After a week of pretty consistent bike commuting, my weekend bike output was weak, considering how close I am to hitting the 3,000-mile mark for the year and how I should just ride as much as possible yet this fall to reach that level.
Saturday, I went for a nature walk with Marcy, attended an info session about the proposed compassionate care/death with dignity law, donated blood, and raked leaves. I thought about biking, but just didn't have it in me.
Today, I did a ride down, over, down, over, up, over, up, over, and down the beautiful, autumnal Mississippi River before we drove to Anoka to meet Stacy and her dad for an airplane ride.
It was great. I got to sit up front on the way to Chetek, Wisconsin. I helped go over the preflight checklist, kept an eye on a dial or two, and then looked out the window at the farms, lakes, and the St. Croix River until we landed. We had dinner, and then switched seats for the ride home, with Dan taking the controls for a good spell.
It was a great weekend, especially before heading out of town for a work trip. I spent some time perfecting my pitch for some sponsorship of our cycling team for 2016, and looked over the just-released details for TRAM 2016. It looks like a great route, and I'm already looking forward to next July!
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