Cyn was up in the Uintas hiking Kings Peak with the boys from Thursday to late Saturday which meant that I was a single dad with Annapurna during that time. Whoa! That single parent stuff can be stressful. Props to all the single parents out there making it happen, and to Cyn who with grace lets me play more than any married with kids dad I know, hence being a single mom on occasion.
Around 7:20pm on Saturday night I got a call from my princess who says when I answered the phone, “Get your cycling stuff on we’ll be home in 20.” She really knows what buttons to push.
So I got Anna bathed, dressed for bed and dinner started and when they arrived home. After some long overdue hugs and kisses I had just enough time for a quick out and back up the Mirror Lake Highway to my 10 mile turn around point. It’s a ride that I try to do in less than an hour which means I have to average just over 20mph even with the 1100′ of climbing.
As I was nearing the turn around point the sun was setting behind Beaver Ridge and I had to snap some shots with my soon to be retired cell phone. Sunset cycling is so enjoyable!
As for the riding conditions, they were pretty good for a holiday weekend Saturday evening. I had a few miles without cars which was nice.
I imagine the fly fishing is great right now since I inhaled a half dozen or more bugs. They are thick out there. Did I say that sunset cycling is enjoyable? At least there are views of this to remind me of how good the ride was, despite the extra protein.
Oh yea, my time? I managed 1 hour and 2 seconds with the stops for photos. They were worth it.
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