I started out this morning thinking to do a fairly normal 10 miles or so. The last few days of high winds, howling all night and all that, did not fill me with hope for fair weather for today. However, after the first few miles of absolutely balmy weather we (Jazzy and I) decided to just keep going and do The full loop around South Mountain - out Frost Road to 344 and north and west around the base of the mountain, then back south on NM-14 homeward.
It was stunningly beautiful weather all the way through the ride, with only a few moments of gusting breezes as I approached the top of Heartbreak Hill. I normally ride around South Mountain the "backwards" way... looping east and north on NM 344 and then screaming DOWN Heartbreak instead of having to get off the bike and walk it 90% of the way:
Riding the Brakes Most of the Way.. only cracked 38 MPH
Once down Heartbreak and southbound on NM14, it was both long slow downhills and long slow uphills. Finally at the "Triangle", where we turned east on Frost Road, it was mostly downhill, except for the mile of uphill goat-path from the pavement to the house.
We must have passed at least a dozen Sheriff Deputies and State Police vehicles today. I don't know if this area of the East Mountains is a favorite hideaway for them or what. I'm sure several of the cop sightings were of the same car; I don't think there are that many police cars available out here.
Ride Started: 11:34 AM Ride Ended: 5:23 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.8 Ending Voltage: 13.1 Lowest: 12.4
Lowest Temp 57 F Highest Temp: 75 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 33.1
Overall average speed Moving Avg Max Speed
5.7 MPH 8.6 MPH 38.7 MPH
Total Trip time Moving Time Stopped Time
5 hours 48 mins 3 hours 51 mins 1 hour 57 minutes
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