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Good Morning, Wyevale!
Saturday, April 2, 2005
i heard snow flurries were the order for the day, so i headed out at 7 am, down county road six, and made it to wyevale before the wind picked up, driving the snow into my face.
county road six, relatively flat and straight, is good for cycling, if a tad dull. i took country roads on the way back -- noisy trees full of birds, moist smell of manure, streams rushing with snowmelt...
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The First Real Test
Sunday, April 3, 2005
snow. greasy slush. freezing rain. hail. i coulda stayed home warm and dry. i coulda claimed it was too dangerous to ride. but when you gotta pay a bill, you gotta pay a bill. so a ride up to rogers and back was imperative. wherever did i get the idea that plastic bags were effective raingear for the feet? however, a baseball cap does a good job of keeping the rain off the glasses.
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