Photo Blog: 30 Days of Biking, Days 18-22

Unfortunately, shortly after my great ride to Turret, I began to come down with a cold. Several snow storms, rain, and now sickness? Yep, there’s definitely been plenty of “challenge” in the “30 Days of Biking Challenge” this April! Day 18 My first day with a cold, I kept things short and quick. I hoped …
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Unfortunately, shortly after my great ride to Turret, I began to come down with a cold. Several snow storms, rain, and now sickness? Yep, there’s definitely been plenty of “challenge” in the “30 Days of Biking Challenge” this April!

Day 18

My first day with a cold, I kept things short and quick. I hoped to recover as quickly as possible.

Day 19

I was still quite sick, but my lovely wife and I were able to get out for an easy cruise around town.

Day 20

Yeah, I was so over this whole “sick” thing.

Day 21

By day 21, I was finally feeling better! I suppose three days of chill biking wasn’t too bad while weathering a cold, but the fact that it come over a weekend was a bit frustrating. Nevertheless, on Monday I was back at it! I met up with Shawn, the owner of Absolute Bikes, for a quick after work ride:

Rolling along the new riverside path. Photo: Shawn Gillis.
Rolling along the new riverside path. Photo: Shawn Gillis.
Photo: Shawn.
Photo: Shawn.
As we approached our final descent, the later afternoon sunlight was just superb! Photo: Shawn.
As we approached our final descent, the late afternoon sunlight was just superb! Photo: Shawn.
Backbone Trail. Rider: Shawn. Photo: mtbgreg1.
Backbone Trail. Rider: Shawn. Photo: mtbgreg1.

Day 22

At the last moment, I decided to join the Salida Cycling Club for the Amica’s group road ride on Tuesday night. While rain clouds threatened, we stayed warm and dry the whole ride!

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Only 8 days to go!

 
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