The Sun Came Out So We Went Riding

Today's Tracking courtesy of Ham Radio, GPS, and APRS

Today dawned bright and sunny and I challenged Jacque to consider a trip into Albuquerque to escape the mud and snow and do another trike ride on the famed Bosque Trail.  She accepted, and we saddled up and went.
It was a bit cool much of the day but it was WONDERFUL to get out and get rolling again.  Jacque worried there might be snow even in Albuquerque but I was certain there would be none along the Bosque Trail, which follows the Rio Grande through Albuquerque and is the lowest elevation path through the city.   There turned out to be a few very small puddles on the trail, but NO SNOW.  Heh.
You often meet the nicest people on the trail, like this fellow cyclist:

This is another clip from my new GoPro camera and I'm still working on a better mount for it.  Currently it's mounted on top of my bike helmet and I must tell you that the world is not really  rocking back and forth like that:  It's my dern head wobbling as I pedal along huffing and puffing.  Working on another type of mount instead of my unreliable skull....
We did not break any records today but sure enjoyed being out and getting the blood circulating.
We detoured into Old Town about 1:30 PM or so and decided to try a the Old Town Pizza Parlor for lunch.
They were glad to customize our pizza to our liking, and it was great stuff.  They have an outdoor seating so we were able to have our doggies drool and lust after our pizza munching, heads following every move of hand to mouth.  Great pizza and great atmosphere, a new favorite place to stop!
We then  rode north a few more miles on the trail.  As it was nearing 3:00 PM and it starts getting dark and cold around 4:00 PM, we cut the journey short and turned around to get back to the vehicle.  Hopefully the snow and sludge will dry out up here in the mountains before the next storm comes through so we don't have to drive down to the lower altitudes just to get in a decent bike ride.
Ride Started: 12:32 PM    Ride Ended:  4:24 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage:  13.0   Ending Voltage: 12.8  Lowest: 12.7
Lowest Temp  50 F      Highest Temp:  67 F 
Stats from the GPS:    Total Miles:  12.81
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed
  4.2 MPH                                  6.6 MPH                     15.3 MPH
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time
  3 hours 1 min                      1 hour 55 minutes      1 hour 5 minutes