Cold Before the Storm

27 or 28 degrees, Saturday morning. Early sun a faded thought by the time I leave around 11:00. Gauzy overcast, gray, there's a snow event forecast for later this evening but that's hours away and I'm thrilled to be out exploring the city. Any time you can ride on the first two days of the new year, you're grateful and you go for it.

Up the hill and down across Main St to Summer St, then under 290 and out Shrewsbury St. Turn back in toward the city on Plantation St all the while with the goal of scaling the back side of Holy Cross. Vernon Hill meander, Hamilton St, long residential streets with low slung houses, then blocks of triple deckers, then hills. Eventually, without knowing exactly how, I find myself at the top and ride around the upper visitor parking lot of Holy Cross, a grand vista of Woo City spread out below.

Saturday, January 2, 2015

Ride Summary: Strava, 16 miles more or less. Below freezing the entire ride.