Seven Is Almost Enough

Winter is definitely at our footsteps! This morning seven of us ventured out at 6:30am in the dark, right after a rainy night for a Chalk Hill climb/Wine Country tour. The uncomfortable conditions (wet roads with little visibility) made the initial part of this ride a challenge. After our first few minutes, Marie hit a pothole in the dark, slipped and fell (she's OK, but decided to bow out of this ride). Once the sun began to appear, things got progressively better. We rode up Chalk Hill (this was Debbie & Rich's first time- wahoo!) and proceeded to Alexander Valley Road and all met up at the Jimtown Store (Rich and Marc were smokin' fast). The wet roads continued to shoot water up our jersey's back making this a damp outing. We even noticed a snake on the road, trying to get away from the waterlogged earth. Our Peloton kept a brisk pace and took relief as we made our way into Healdsburg. Naturally, we stopped for warm lattes and over-sized cookies at the Oakville Grocery- YUM! We proceeded to Windsor and made our way back in town via Old Redwood Highway racking up nearly 50 miles (Half Century) before 10:30am. Great work, gang!