It shouldn't have been a shock that it got cold in Maine this week, but after a fall of unseasonably warm weather, it kind of was. Especially when we have this pump track to ride!
With such a short window of warm weather in midcoast Maine, we are realizing we will need to build a stable of loaner gloves and jackets for kids to borrow. Until that time, we are riding cold weather routes that keep the speed low and incorporate some climbs to get the blood pumping.
On the way back to school on Tuesday, I rode sweep and got to hang out with a 7th grader. The landscape was transformed by the first snowfall, and as we rolled over the crusty snow we talked about our plans for Thanksgiving and how pretty it was outside. There is an intangible benefit to spending time outside, riding a bike and having conversations. I know that our day was off to a better start because it began with a bicycle ride.
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