Spring has Sprung

Seasonable temperatures have finally returned to the upper Midwest. That means we can finally get out and ride without having to dress in fur-lined shorts and parkas. We've ridden two Sundays in a row, both times on the White Pine Trail.

The Triplets getting ready to ride. (l-r, Cindy, Linda, Mary)

A week ago Mary and I rode south from our house past Whitecaps ballpark, through Riverside Park, and turned around at Ann Street in Grand Rapids. An 18 mile round trip.

This past Sunday we took our first team ride of the year. 30 of our team mates showed up at Coach Char's house in the North Park area. We crossed the North Park bridge and then rode north on the WPT all the way to Rockford. With the nice weather we had to be very careful of pedestrians, roller bladers and dog walkers the closer we got to Rockford. Everyone rode well and safely and we returned to our starting point with 20 miles under our wheels. That was followed by a cook-out and hanging around in the sunshine.

6 months until we ride in Santa Fe.