Day 262: Holy Hail!

I took it easy today in terms of elevation, distance, and time in the saddle. I’ve done three hardy rides from Friday to Sunday, so today’s ride was a quick one-hour journey through Warner Canyon. My legs were really sloppy today, but they seemed to have warmed up after 45 minutes, which was about at the time that we headed back down from Corte Madera Ridge.

As I was leaving my driveway I was greeted with temperatures that had suddenly dropped, and that was followed by hail pelting me on my helmet. After taking cover under an overhang, and then waiting for the hail to stop, I began heading in the direction that I knew my riding buddies would taking to get to me.

We rode to Warner Canyon via some local roads. There are no trail markers to follow, so this is local knowledge stuff, and not on the maps. ;-) We reached the fire road, and then climbed from there up to Corte Madera Ridge where it meets the Huckleberry Trail. We turned left and rode up a bit further before descending back through Warner Canyon.

As usual, we had a great time talking and riding. These lunchtime rides although short in terms of duration, they are very good for our fitness. They are intense at times, and very good for our hearts.

The skies looked very threatening today, especially after hearing the weather forecasters predict that the afternoon would be sunny. Yeah right. How about dark, hailing, raining, and very, very cold?

Thanks to “F” and “B” for a fun ride today.