The warm temperature continued for another day. At times today I saw 82 degrees on the weather stats. By the time I got home and the sun had gone down and the temperature was still 79 degrees. Earlier in the day it must have rained because the streets were damp and the trails had puddles in places. Normally in full daylight puddles on trails are not a problem but in the dark it is hard to gauge how deep the water is. Fortunately there wasn’t any deep ones or there was space to go around it. There was one spot with mud across the trail but the grass was dry enough that I made it around without getting muddy. I guess this was the first taste of mud for the Motobecane 700HT MTB but it was just barely. The skies were mostly cloudy but when I was on the way back home the clouds broke enough for the full orange moon to shine through.  The 10 mph south wind was moving enough to keep me cool especially since I decided to wear a long sleeve jersey.

Tomorrow I get off work early for Thanksgiving so I may be able to ride in the daylight for a change. The cold front is still expected to arrive on Friday so I probably will not be riding. This could be bad depending on how much turkey and dressing I consume. Maybe Saturday will warm up enough to ride.

Today’s ride information:

• November miles 257.99
• YTD miles 4860.97

11-23-2010 Ride Information

Additional charts, weather and map.

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