April Weather in February

Tracking via APRS, GPS, and Ham Radio
Jacque and I had several errands to run in Albuquerque today so we loaded up the trike for another afternoon ride.  We started from a different spot, just a couple blocks away from the Bosque Trail, and decided to ride south instead of our usual northbound route.  It turned out to be a fabulous ride, mostly because this southern part of the trail has just been widened and paved anew.  For the last couple of years this part of the trail had been neglected, with tree roots undermining the pavement and buckling it, potholes everywhere, and generally deteriorated pavement.  NOW it's just beautiful and it seemed to increase our average speed and certainly our enjoyment, not having to dodge huge cracks and buckles along the way.
As usual, our trike and our doggie in the rumble seat generated many smiles and comments and questions.  There is only one other tandem recumbent trike in our area we know of but there are likely at least a couple others.  At any rate, the trike is still a very unusual sight when we're out and about and we get lots of supportive feedback and smiles from almost everyone we meet.
We didn't put in lots of miles today but it was certainly fun and invigorating.  We always feel like a million  bucks after riding even a few miles;  it just really gets our circulation going and is fun while we're at it. 
When we got as far south as Rio Bravo we found the trail blocked off with construction signs.  As long as they're improving it to this degree we don't mind the construction detours.  We turned and rode parallel to Rio Bravo almost to 2nd Street until 4:00 PM, at which point we turned around and returned, wanting to make it back to the Explorer before dark.  It was just after 5 PM and getting dark when we arrived and loaded the trike back on the roof rack. 
Jacque's "trick" knee seems to be getting stronger the more we ride as well, which is truly a "Wonderful Thing".  We hope to do our "normal" Friday 20-mile loop tomorrow, weather permitting.  Forecasts call for wind and cold but we're counting on another jus-cool-enough afternoon tomorrow!

Beginning Battery Voltage:  12.7        Ending Voltage: 12.2
Lowest Temp  49 F      Highest Temp:  59 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:  13.98
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed
  5.6 MPH                                 7.9 MPH                    14.7 MPH
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time
  2 hours 30 mins                     1 hour 46 mins        43 minutes36 seconds