Today's Ride: 1hr 58mins. 22.10 miles. 59°-54° Rain. 15mph wind Miles YTD: 9,400.39
Number of miles per day needed to reach 10,000 miles by the end of the year: 17.13
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