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Author Topic: Time to ride  (Read 961 times)

Offline marcmax

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Time to ride
« on: November 19, 2017, 12:19:16 PM »
Man, I love this time of year. Took a ride this morning. High 50*F when I left, low 70*F when I got back. Rode over to the coastal barrier islands and worked my way down the coast hopping from island to island via the network of low bridges. Stopped at a little diner for breakfast then backtracked  the way I came. Blue skies and blue ocean over the bridges, live oak canopy through the islands. Makes it worth putting up with the scorching summers, humidity and occasional hurricane.
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Offline Bob_Roller

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Re: Time to ride
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2017, 01:02:40 PM »
Best riding conditions of the year here in the low deserts of southern Aridzona as well .

As long as you stay in the lower elevations, an hour or two ride north and you can get into sub freezing temps, early in the day .

I'll get a long ride in on Thursday morning, Thanksgiving holiday here in the US, forecast for 90 F, 32 C that day .

First Thanksgiving I've had off, in 39 years .
« Last Edit: November 19, 2017, 01:18:31 PM by Bob_Roller »
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Offline wilcom

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Re: Time to ride
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2017, 03:36:06 PM »
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First Thanksgiving I've had off, in 39 years .[/quote

Before I retired I never took off Thanks Giving or the day after which  was also a Holiday with my Company......

The smell of Turkey could never overcome the smell of triple time  8-)
Joe Wilkerson
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Menifee, CA

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