Another bike ride on Sunday. This one for 50 miles averaging 15.7mph. And then an 8 mile "warm-down" or side-trek to get past the obstacle course that is our capital city. I started a bit late. Should have started at 2pm instead of 3pm. The nice thing is I never "bonked" on the whole ride and feel fine today. Except for the sting I got on my inner thigh while riding. Some kind of flying and stinging insect jabbed me in the thigh while I was cruising. It felt like a thick needle being jammed into me. Since I'm not allergic to bees or anything else I know of, I just kept going. I should post a photo of the wound. Maybe someone will recognize the sting. It's about 1/4 inch in diameter with a large white spot in the center.

Also came upon a large 4+ foot black snake on the trail. Sorry I didn't feel like digging out the camera. We tried to hurry him along.

HERE'S a shot of the trail where I turned around to go back. I knew I had more uphill on the way back, but didn't realize the wind was coming from the east, too! I was slower going back. And HERE I am, stretching, though my hairy thigh is mostly blocked.