Oh, the rides you can do ! (To paraphrase Dr. Seuss…)

I read about rides that sound so very tempting! Many of them nowhere near home. If I could get to North Carolina, maybe I could do one.

The Coastal Ride would be my choice. It\’s flat! I can\’t seem to prod myself into doing the amount and kind of on-bike work that would prepare me for anything hilly. I so seldom get to do any hill-country riding that my muscles don\’t remember what climbing should feel like.

Suppose I could make it to Maryland? The Seagull Century awaits. I\’ve heard that the ride is flat, but windy. That can be bad news, depending on how strong the wind is, and whether I\’ll have the headwind outbound or returning.

Maybe it\’s past high time I checked out TrailLink. Or Backroads. I might find a suitable new route to ride!

What I wish I could have now is a shady path to use. On a recent Sunday the heat index rose to 112! I was home before the worst of the heat, but I got hot enough. Afterwards I couldn\’t seem to get cooled down. This heat probably won\’t relent before October or even November.

Meanwhile I\’ve got to keep riding. It gets me places.