{"id":3300,"date":"2011-03-08T22:27:14","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T03:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=3300"},"modified":"2011-03-16T23:17:40","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T03:17:40","slug":"home-early-and-riding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2011\/03\/08\/home-early-and-riding\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Early and Riding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today found me home from work a bit earlier than I have been lately, and with the nice weather I patched a flat on the Titus<\/a> and set out for a ride. Since it was just above freezing and (yet another) big snow fall is still melting, I stuck to a paved route as best I could. Still, I couldn’t help but occasionally run into some slush or dirt left behind by the thaw, or even some mud. At one point on a small neighborhood trail I ended up leaving a few-inch deep rut, so it’ll be interesting to see how well this serves as an example of what not to do on a trail. (More information about damage caused by riding muddy trails in springtime can be seen in this flier from the MMBA<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

The route that I rode ended up on the Macomb Orchard Trail which was quite a bit less thawed than I expected. Most of the route was what’s shown above, with a thawed section in the middle full of muck with slush\/snow\/ice along the sides, but some portions were completely snow and ice covered. Thankfully it was compacted, almost-slushy which made it very ridable.<\/p>\n

I’m extremely happy that the weather is taking a turn for the nice. I hope that I’m able to ride this year after work as I was last year, as being able to get outside in evenings and spend some time by myself watching nature go by is extremely relaxing and just the sort of thing I need most evenings.<\/p>\n

(Total for the day was 23.53 miles in 1:43:51, following this general route: Home, 22 Mile, Neighborhoods to Shelby, Mound, 25 Mile, MOT West, Dequindre, School, Neighborhoods, 23 Mile, Mound, Shelby, River Bends Pavement, Home via 22 Mile and Neighborhoods.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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