Bicycle Diaries
30 years riding, 15 years writing
Heat Advisory
The dog days of summer have arrived.
The only time for outdoor exercise this week is early morning. You can see the temperature gauge rising before your eyes as the sun cuts through the morning haze.
I went out a bit late this morning and paid for it dearly, exhausted after the ride. There were sections of the main gravel trail, where the sun beats down all day, that I felt like I was floating on heat vapors.
Speaking of the main McAlpine trail, two trees were toppled by last night’s rain, the city was out there cutting them up.
MTB: distance 14.36 miles, average speed 13.0 mph.
Charlotte, NC
Spent 10 years in Charlotte, a block away from an entrance to the McAlpine Creek Greenway.
Switched to a mountain bike from the road bikes I was accustomed to riding for 15 years.
The time spent on these trails was most appreciated.
Trek Fuel 70
